Bermeo is a small town in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, cradle of a purse seiner of undisputed global relevance. Since the time of the Romans, it was recognized for its port, which led it to be one of the first three villages that were founded in the former...
Artificial reefs (AR) were created not only to enhance biodiversity (namely by stimulating the increase of fish stocks), but also to attract diving tourism or sport fishing enthusiasts. Industry 4.0 tools – e.g., mobile technologies and cloud computing – can be used for AR monitoring purposes and can serve as...
Marine Eco-Label Japan (MEL) is a unique Japanese seafood eco-labeling scheme launched in Japan shortly after the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) opened its office to evaluate the management of Japanese fisheries resources by large-scale commercial fisheries and small-scale and diverse fishing gear. It became MEL ver. 2 and was approved...
The Abalone Fishery is one of Victoria's most valuable commercial fisheries and almost all of the catch is exported to international markets, predominately in Asia. An outbreak of a virus called the Abalone Viral Ganglioneuritis (AVG) decimated one third of Australia’s abalone, starting in 2005. However, there has been little...
The fisheries sector faces the challenge of determining effective management, in an ecosystem perspective in order to mitigate the Global Warming Potential (GWP).The main focus of the study was to analyze the resource utilization in the value chain of Maldives fish processing and the environmental performances of the steps involved....
The fisheries sector is a vital oceanic resource that build the core of the Blue Economy. However the realization of the full potential of the Blue Economy calls the requirement of effective inclusion of all societal groups, especially women whose contribution is not well acknowledged. The study focused to investigate...
Under the IIFET 2018 Special Session “Tools for Stock Assessment, Economic Fishery Analysis, and Risk Assessment for Sustainable Management Strategies of Data Poor Stocks in Mixed, Small Scale and Indigenous Fisheries” a number of stakeholder presentations addressed the current status, challenges, needs and future perspectives for implementation of management and...
Complex social–ecological systems such as small-scale fisheries require the inclusion of human dimensions in fisheries management and planning for simultaneously preserving human health and habitat health.However, linkages between ecological, social, political and economic subsystems have been largely ignored in conventional fisheries management, in Nigeria in particular. Hence, the weak governance...
The present status and deviations from the classical management practices of composite farming of Indian major carps (IMC) have been investigated in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. Classical six species combination, ratio of IMC and exotic carps were not being followed by any of the farmers as...
Trade in smoke dried fish is driven by demand from Africans in the European Union (EU) and United States.The EUhygienepackage follows the principles ofthe farm to table promoted by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) andwasdesigned to protect the health and safety of consumers as well as addressing animal welfare, plant...
The fisheries sectorof Sri Lanka means of livelihoodfor 2.6 million peopleand the vast majority of themare involved in small scale fisheries. The study was taken up with the objectivesof to identify social &political membership status of small scale fishery value chain members, to assess the level of decision making power...
This paper is intended to perform cost-benefit, break-even and sensibility analysis of higher-place pond culture of Penaeus vannamei through a case study of a farmer in Zhanjiang City of Guangdong Province, using cost-benefit data about this farmer’s higher-place pond culture of Penaeus vannamei collected from field survey. Major findings of...
The fisheries value chain of Sri Lanka consists of stakeholders who participate inthe coordinated production and value-adding activities which fulfilling the country’s animal proteinrequirement by 60%(DOFA,2016). The study was taken up with the objectivesofto assess thenutrition value: nutrient density, food safety, food quality, quantity, prices, profit/,market margin,to identify the points...
This paper is designed to “set the stage” for the Special Session on Game Theory and Fisheries. It traces the origins of the application of game theory to fisheries economics, noting that, for the first quarter of a century after the publication of H. Scott Gordon’s 1954 seminal article, the...
Changes of weather pattern and unpredictable occurrence of storms, rough sea and cycloneconditions have become a greater complication for fishing community in southern coast of Sri Lanka. Climatic differences created peak and off season for the fishing community in marine. The study was based on Sothern coastwhere consist of long...
Marine recreational fishery plays an important role in developing marine economy and traditional fishery transformation. Recently the development of Marine recreational fishery has hit a bottleneck, traditional marine recreational fishing industry needs rapid change. Marine recreational fishery new format as an existing form of Marine recreational fishery industry has opened...
Protected areas (PAs) are important for biodiversity conservation and can provide the benefits for current and future generations. Management effectiveness is a key factor to achieve outcomes of PAs. However, success is related to the enforcement implemented. Corruption is one of the main issues impacting and weakening enforcement. This article...
Coral reef ecosystems provide many important services to society. Their importance is not only proved by their beauty but also because they provide food and livelihood for millions of people in communities around the world, especially in developing countries. This paper estimates the economic value of coral ecosystems and potential...
In Tanzania, the overall objective of the National Fisheries Policy is to develop a robust, competitive and efficient fisheries sector that contributes to food security, nutrition, growth of the national economy and improvement of the wellbeing of fisheries stakeholders. The overall goal of fisheries management is to produce sustainable biological,...
Cet article s'intéresse au système de commercialisation des produits halieutiques en Guinée, La commercialisation des produits halieutiques fait actuellement l'objet d'une attention toute particulière des autorités guinéennes dans le cadre de la politique de développement du secteur des pèches. Le souci du gouvernement de disposer d'éléments d'analyse permettant de mener...