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sovereign States (The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas [UNCLOS]

n.d., p. 25). According to the convention, the seas/oceans are ‘common heritage of

mankind’ and thus should be exploited and explored for the ‘benefit of mankind’

(UNCLOS n.d., p. 25). In this period a number of national and international fishery

management strategies came into force. Strategies fell under two general areas –

inputs and outputs. The inputs involved limiting entry and vessel licensing, and the

outputs focused on catching techniques, regulation of gear and catch quota. Fishery

ministries became the national entities through which such measures were

administered; inter-governmental organisations like ICCAT took on monitoring and

advisory roles; and marine science had new objectives where it was not only to play a

role in marine discoveries and classification but also management.

Put into practice, this contemporary patchwork of fishery governance means

that a fishery such as the tonnara is subject to several domains of governance, ranging

from the local coastal guards who monitor and enforce national policy and law,

through to the EU Common Fishery Policy (CFP) and, at a global level, UNCLOS.

Then there are also the numerous species and region specific bodies that monitor and

set TAC. In the case of the tonnara and other EU fisheries, the EU is a significant

domain of fishery governance through its CFP. The CFP includes a set of rules for

managing European fisheries and conserving fish stocks (European Commission

2015). It aims to:

…ensure fishing and aquaculture are environmentally, economically and
socially sustainable, and that they provide a source of healthy food for EU
citizens. Its goal is to foster a dynamic fishing industry and ensure a fair
standard of living for fishing communities. (European Commission 2015,
para. 4)

The tonnara is then subject to governance through ICCAT who set the annual TAC.

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