Sustainable Fisheries Under Net-Zero Emissions: A Case Study of the Taiwan Fishery Administration

Abstract

This study focuses on the marine fishing industry, takes Taiwan’s fishery authorities as the subject of discussion, collects and compiles documents related to international trends and policy implementation in various countries, incorporates the implemented or planned policies and measures by Taiwan fishery authorities to conduct a comparative analysis on fishery policies in Taiwan and other developed countries, and determines the green policy strategies and opportunities for a low-carbon economy in the context of net-zero emissions. The comparative analysis results were used to examine the gap between the current situation and the future policy goals through the goal, reality, options, and will (GROW) evaluation method. Possible implementation directions to address the gap are discussed. Finally, policy issues within short-, medium-, and long-term plans and possible opportunities are determined through Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards materiality analysis and the priority research direction determination method. Priority stakeholders to be considered or involved in each policy stage are identified using the boundary identification method.