The International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity (IPOA-Capacity) was introduced in 1999 in response to growing concerns about excessive levels of fishing capacity and its impact on global fisheries resources. While debate in academic circles has focused on appropriate ways in which to measure capacity, the...
En vertu du principe de préservation des stocks naturels et au delà, de la viabilité d'une industrie des pêches, l'attention des pouvoirs publics est, à l'heure actuelle, essentiellement portée sur la diminution des capacités de production[1]. Une mesure globale de ces capacités de production mises en oeuvre pour la capture...
The expansion of fishing capacity is one of the most pressing problems facing many fisheries around the world. Excess capacity arises when a high number of vessels enter the fishery, and these vessels are
employed to exploit the available fish stocks beyond a target level of yield. The lack or...
The existence of excessive fishing capacity is globally recognized by resource managers as a major problem for fisheries, which is responsible for the degradation of fishery resources and for significant economic waste. Lately, the measurement of fishing capacity and capacity utilization has become more important due to the various national...