Polish distant water fisheries reached a crisis in the 90s. Thereby the present paper provides a charactwristic
of distant water fisheries where their main problems and possible solutions are briefly defined.
Three speakers give their impressions of the conference with praise as well as suggestions for the future. The inter-disciplinary nature of the conference was praised as wellas the attempt to integrate non-economists and those outside of the academy. One suggested that fisheries cannot be properly understood and cannot be properly...
1999 marks the end of the first decade after the reestablishment of a free Poland and of the Polish market economy. Tremendous changes have been undertaken, and the seafood sector is no exception to ther general rule; it has changed to an extent that no one could have foreseen at...
Main research question: The aim of the study was to investigate how health perception, eating habits and
socioeconomic pattern influence choice of seafood. Materials and methods: A randomly drawn sample of Norwegian women
aged 45 to 69 years answered a self-administrated mail questionnaire about eating habits, socioeconomic status, and
questions...
Indigenous knowledge (creation of human well-being with a modicum of Earth resources) in India was augmented in the twentieth century with new technologies. The new technologies have raised Indian well-being, but these
improvements has been insufficient to motivate Indians to choose families small enough to achieve human sustainability.
Fortunately, within...
This paper elaborates the use of distributed Genetic Algorithms (DGA) to study an artificial land rental market. The
study is based on a spatial comparative-static model in which a number of spatially ordered agents (farms) compete in an auction
for renting land. Each agent’s behavior is determined by a genetic...
In April 1997, the Council of the European Union (EU) initiated a debate about Community fishing agreements (CFAs). In its conclusions, the Council invited "the Commission to undertake an analysis of the costs and benefits of fishing agreements with the Community". The overall aim is to provide pertinent information to...
There are, at least, four basic characteristics of the
universe that are the data source for North American
cultures in maintaining a balance between the physical
sense of the universe and the intuitive non-dimensional
spiritual sense of the universe. This balance is delicate
and can become distorted by too many...
On behalf of the Linus Pauling Institute, I am pleased to welcome you to this conference and, in particular, to the sessions on the Health Benefits of Seafood Consumption. It is our pleasure to be a co-sponsor of these sessions and I look forward to the presentations by the distinguished...
International concerns over food safety have accelerated the evolution and implementation of HACCP and risk
assessment. Risk assessment and HACCP are constituents of the overall risk analysis process. Risk analysis includes risk
management and risk communication in addition to risk assessment.
Risk assessment is an integral constituent of the series...
The evidence for a protective role of omega
3 fatty acids in CHD is becoming clearer and firmer,
especially for secondary prevention. Intakes of
approximately 800-1,000 mg per day appear to be a prudent
approach for the latter group of patients. The safety of
intakes of up to 3,000 mg...
The transition process from the Soviet economical system to the market economy in fisheries has received
relatively little attention from fisheries researchers. This study analyze how overall changes in political and economical life
of Estonia during the last decade have affected the complex system of the environmental, economic, social and...
Abstract only. For complete paper: M. C. Healey and T. Hennessey. 1998. The paradox of fairness: the impact of escalating complexity on fishery management. Marine Policy 22:109-118.
The “Protestant ethic” with its emphasis on hard work, efficiency, and frugality has influenced the values of North
American fishing communities. Many commercial fishers concur with its principle of “waste not, want not,” and believe that
discarding marketable fish is wrong. In industrialized fisheries, this ethic by itself is inadequate,...
From merely being cod liver oil taken for vitamins A and D, fish oils have moved into the center stage of fatty acids in nutrition. The analytical work starting in 1950 provided the means to recognize the long-chain and truly essential n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids vital for retinal, neurological and...
This study was sponsored by U.S. Coast Guard with the initial phase completed in 1999. The objective was to examine the deterrence effects of Coast Guard fisheries-related enforcement activities. The presentation covers a model of deterrence around drug smuggling and counterdrug operations, deterrence in fisheries law enforcement, the correlation between...
During the IIFET 2000 meeting, one session was set aside to discuss issues raised in an article by Richard H. Thaler entitled "From
Homo Economicus to Homo Sapiens," in a recent (2000) issue of The Journal of Economic Perspectives 14(1): 133-141. The session
began with the following summary of some...
When we talk about indigenous cultural practices we are in fact talking about responsibilities that have evolved into
unwritten tribal laws over millennia. These responsibilities and laws are directly tied to nature and is a product of the slow
integration of cultures within their environment and the ecosystems. Thus, the...
This essay deliberates on the future of capitalism or, more specifically, the mixture of command and market likely
to characterize the modern economy two to three decades on. I start by discussing global trends in the supply and demand for
market and non-market goods and the collateral demand for institutions,...
This paper discusses the potential contribution of an eco-theology to the management of marine resources. The claim of the Christian gospel is that God has a plan for everything in the universe and we are to live to bring it about. The Hebrew/Christian world view is significantly different from naturalism...
The complexity of natural resources management has challenged the most willing governments and their most
dedicated scientists. The many intangible dimensions of the environment have defeated the most creative valuation methods.
Recently, more and more professionals and researchers have turned to religious teachings about nature and society, in order to...
This is a brief review of the development of the Russian fisheries during the twentieth century from a fresh water
fishery to a marine fishery and the effect of the change in economic systems upon its fisheries. Of particular interest are the
similarities of change following the October revolution in...
Traditional economic analysis posits market-based institutions as being substitutes for non-market based institutions.
The process of development then tends to be seen as the process of substituting the more efficient market based institutions for
their less efficient counterparts. This paper argues that non-market institutions are at times more efficient than...
This paper focuses on the efforts made by African
countries to adapt to the new, stricter safety and hygiene
regulations for fish and fishery products, particularly for
compliance with EU Directives.
The subject of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is currently attracting interest from many quarters,
including biologists and philosophers as well as the more traditional mix of anthropologists and other social scientists. Given
rapid contemporary rates of change, as well as the novel species and environments being created by six billion...
Omnipress produced the CD of the conference proceedings. This is the cover of that CD along with the copyright statement concerning the packaging of the proceedings.
Dietary advice to the public about fat consumption has consistently emphasized the reduction of total fat,
saturated fat and cholesterol. Against a background of conflicting and changing messages about how much and what type of
fat to consume, updated messages have emerged that emphasize the fatty acid profile of the...
The n-3 fatty acids have important
effects to modulate and prevent human diseases, particularly
coronary heart disease. Their effects upon the brain later in
life to prevent certain disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease
are unknown but are certainly worthy of study. Certainly the
evidence is now very strong that the...
A serious impediment blocks advancement of individual transferable quota (ITQ) policy in the United States, particularly in North Pacific fisheries being considered for ITQ management. The traditional ITQ design, that allocates rights to only the harvesting sector, unintentionally expropriates wealth/property interests from the co-dependent-processing sector. This regulatory expropriation is a...
The use of artificial reefs in the creation of commercial and recreational fisheries has received growing attention in recent years, and artificial reef development programs are now being undertaken by a number of countries worldwide. Despite a substantial volume of scientific information on the technical and biological aspects of artificial...
This study examines the status of women and their contributions to the fishing industry in West Africa with a particular emphasis on Nigeria. The existence of varied fish resources in the region can play a significant role in the nutritional and economic well being of the people as it relates...
Under the new Law of the Sea, the definition of exclusive zones was considered an important first step towards improved management of the world's fisheries. However, one of the limits to the effectiveness of extended Jurisdictions was the problem of transboundary fish stocks. This question recently appeared at the centre...
The development of several sub-fields of general economics, including those of bounded rationality, institutional economics and the evolutionary economics, has expanded the scope and intensity of the dialogue both within economics, as well as between economists and other scientists. One of the more important preoccupations of early evolutionary economics was...
Before 1991, the Department of Fisheries was the sole formal fisheries management authority in Sierra Leone. This authority's management of the fisheries resulted, however, in less than 10% of the estimated annual resource rent accruing to government and in increasing the importance of resource over-exploitation. To improve stock conservation and...
There is great concern at present that fish stocks are being depleted by over-fishing. Part of the problem of over-fishing is caused by the common property nature of the fishery resources. In particular, high seas fishery resources, such as highly migratory fish stocks (HMFS) and straddling fish stocks, suffer from...
Market failure in open access fisheries usually results in economic losses, because the most efficient means of harvesting fish resources are not used, and because fish resources are not allocated to the use with the highest social marginal value. In efficient, competitive markets, pricing mechanisms would ensure the optimal allocation...
Les importations de poisson jouent un rôle prépondérant ans l'approvisionnement de la population camerounaise en matière de produits de pêche. Avec près de 12 millions d'habitants pour une croissance de 3,2 %. la demande globale de poisson plafonne autour de 200 000 t par an alors que la production locale...
As the various mechanisms of fisheries resources management have matured, fishermen increasingly have responded by devising and developing different forms of collective representation. Within the European Union (EU), Producer's organisation (POs) provide a voluntary organisational structure which has evolved since its inception in the 1970s. During the intervening period, POs...
The purpose of the Australian National Fisheries Adjustment Scheme (ANFAS) project is to develop a policy framework under which structural adjustment can occur in a coherent and coordinated manner, and to develop operational guidelines on how to develop structural adjustment schemes. The ANFAS will not establish a mandatory scheme, nor...
The United Kingdom is the world's second largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon. It also represents one of the larger markets for the product. During the 1980s, there was rapid growth in the industry stimulated by high market prices and major technological advances. While there was a substantial increase in...