As net exporter of seafood products, investigation of potential impacts of domestic regulatory measures such as ban on export of certain fish species and ban on demersal trawl fishing on seafood export performance is of eminent practical importance to Oman. To this aim, the main purpose of this empirical work...
The Sultanate of Oman has devoted particular attention to promote sustainable development of the fisheries sector to ensure its long-term contributions to community welfare. Considering this strategically important initiative this study aimed at assessing the sustainability by developing a sustainability index based on appropriate criteria encompassing the key components of...
The Sultanate of Oman has devoted particular attention to promote sustainable development of the fisheries sector to ensure its long-term contributions to community welfare. Considering this strategically important initiative this study aimed at assessing the sustainability by developing a sustainability index based on appropriate criteria encompassing the key components of...
Using a partial adjustment modeling (PAM) approach, this paper examines the behaviour of Japanese import demand for Indian seafood products during the period January 1995-March 2000. It was found that lag demand, income, seasonality and time trend significantly influencing the import demand behaviour of Japan for the Indian seafood products....
The Sultanate of Oman has devoted particular attention to promote sustainable development of the fisheries sector to ensure its long-term contributions to community welfare. Considering this strategically important initiative this study aimed at assessing the sustainability by developing a sustainability index based on appropriate criteria encompassing the key components of...
This paper identifies factors of non-compliance for the Heard Island and McDonald Island (HIMI)
Fishery of Australia and analyses these factors under the theoretical framework of non-compliance that
exists in fisheries economics literature. It is found that identified factors were consistent with the
theoretical construct. The paper also examines various...
This paper describes a community-based management methodology that was used to promote the
sustainable management of marine resources, especially sea cucumbers, within a village in the Trobriand
Islands, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. While recognising traditional and customary
knowledge and systems, the methodology encouraged increased participation of resource users...
This paper discusses the use of resource assessment surveys as the basis for effective fisheries management drawing on the resource assessment survey of the Arabian Sea coast of Oman. This survey, completed in 2009, has been undertaken in the context of the primary aim of the Oman Ministry of Fisheries...