Abstract

We reflect on the innovation process that led to the development of the pulse trawl that was successfully trialed at a commercial scale, but eventually ended with the European Parliament passing legislation to ban its use. The ban was imposed despite published and emerging evidence that suggested that the environmental performance and catch efficiency of the pulse trawl was superior to the conventional beam trawl design. We used a stakeholder questionnaire to understand which factors undermined wider acceptance of the pulse trawl. The main factors where a lack of involvement of certain key stakeholders earlier in the process that would have ensured better co-development of innovation and a shared vision of the environmental or governance questions that needed to be addressed. Although the stakeholder process itself was seen to be positive, it was implemented too late in the innovation process, as was the implementation of an independent peer review process. We conclude by identifying a pathway for future fishing gear innovation processes that integrate the lessons learnt from the pulse trawl innovation process.

摘要

我们反思了导致脉冲拖网发展的创新过程，该过程在商业规模上成功试验，但最终以欧洲议会通过立法禁止其使用而告终。尽管已发布和新出现的证据表明脉冲拖网的环境性能和捕捞效率优于传统的束拖网设计，但仍实施了禁令。我们使用利益相关者调查问卷来了解哪些因素破坏了对脉冲拖网的更广泛接受。某些关键利益相关者在流程早期缺乏参与的主要因素本可以确保更好地共同开发创新以及对需要解决的环境或治理问题的共同愿景。尽管利益相关者过程本身被认为是积极的，它在创新过程中实施得太晚，独立同行审查过程的实施也是如此。最后，我们确定了未来渔具创新过程的途径，整合了从脉动拖网创新过程中吸取的经验教训。