CURRICULUM VITAE

CURRICULUM VITAE
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Name: JESPER RAAKJÆR
Position: Professor and Head of Centre
Sex: Male
Nationality: Danish
Date of birth: 20 September 1961
Address: Innovative Fisheries Management, IFM
- an Aalborg University Research Centre
North Sea Science Park
Willemoesvej 2, P.O. Box 104
DK-9850 Hirtshals
DENMARK
Tel.: +45 9894 2855
Fax: +45 9894 4833
E-mail: jr@ifm.aau.dk
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EDUCATION
2009 DSc University of Aalborg
1992 PhD University of Aalborg
1988 MSc (Econ.) University of Aalborg
1985 BSc (Econ.) University of Aalborg
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LANGUAGE
Speaking Reading Writing
English Excellent Excellent Excellent
German Good Excellent Fair
Danish Mother tongue
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COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
Bangladesh, Belize, Canada, France, Gaza, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Norway, Philippines, South Africa, Spain, Thailand,
UK, USA, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Denmark.
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KEY QUALIFICATIONS
• Specialization in research and development in fisheries and coastal policy, management
and sector planning with emphasis on structural, institutional and socioeconomic
aspects including co-management and legitimacy and enforcement
analysis (in both industrial and developing countries).
• In depth knowledge of worldwide fisheries management schemes and their industry
impacts.
• Background in general industrial development of regions and communities - fishing
dependent in particular.
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EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2007-date Innovative Fisheries Management – an Aalborg University
Research Centre. Professor and Head of Centre (on sabbatical
leave part of 2007-2008)
1994-2007 Institute for Fisheries Management & Coastal Community
Development
2006-2007: Vice-director (Finance and HRD)
2000-2007: Research Professor
1999: Principal Researcher
1997-1998: Senior Researcher/Adviser
1994-1997: Research Scientist/Fisheries Management
Adviser (Fisheries Economics)
2007-date Pelagic Skagen Ltd. Fish Processing Plant. A merger
(part-time) between P. Anthonisen Ltd. and Havfisk Skagen Ltd.
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors
2001-2007 P. Anthonisen Ltd. Fish Processing Plant.
(part-time) Chairman of the Board of Directors
1991-1993 Danish Institute for Fisheries Technology and Aquaculture.
Fisheries Economist
1988-1991 University of Aalborg, Institute of Production.
Research Fellow
1975-1988 Professional fisherman.
(Part-time) (Estimated to 4 years full-time employment)
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MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Association of Danish Lawyers and Economists
European Association of Fisheries Economists
International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade
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REVIEW, SUPERVISION AND RESEARCH NETWORKS
Review Reviewer for Research Councils in: Chile, EU, Faeroe Islands, Norway and South
Africa
Reviewer for the following journals: African Journal of Marine Science, Danish
Journal of Geography, Environmental Management, Fish and Fisheries, Fisheries
Research, Food Economics, Geography, Human Ecology, ICES Journal of Marine
Science, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Marine Resource
Economics, Ocean and Coastal Management and World Development
Book reviews for Kluwer Academic Press
Supervision 1994-date: PhD supervisor:
University of Roskilde (1994-98)
Aalborg University (1996-2002 and 2008-)
University of Zimbabwe (1999-2005)
University of Tromsø (2004-)
University of Cape Town (2005-2009)
Research FAME - Centre for Fisheries & Aquaculture Management & Economics (Danish)
Networks
MAST - Research School for Studies in Marine and Coastal Environment, Heritage
and Sustainable Tourism
CRU - Centre for Regional Development (Aalborg University)
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HONORARY OFFICES
2009-date Member of the Pelagic RAC representing the EU Fish Processor’s Association
(AIPCE)
2008-date Chairman of the Pelagic Group and member of the Executive Committee of the
Association of Danish Fish Processing Industries and Exporters
2008-date Advisory committee member at the research project: Unravelling the Vicious Circle:
Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Livelihoods in Small-scale Fisheries
(POVFISH)
2005-2008 Member of the reference group for the research project: Misery and miserabilism in
African fisheries: Conceptualisations of poverty in small scale fisheries research
(WELFARE)
2006-date Member of the programme Committee for Marine Research under the Danish Directorate
for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business
2003 Member of the working group “Improved fisheries management” appointed by the
Danish Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
1996-2002 Staff representative at the Board of Trustees of IFM
1998 Member of the expert group formulating the research programme on fisheries management
part of the national strategy for Public Danish Fisheries Research
1996 Secretary for the expert group on Fisheries Management as part of the development
of a national strategy for public Danish fisheries research
1993-1996 Member of the Project Committee for the development of a regional economic
input-output model for the Danish fisheries sector
1993-1994 Member of the Fisheries Commission of Bornholm
1992-1993 Member of the panel of experts evaluating the EC Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
Programme FAR
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EXPERIENCE RECORD
RESEARCH:
2008-2011 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher. MEFEPO Making the European Fisheries
Ecosystem Operational. Research project under the EU 7 th Framework Programme.
2006-2009 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher. CROSCOG Cross Sectoral Commons Governance
in Southern Africa. A specific support action under the EU 6 th Framework
programme.
2006-2007 Norwegian Research Council. Senior Researcher. Implementation of TACs in the
North Atlantic Fisheries (ITAC). Coordinator: Norwegian Agricultural Economics
Research Institute.
2006-2007 European Social Fund through the North Jutland County. Senior Researcher.
Needs for knowledge and the sourcing of it in the innovation process of companies in
the agri-food sector of Northern Jutland – a project under Center for Regional Development,
Aalborg University.
2002-2008 IFM Research Fund. Principal researcher. Senior doctoral thesis submitted August
2008 with the following title: EU Fisheries Management System in Crisis – the EU
Common Fisheries Policy.
2004-2005 IFM Research Fund. Visiting professor at the Programme for Land and Agrarian
Studies (PLAAS), School of Government, University of the Western Cape, Republic
of South Africa.
2002-2005 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher. EU 5 th Framework Programme. TECTAC:
Technical developments and tactical adaptations of important EU fleets.
2002-2004 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher. EU INCO-DEV programme. KNOWFISH.
Knowledge base for fisheries management.
2002-2004 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher and head of activities in Denmark. EU 5 th
Framework Programme. RESPONSIBLE. Sharing responsibilities in fisheries management.
2000-2002 CEC, Research DG. Senior Researcher. EU 5 th Framework Programme. MOFISH.
Multiple Objectives in the Management of EU Fisheries.
2000-2004 Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Danish Directorate for Development.
Senior researcher. TEMAS. Technical measures – Development of evaluation
model and application in Danish fisheries.
2000-2001 CEC, Research DG. Member of Expert Evaluators Panel (Stage 1 and 2) for Fisheries
and Aquaculture under Programme Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources.
1999-2003 DANIDA. Project leader. Fisheries Co-management: A worldwide collaborative research
project. Undertaken by ICLARM and IFM in collaboration with national
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aquatic research institutions in South East Asia and Southern Africa.
1999-2001 Norwegian Research Council. Senior Researcher. Management, co-management or
no management? Major dilemmas in the sustainable utilisation of SADC freshwater
fisheries.
1996-2000 Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Senior researcher. Research Project
aiming to develop fisheries management systems based on regulation of input (fishing
effort) as an alternative or supplement to regulation of output (quota-regimes).
1998 Nordic Council of Ministers. Organiser of a Nordic Research Seminar on: Force and
Legitimacy in Fisheries Management.
1994-1998 DANIDA. Senior researcher, responsible for project activities in Southern Africa.
Fisheries Co-management: A worldwide collaborative research project. ICLARM and
IFM in collaboration with national aquatic research institutions in South East Asia,
Southern Africa and West Africa.
1995 CEC, DG XIV. Senior Researcher. Fisheries Co-Management: An alternative management
strategy in fisheries - the case of Denmark". Part of the OECD study on the
efficient management of living marine resources.
1994-1995 CEC, DG XII. Senior researcher. EU 4 th Framework Programme "Devolved and
Regional Management Systems in Fisheries", a project which aims to explore the opportunities
for strengthening the role of regional and fishermen's organisations in present
and future management systems in EU.
1993 Nordic Council of Ministers. Researcher. Preparation of a survey of the Danish Resource
Management and Surveillance set up, as part of a study of Resource Management
and Surveillance programmes within the Nordic countries.
1992-1993 CEC, DG XIV. Scientific official for the study: "Framework Implementation of
Technical Regulations", an economic analysis of fishermen's strategic adaptation in
response to technical regulations.
1992 Nordic Council of Ministers. Researcher. Interviewed Danish Fisheries Organizations
on their relations to their Euro-organization and Nordic organizations.
1992 Nordic Council of Ministers. Coordinator. Organized a Nordic Research Symposium
on bioeconomic research in multi-species fisheries management.
1991 Nordic Council of Ministers. Fisheries economist. Accomplished a survey on economic
research in multi-species fisheries management in the Nordic countries.
1990-1991 Nordic Council of Ministers. Researcher. Danish representative at the Nordic research
project: "Fisheries Management Systems - Nordic experiences".
1988-1991 University of Aalborg. Principal researcher of the research project: "Structural problems
in the Danish Fisheries sector, in a socio-economic perspective".
1989 Danish Research Academy. Visiting scholar for 4 months, at the Institute of Fisheries
Analysis, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
1989 Det Obelske Familiefond. Visiting scholar at the University of Iceland. Investigated
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the impacts of vessel quotas within the Icelandic fisheries sector.
1987-1988 University of Aalborg. Graduate student. Master project entitled: "Development of
the artisanal fishing sector in developing countries". Development of a model to understand
the socio-economic impacts related to implementation of fishery projects in
developing countries.
1986 University of Aalborg and Private Foundations. Co-investigator on the research
project: "Salmon Farming in Alaska: Economic Feasibility and Socio-Economic Impacts"
at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, USA.
CONSULTANCIES:
2008-2009 North Jutland Region - Vækstforum/Den Europæiske Fond for Regionaludvikling
(European Regional Development Fund). Senior Consultant. Forprojektet
’Fiskeindustri’ - Delklyngebeskrivelse for Fiskerisektoren (pilot project to describe the
‘part cluster’ within the fisheries sector).
2008 NORAD. Team leader. Mid Term Review Fisheries Sector Cooperation South-Africa
– Norway.
2008 Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business, Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture
and Fisheries and Vækstfonden (Regional Development Fund). Senior
Consultant. Pilot project on establishing a network among fisheries municipalities in
Northern Jutland.
2008 DANIDA. Team leader. Facilitation of the development of the future strategy for the
Marine Fisheries Specialist Team (MFST).
2006 NORAD. Co-management expert. Assistance to the Fisheries Law Project in Vietnam
to complete the planning process for undertaking two pilot projects: Fishing port management
and Fishing vessels registration, inspection and management.
2005 NORAD. Fisheries Economist. Result review of the Norwegian - South African fisheries
collaboration.
2005 DANIDA. Team leader. Support to formulation of a national development strategy
for Vietnam Association of Fisheries (VINAFIS).
2004-2005 DANIDA. Team leader. Formulation of the capture fisheries component of the Fisheries
Sector Programme Support to Vietnam 2006-2010.
2003-2005 DANIDA. Team leader. Long-term consultancy supporting data analysis and multidisciplinary
advice provided to decision-makers on management of Vietnamese capture
fisheries. Routine data collection are elaborated into resource, ecosystem and fisheries
profiles and form the scientific background for the Marine Fisheries Specialist Team,
that provides multidisciplinary advice to the Ministry of Fisheries on management options.
2003 Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business. Senior Consultant. Mid-term
evaluation of the FIUF programme 2000-2006.
2003 Directorate for Food, Fisheries and Agri Business. Senior Consultant. Evaluation
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of the FIUF and PESCA programmes 1994-99.
2002-2003 European Commission. Coordinator for activities in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
Study on the impact of FIFG measures on the fish processing industry. The study is
coordinated by Nautilus Consultants Ltd., Scotland.
2002 DANIDA. Team Leader. Analysis and assessment of the Vietnam Association of
Fisheries (VINAFIS).
2002 NORAD. Contributor. Developing a strategy for future Norwegian support to the
fishery sector in Vietnam.
2001-2002 DANIDA. Fisheries economist. Consultancy to strengthen the fisheries management
in Vietnam.
2001 Lake Kariba Fisheries Research Institute (LKFRI). Fisheries economist. Consultancy
to assist LKFRI in setting-up an economic data collection programme for the
Kapenta fishery at Lake Kariba, Zambia/Zimbabwe.
2000 NORAD. Fisheries management expert. Study of the fisheries sector in Mozambique.
1999 DANIDA. Fisherman and fisheries economist. Joint Review of Gaza Fisheries Project.
1999 NORAD. Fisheries economist. Preparation of project document for the consolidation
phase of the Zambia/Zimbabwe SADC Fisheries Project at Lake Kariba.
1999 DANCED. Coastal zone management expert. Review of Danish-SE Asian Collaboration
in Tropical Coastal Ecosystems Research and Training.
1999 DANIDA. Economist. Second Annual Joint DNP/Danida sector review of the Sector
Programme Support to the Semi-industrial Fisheries in Mozambique.
1999-2000 DANCED. Team leader. An in-depth analysis of the options for a major restructuring
of the South African fishmeal and oil industry.
1998 Vendsyssel Industrial Development Council, Skagen Municipality and The Industrial
Development Council of Hirtshals. Secretary. Elaborating an industrial policy
discussion paper on the future perspectives for fishing dependent communities.
1998 Ministry of Foreign Affairs. External evaluator. Evaluation of a project proposal to
develop the fisheries sector in Latvia.
1998 DANIDA. Team leader. Appraisal of Phase II of the ALMRV Project - Strengthening
the capacity of relevant institutions in Vietnam to formulate and implement policies
that will ensure sustainable utilisation of the Vietnamese fish resources.
1997-1998 European Commission, DG XIV. Responsible consultant for Denmark. Consultation
methods of professional organisations in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, make
recommendations to DG XIV on how to reschedule its consultation methods with professional
organisations.
1997-1998 Purse Seiner Producer Organisation. Policy adviser in relation to formulation of
fisheries management strategies and regulation proposals.
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1997-1998 Bornholm Business Council. Project leader. Study of the prospects for the fisheries
sector in Bornholm.
1997 NORAD. Fisheries economist. Review of the Zambia/Zimbabwe SADC Fisheries
Project at Lake Kariba.
1996-1997 North Sea Centre and North Jutland County. Project leader. Feasibility study for
establishing a new research institute at the North Sea Center.
1996 DANIDA. External evaluator of sub-project 3: Fish Trade, Processing and Marketing
Study, as part of the Master Plan for the Vietnamese fisheries sector.
1995-1996 Skagen Municipality and the Danish Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Deputy
project manager. "Skagen as a leading center for landing, processing and distribution
of pelagic fish in the Northeast Atlantic area". Study of the global perspectives
and the local initiatives for small pelagics.
1995 The Industrial Development Council of North Jutland. Secretary. Working group,
established with the aim to elaborate proposals for an alternative Danish fisheries
regulation.
1995 Fiskeskib 2000 A/S. Economic adviser. Estimation of vessel profitability for different
gear types in various Danish seasonal fisheries.
1994 DANIDA. Team leader. Preparation of project proposal for reformulation of IDPPE
project component: "Support to the Small-Scale Fisheries Sector in Sofala Province,
Mozambique".
1994 FAO. Fisheries economist. Rationalization of the distant-water fishing fleets in Estonia,
Latvia and Lithuania.
1994 DANIDA. Consultant. Assisting in the final preparation of the Fisheries Master Plan
for the artisanal and semi-industrial fisheries subsectors in Mozambique.
1994 DANIDA. Fisheries Economist. Mid-Term Review of the Oxbow Lakes Small Scale
Fishermen Project in Bangladesh.
1993 The Industrial Development Council of North Jutland. Leader of project. Prospective
plan for the Fisheries Sector in North Jutland.
1993 Belize Agro Industrial Development. Economist. Fact Finding Mission. Investigation
of potential within the Fishery and Aquaculture sector in Belize.
1992-1993 Fiskeskib 2000 A/S. Leader of project. General evaluation and identification of needs
for the fishing vessel of year 2000.
1992 DANTEAM. Fisheries economist. Feasibility studies on the rehabilitation on trawlers
in order to improve quality of the landed fish and the profitability in the trawl and
Danish seine fishery.
1992 Vestkajens Maskinværksted A/S. Leader of project. Market study for a new type of
trawl winch.
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1991 The Industrial Development Council of North Jutland. Economist. Prospective
plan for the Herring and Mackerel processing industry in North Jutland.
1991 Robert Damkjær Ltd. Team leader. Investigated the possibilities for establishing a
Danish-Nigerian joint-venture company for shrimp fishing in Nigerian waters.
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RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
2009 [93] Paramor, O.A.L., Allen, K.A., Aanesen, M., Armstrong, C., Hegland, T., Le
Quesne, W., Piet, G.J., Raakjær, J., Rogers, S., Van Hal, R., van Hoof, L.J.W.,
Van Overzee, H.M.J, and Frid, C.L.J. MEFEPO North Sea Atlas. University of
Liverpool. ISBN 0 906370 60 4.
[92] Hara, Mafaniso and Jesper Raakjær. Policy evolution in South African fisheries:
the governance of the sector for small pelagics. Development Southern Africa
26:4, 649-662.
[91] Nyikahadzoi, Kefasi and Jesper Raakjær. Policy evolution and dynamics of
governance at the Lake Kariba kapenta fishery. Development Southern Africa 26:4,
639-648.
[90] Hara, Mafaniso, Frank Matose, Douglas C. Wilson, Jesper Raakjær, Lapologang
Magole, Lefatshe Magole, Rachel Demotts, Friday Njaya, Stephen
Turner, Bram Buscher, Tobias Haller, Peter Mvula, Lucy Binauli, Harry Chabwela,
Cyprian Kapasa, Lindah Mhlanga and Kefasi Nyikahadzoi (the
CROSCOG Team). Commons Governance in Southern Africa. PLAAS Policy Brief
28 (2009), Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western
Cape.
2008 [89] Raakjær, Jesper. A Fisheries management system in Crisis – the EU Common
Fisheries Policy. Senior doctoral thesis, Aalborg University.
[88] Gezelius, Stig S. and Jesper Raakjær (eds.). Making Fisheries Management
Work. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Volume 8.
Springer, London.
[87] Gezelius, Stig S., Troels Jacob Hegland, Hilary Palevski and Jesper Raakjær.
The Politics of Implementation in Resource Conservation: Comparing the
EU/Denmark and Norway. In S.S. Gezelius and J. Raakjær (eds.), Making Fisheries
Management Work. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries.
Volume 8, pp 207-229. Springer, London.
[86] Hegland, Troels Jacob and Jesper Raakjær. Implementation Politics: The Case
of Denmark under the Common Fisheries Policy. In S.S. Gezelius and J. Raakjær
(eds.), Making Fisheries Management Work. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in
Fish Biology and Fisheries. Volume 8, pp 161-205. Springer, London.
[85] Hegland, Troels Jacob and Jesper Raakjær. Recovery Plans and the Balancing
of Fishing Capacity and Fishing Possibilities: Path Dependence in the Common Fisheries
Policy. In S.S. Gezelius and J. Raakjær (eds.), Making Fisheries Management
Work. Reviews: Methods and Technologies in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Volume 8,
pp 131-159. Springer, London.
[84] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christian Olesen. Self-regulation of the Danish
matjes herring fishery from success to collapse. In Townsend, R.; Shotton, R.; Uchida,
H. (eds). Case studies in fisheries self-governance. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper.
No. 504. FAO, Rome.
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2007 [83] Hegland, Troels Jacob and Jesper Raakjær. The Implementation of CFP
Regulations in Denmark. Working paper no 2-2007. Innovative Fisheries Management,
Aalborg University.
[82] Eliasen, Søren and Jesper Raakjær. Innovation i nordjyske fødevarevirksomheder
– Status og perspektiver. In J.L. Christensen, T. Nielsen and L.T. Linde (eds.)
Hvad skal Nordjylland leve af? pp. 126-142. Center for Regional Udvikling, Aalborg
University.
[81] Christensen, Anne-Sofie, Jesper Raakjær and Thomas Olesen. The voices of
Danish fishermen in resource management - An examination of the system of negotiated
economy. Ocean & Coastal Management 50 (2007) 551-563.
[80] Isaacs, Moenieba, Mafaniso Hara and Jesper Raakjær. Has reforming South
African fisheries contributed to wealth redistribution and poverty alleviation? Ocean
& Coastal Management 50 (2007) 301-313.
[79] Raakjær, Jesper, Dao Manh Son, Karl-Johan Stæhr, Holger Hovgård,
Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy, Kristine Ellegaard, Frank Riget, Dang Van Thi and
Phung Giang Hai. Adaptive Fisheries Management in Vietnam: The use of indicators
and introducing a multi-disciplinary Marine Fisheries Specialist Team to support implementation.
Marine Policy 31(2) 143-152.
[78] Ponte, Stefano, Jesper Raakjær and Liam Campling. Swimming upstream:
Market Access for African Fish Exports in the Context of WTO and EU Negotiations
and Regulation. Development Policy Review 25(1): 113-138.
2006 [77] Hegland, Troels Jacob and Jesper Raakjær. Recovery Plans and the Common
Fisheries Policy – A story of path dependency and less successful implementation.
Working paper no 1-2006. Institute for Fisheries Management & Coastal Community
Development.
[76] Wilson, D.C., M. Ahmed, A. Delaney, S. Donda, C.K. Kapasa , I. Malasha, K.
Muyangali, F. Njaya, T. Olesen, E. Poiosse J. Raakjær. Comparative Research on
Fisheries Co-management Institutions in Southern Africa. Submitted to Human Ecology,
July 2006.
[75] Fairweather, Tracey, Mafa Hara, Carl van der Lingen, Jesper Raakjær
Nielsen, Lynne Shannon, Granville Louw, Poul Degnbol and Rob Crawford. The
knowledge base for management of the capital-intensive fishery for small pelagic fish
off South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 28(3-4): 645-660.
[74] Degnbol, P., H. Gislason, S. Hanna, S. Jentoft, J. Raakjær Nielsen, S. Sverdrup-Jensen
and D. C. Wilson. Painting the Floor with a Hammer. Marine Policy 30
(2006) 534-543.
[73] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Anne-Sofie Christensen. Sharing responsibilities
in Danish fisheries management – Experiences and future directions. Marine Policy.
30 (2006) 181-188.
[72] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christoph Mathiesen. Stakeholder preferences
for Danish fisheries management of sand eel and Norway pout. Fisheries Research 77
(2006) 92-101.
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[71] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Mafa Hara. Transformation of South African Industrial
Fisheries. Marine Policy. 30 (2006) 43-50.
[70] Wilson, D.C., J. Raakjær and P. Degnbol. Local Ecological Knowledge and
Practical Fisheries Management in the Tropics: A Policy Brief. Marine Policy 30(6):
794-801.
[69] Christensen, Anne-Sofie and Jesper Raakjær. Fishermen’s tactical and strategic
decisions - A case study of Danish demersal fisheries. Fisheries Research 81: 258-
267.
2005 [68] Hoof, L. van, E. Hoefnagel, J. W. van der Schans, J. Raakjær Nielsen, A.-S.
Christensen, S. Sverdrup-Jensen, A. Delaney, S. Jentoft, K. Mikalsen, G. R.
Karlsen, C. Bodiguel, J. Catanzano, J. L. Suarez de Vivero, I. Martínez Alba, S.
F. Domínguez, D. Rommel. Sharing responsibilities in fisheries management, Part 1
– Final Report and Part 2 – Annex: case studies. The Hague, LEI, 2005. Report
7.05.05; ISBN 90-8615-023-3. 191 pp.
[67] Isaacs, M., M. Hara and J. Raakjær Nielsen. South African fisheries reform –
past, present and future? PLAAS Policy Brief no. 16, August 2005.
[66] Ponte , Stefano, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Liam Campling. Trade and
competitiveness in African fish exports: Impacts of WTO and EU negotiations and
regulation,” tralac trade brief 5/2005. Trade Law Centre for Southern Africa:
Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2004 [65] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Poul Degnbol, K. Kuperan Viswanathan, Mafuzuddin
Ahmed, Mafaniso Hara and Nik Mustapha Raja Abdullah. Fisheries Co-
Management - An Institutional Innovation? Lessons from South East Asia and Southern
Africa. Marine Policy 28 (2004) 151-160.
2003 [64] Hara, Mafaniso and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Experiences with fisheries comanagement
in Africa. Chapter 5 in: Douglas C. Wilson, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and
Poul Degnbol (eds). The Fisheries Co-management Experience. Accomplishments,
Challenges and Prospects. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. July 2003, 81-97.
[63] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. An Analytical Framework for Studying: Compliance
and Legitimacy in Fisheries Management. Marine Policy 27:425-432.
[62] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Anne-Sofie Christensen, Alyne Delaney, Thomas
Olesen, Sten Sverdrup-Jensen and Douglas Clyde Wilson. Devolution of responsibilities
in natural resource management in Denmark – lessons from management of
cormorant and the herring fishery. Paper presented at People and the Sea II - Conflicts,
threats, and opportunities. Second International MARE Conference, September 4-6 in
Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Working paper no 3-2003. Institute for Fisheries Management
& Coastal Community Development.
[61] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christoph Mathiesen. Important Factors Influencing
Rule Compliance in Fisheries - Lessons from Denmark. Marine Policy
27:409-416.
[60] Viswanathan, K. Kuperan, J. Raakjær Nielsen, P. Degnbol, M. Ahmed, M.
Hara and N. Mustapha Raja Abdullah. Fisheries Co-management Policy Brief:
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Findings from a Worldwide Study. WorldFish Center Contribution No. 1696.
[59] Wilson, Douglas C., Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Poul Degnbol (eds). The
Fisheries Co-management Experience. Accomplishments, Challenges and Prospects.
Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht. July 2003. 348 pp.
2002 [58] Degnbol, Poul and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Educating fisheries managers as an
integral part of management. Discussion note for the IIFET 2002 special session on
Building Human Capital. Paper no. 170, IIFET 2002 Conference, August 19-22, Wellington,
New Zealand.
[57] Hara, Mafaniso and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. A decade of fisheries
co-management in Africa: Going back to the roots? Empowering fishing communities?
Or just an illusion? No. 20 Occasional Paper Series. Programme for Land and
Agrarian Studies, School of Government, University of the Western Cape.
[56] Jul-Larsen, Eyolf, Jeppe Kolding, Ragnhild Overå, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen
and Paul A.M. van Zwieten. Management, co-management or no management? Major
dilemmas in southern African freshwater fisheries. Part 1: Synthesis Report, FAO
Fisheries Technical Paper 426/1. Rome, 2002. Part 2: Case studies, FAO Fisheries
Technical Paper 426/2. Rome, 2002.
[55] Mardle, Simon, Sean Pascoe, Jean Boncoeur, Bertrand Le Gallic, Juan J.
García-Hoyo, Inés Herrero, Ramon Jimenez-Toribio, Concepción Cortes, Nuria
Padilla, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Christoph Mathiesen. Objectives of fisheries
management: case studies from the UK, France, Spain and Denmark. Marine Policy
26: 415-428.
[54] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Poul Degnbol, K. Kuperan Viswanathan and Mafuzuddin
Ahmed. Fisheries Co-Management - An Institutional Innovation. Perspectives
and Challenges Ahead. Paper no. 216, IIFET 2002 Conference, August 19-22,
Wellington, New Zealand.
2001 [53] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christoph Mathiesen. Incentives for compliance
behaviour – lessons from Danish fisheries. Paper presented at People and the Sea. Inaugural
Conference Center for Maritime Research (MARE). Amsterdam, the Netherlands,
30 August-1 September. Working paper no 7-2001. Institute for Fisheries Management
& Coastal Community Development.
[52] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christoph Mathiesen. Fishers’ attitude to and
acceptance of fisheries regulations – experiences from 3 Danish fisheries (in Danish).
Indsatsprojekt rapport 7. DFU-rapport nr. 89-01.
[51] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Poul Degnbol, Holger Hovgaard and Stuart Reeves.
Indicators as a basis for robust and acceptable fisheries management. In: Proceedings
of the Regional Technical Consultation on Indicators for Sustainable Fisheries
Management in ASEAN Region. 2-5 May 2001, Haiphong, Vietnam. 60-70.
[50] Hovgaard, Holger, Stuart Reeves and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Indicators and
their use for communicating information between the major stakeholders in the fisheries
systems. In: Proceedings of the Regional Technical Consultation on Indicators for
Sustainable Fisheries Management in ASEAN Region. 2-5 May 2001, Haiphong,
Vietnam. 71-85.
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2000 [49] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Danish Fisheries Management Policy. Paper prepared
in relation to the EU research project ELSA (Ethical Legal and Social Aspects of the
Life Sciences and Technologies).
[48] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Christoph Mathiesen. Important Factors Influencing
Rule Compliance in Fisheries - Lessons from Danish Fisheries. Paper presented
at the IIFET 2000 Conference in Oregon USA, 10-14 July 2000.
1999 [47] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Danish experiences of devolved decision-making in
fisheries. In: EU FAIR Concerted Action on Economics and the Common Fisheries
Policy: perspectives for the future economic management of Europe’s fisheries. Management
Institutions and Governance Systems in European Fisheries. Proceedings of
the third workshop held in Vigo, Spain, 28-30 October, 140-157.
[46] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Tomas Vedsmand. User participation and institutional
change in fisheries management: A viable alternative to the failures of "topdown"
driven control? Ocean and Coastal Management. 42(1): 19-37.
[45] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Tomas Vedsmand and Peter Friis. Fisheries Dependent
Communities in Denmark: Three Contrasting Examples in D. Symes (ed)
Fisheries Dependent Regions. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 39-49.
[44] Christensen, Steen, Hans Lassen, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Tomas Vedsmand.
Effort regulation: A viable alternative in fisheries management. In Alternative
Management Systems for Fisheries. Ed. D. Symes. Blackwell Science, Oxford.
[43] Hutton, Trevor, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Monde Mayekiso. Government-
Industry Co-management Arrangements within the South African Deep-Sea Hake
Fishery. Paper presented at the International Workshop on Fisheries Co-management.
Penang, Malaysia, 23-28 August.
1998 [42] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Compliance and Legitimacy in Danish Fisheries Management.
An analytical framework. In IIFET 98 Tromsø Proceedings, eds. Arne Eide
and Terje Vassdal, 565-572.
[41] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Anne Katrine Normann and Tomas Vedsmand.
International experiences with various fisheries management systems in a socioeconomic
and institutional perspective. Review (in Danish). In DFU-rapport No. 50-
98:95-147.
[40] Martin, Richard and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Creation of a New Fisheries
Policy in South Africa: The Development Process and Achievements. In Fisheries Comanagement
in Africa. Proceedings from a regional workshop on fisheries comanagement
research, held in Mangochi, Malawi 18-20 March 1997.
[39] Normann, Anne Katrine, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Sten Sverdrup-
Jensen. Fisheries Co-management in Africa. Proceedings from a regional workshop
on fisheries co-management research, held in Mangochi, Malawi, 18-20 March 1997.
[38] Pomeroy, Robert S. and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Fisheries Co-Management:
A Worldwide Review and Analysis. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Conference
of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, University of New
England, Armidale, 19-21 January.
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[37] Sverdrup-Jensen, Sten and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Co-management in
small-scale fisheries. A synthesis of Southern and West African experiences. Paper
presented at IASCP conference in Vancouver, Canada, 9-14 June.
[36] Vedsmand, Tomas and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Synopsis (in Danish). In
DFU-rapport No. 50-98:9-28.
[35] Vedsmand, Tomas, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Peter Friis. Growth and decline
in fisheries: The case of the Baltic Sea cod fishery in D. Symes (ed) Northern
Waters: Management Issues and Practice. Blackwell Science, Oxford, 151-163.
1997 [34] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Medforvaltnigsmodeller for de nordiske fiskerier. In
Vem tar ansvar för fisket?. TemaNord 1998:506, ed. Tore Gustavsson, 39-48. In Danish.
[33] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Danish cases with fisheries co-management. In the report
from the seminar on Co-management, Co-operation in management to the North
Sea and Wadden Sea Fisheries. The Netherlands, January 9-10, 1997. Dutch Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries.
[32] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Socio-economic effects of the Danish quota system. In
Social Implications of Quota Systems in Fisheries. TemaNord 1997:593, eds. Gisli
Palsson and Gudrun Petursdottir, 219-234.
[31] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Tomas Vedsmand. Fishermen's organisations in
fisheries management - Perspectives for fisheries co-management based on Danish
fisheries. Marine Policy 21(2): 277-288.
[30] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Tomas Vedsmand and Peter Friis. Danish fisheries
co-management decision making and alternative management systems. Ocean and
Coastal Management, 35(2-3): 201-216.
[29] Sen, Sevaly and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Rejoinder. Commentary on "Fisheries
co-management: A comparative analysis". Marine Policy, 21(6): 545-546.
1996 [28] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Fisheries Co-Management - Theoretical aspects, international
experiences and future requirements. Paper presented at the annual Finnish
Fisheries Conference, 28-29 November, Turku, Finland.
[27] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Fiskeriets strukturproblemer - Hvordan skal fiskeriet
videreføres og fornyes. I "Fremtidens fiskeri". Teknologirådets rapporter 1996/8.
[26] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. User-group participation in Danish Fishery Management.
In Meyer, R.M., C. Zhang. M.L. Windsor, B.J. McCay, L.J. Hushak, and R.M.
Muth, (ed.): 304-316, Fisheries resource utilization and policy. Proceedings of the
World Fisheries Congress, Theme 2. Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New
Delhi.
[25] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Tomas Vedsmand and Peter Friis Alternative management
systems in Danish fisheries - Analysis of opportunities and constraints for alternative
fisheries co-management models in Danish fisheries. Research report 110.
Department of Geography and International Development Studies, Roskilde University.
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[24] Sen, Sevaly and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Fisheries co-management: A comparative
analysis. Marine Policy, 20(5): 405-418 and in Smith, David (ed.) 374-382.
Proceedings from Second World Fisheries Congress, Brisbane, Australia.
[23] Vedsmand, Tomas, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Peter Friis. Ideal models of
fisheries co-management - An outline of alternative management models in Danish
fisheries. Working Paper No 125. Department of Geography and International Development
Studies, Roskilde University.
[22] Vedsmand, Tomas, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Peter Friis. The fishermens
organisations - Organisational and institutional capabilities for user participation in
Danish Fisheries. Working Paper No 124. Department of Geography and International
Development Studies, Roskilde University.
[21] Vedsmand, Tomas, Jesper Raakjær Nielsen and Peter Friis. The Danish fishing
industry - Structure, policy formulation and control of Danish Fisheries. Working
Paper No 123. Department of Geography and International Development Studies,
Roskilde University.
1995 [20] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Tomas Vedsmand. Fisheries Co-Management:
An alternative strategy in fisheries - cases from Denmark. An issue paper for the
OECD study on the efficient management of living marine resources. Working paper
No 1995/2. Institute for Fisheries Management and Coastal Community Development.
[19] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Tomas Vedsmand. Fisheries Co-Management:
An alternative strategy in fisheries - cases from Denmark (part 1 and 2). Paper presented
at the Fifth Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of
Common Property, Bodø, Norway 24-28 May.
[18] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper, Sevaly Sen, Sten Sverdrup-Jensen and Bob
Pomeroy. Analysis of Fisheries Co-management arrangements: A research framework.
Joint IFM and ICLARM publication.
[17] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Lars Jøker. Fisheries Management and Enforcement
in a Danish perspective. Paper prepared for the Fifth Annual Conference of the
International Association for the Study of Common Property, Bodø, Norway 24-28
May.
[16] Vedsmand, Tomas and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Medforvaltning i dansk fiskeri?
Et debatoplæg. NORS-skrifter nr. 33. Publikationer fra Institut for Geografi og Internationale
Udviklingsstudier, Roskilde Universitetscenter og Institut for Fiskeriforvaltning
og Kystsamfundsudvikling, Nordsøcentret.
[15] Vedsmand, Tomas and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Devolved fisheries management
systems: A discussion on implementation of alternative fisheries co-management
models in Denmark. In ICES CM 1995/s:1.
1994 [14] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Strukturproblemer i den danske fiskerflåde - Institutionelle
og socio-økonomiske faktorer forhindrer tilpasning. Arbejdspapir nr. 1994/1.
Institut for Fiskeriforvaltning og Kystsamfundsudvikling.
[13] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Participation in the fishery management policy making
process. National and EC regulation of Danish Fishermen, Marine Policy 18(1):
29-40.
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[12] Pomeroy, Robert S., Sten Sverdrup-Jensen and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen.
Fisheries Co-Management. A Worldwide, Collaborative Research Project. Paper presented
at the IIFET conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 18-21 July.
1993 [11] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Report 1991 from the EC Commission and the Danish
Fishing Industry: Is there any grounds for optimism? Proceedings of the Vth annual
conference in Brussels, March 24-27: 107-113. EAFE.
[10] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Lars Jøker. Framework Implementation of Technical
Regulations: Financial impact assessment and evaluation of social acceptability
of technical constraints. Danish Institute for Fisheries Technology and Aquaculture.
[9] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper and Thorkell Helgason (eds.). Multispecies Fisheries
Management, Proceedings of a Symposium in Hirtshals, May 22-23, 1992, NORD
1993:3, Nordic Council of Ministers.
[8] Jøker, Lars and Jesper Raakjær Nielsen. Fisheries Management and Enforcement
in a Danish perspective (in Danish) in: Nordic Council of Ministers: Fisheries
Management Enforcement: 157-176. Nordiske Seminar- og Arbejdsrapporter 1993:
583, Nordisk Ministerråd.
[7] Winsor, M., K. Lange, V. Mohr, J.A. Pereiro, F. Poinsard and J. Raakjær
Nielsen. Evaluation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Programme (FAR)
1988-1992. Commission of the European Communities, Research evaluation - Report
No 56. Office for official publications of the European Communities.
1992 [6] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Structural problems in the Danish fishing industry -
Institutional and socio-economic factors as barriers to adjustment, Marine Policy
16(5): 349-359.
[5] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Structural problems in the fishing sector in a socioeconomic
perspective (in Danish), PhD thesis, Institute of Production, University of
Aalborg.
1991 [4] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Participation of fishermen and their influence on the
outcome of the Danish fishery policy (in Danish) in: Nordic Council of Ministers:
Fishery regulations: 107-133. Nordiske Seminar- og Arbejdsrapporter 1991: 516,
Nordisk Ministerråd.
1990 [3] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Regulation of the fishery using vessel quotas (in Danish),
Fiskerbladet 35(3): 15-21.
[2] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Regulation of the fishery using vessel quotas: Study of
the impact of vessel quotas on fishing capacity and economy in the Icelandic Fishing
Sector (in Danish), Institute of Production, University of Aalborg.
1988 [1] Raakjær Nielsen, Jesper. Development of the artisanal fishing sector in developing
countries (in Danish), Master thesis, University of Aalborg.
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