In the past two decades, the French Guyana shrimp fishery has known
dramatic evolutions, largely driven by global changes. On the economic
side, two major driving factors are the globalization of the shrimp market,
with a decreasing trend in real prices, and the long-term increase in fuel
prices worldwide. On...
This paper addresses to a comparative approach of long term changes in the characteristics of marine fisheries at a regional scale, in three ecosystems: up-welling, tropical and temperate. The South Moroccan
continental shelf, under the influence of the Canary current, where up-wellings take place, is the most productive part of...