Norway's Lofoten Cod Fishery

Norway's Lofoten Cod Fishery 1996 Directed by Nigel Markham

Around the world, the fisheries are in trouble. Among the new, suggested solutions is co-management: a system in which gorvernments devolve some of the authority for managing fish stocks to local communities. One of the best-known and most successful examples of co-management is found in Norway's Lofoten Islands, where a tradition of self-regulation is backed up by a national commitment to supporting scientific fisheries research. What lessons can be drawn from the Lofoten experience? This film will encourage fishing communities to see that there are alternatives, however imperfect, to the current global fisheries crisis.

Country Canada

Production Country Canada

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Company ONF | NFB

Release Date 1 January 1996

22 mins