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...
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...
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 natural market selection of the Italian aquaculture farms, mainly happened in the years' 90, need to determine and check their strength and weakness points: this will be capable either to modulate the managerial strategies in function of market trend and set up entry barriers. The study has been carried...
The World Food Summit which will be held at FAO in Rome in November of this year is expected to adopt a Plan of Action to Achieve Universal Food Security. World fisheries and international trade in fishery products will form part of the considerations of Heads of State and Government...
The prices of Finnish salmon and aquacultured rainbow trout have dropped to a new all-time low in 1995. The price, in real terms, the fishers were paid for domestic salmon in the beginning of the 90's was only one fourth of what it had been in 1980. This price decline...
Applied research is often motivated by the economic benefits it will give rise to. These benefits are due to either improved production techniques or new products. The realisation of these objectives depends much on the assessment of different research alternatives and allocation of resources between them. Also within aquaculture research...
The basic hypothesis underlying this paper is that the amount of fishing that a fisher undertakes over a year is not determined solely by circumstances which are exogenous to the fisher, such as weather conditions and resource availability, but are the subject of individual choice. As such, the decision can...
The following paper presents the results of a detailed investigation into the distribution, characteristics and performance of fisheries management systems in the major fisheries of north-east Nigeria (Upper River Benue, Lake Chad and the Nguru-Gashua Wetlands). A key focus of the research was to examine the possibilities for using a...
While accurate information about developments in the fisheries of the former USSR is somewhat difficult to obtain, certain trends have been remarked on by Russian, Baltic State[1], and international observers, and some data is available to support them. The objective of this research is to collect, assess, crosscheck, analyze, and...
Gear technologists have, in recent years, developed rigid sorting grids, Sort-X, in bottom trawls, to improve the size selectivity of this type of gear. Experiments with the Sort-X system in the aft sections of trawls were carried out aboard Norwegian and Russian trawlers along the coast of Northern Norway and...
Most trade literature is concerned with gains from free trade under the assumption that traded goods are produced under complete property rights. Seldom have researchers examined the consequences of free trade in the presence of incomplete property rights over renewable natural resources. In this paper, we explore these consequences. In...
The artisanal fishery in Senegal is characterized by composite biological, technological economical dynamics in interaction. A computer model of the exploitation is presented to study the relationships existing between resources, production, trading, consumption (dynamic approach). The model is developed using a systemic approach. The computer transcription utilizes multi-agent formalism (artificial...
Tins paper addresses the importance of different product farms and their origin when considering the market structure in the European salmon market. The competition between Farmed Atlantic salmon and wild-caught pacific salmon has received some attention previously. However, this was before frozen Atlantic salmon emerged as an important product form...
Generic Quality Assurance Schemes referred to as Schemes, have been established in the primary industries in many countries. They represent an important part of the generic marketing for different categories of foodstuffs, especially primary produce. Such Schemes are established due to, among other things, severe competition in the international food...
Britain has traditionally tried to protect its livestock, fish and shellfish production industries from many serious diseases by restricting imports of live animals- fish and shellfish to those from countries free of specified important diseases affecting particular classes of stock. Although the primary aim of the European Union has been...
The extent to which demand and supply shocks are transmitted in the value chain is an important topic. As many value chains cross international borders exchange rate pass through is an important element in this context. In this paper a multivariate system that allow us to test different hypothesis with...
The market for fish products in Finland has changed markedly since the removal of trade barriers after the country's accession to the EU in 1995. Further the transition from a producer to a consumer-oriented society has created numerous new demands for food products. New dietary trends, such as low fat...
This paper presents a introduction of the developed system by that fisherman share various information. This system is characterized by the application of data mining methods and the introduction of IC tags. We compute the predict price formula by data mining of product value. The predict price of each port...
China is a large developing country with 1.28 billion of population, per capita’s income is continually increasing; the population is also increasing, so that the demand for human eatable consumption of fishery products is increasing significantly. During 1995 to 2001, the average annually increasing rate of per capita’s GDP was...
In recently years, the finance sector had focused their attention on commerce operation in China.When fisheries farmers decide to increase invent to promote production, they also can't get enough loans because aquaculture is a highest risk sector in agriculture and the commercial banks would prefer others sector in agriculture to...
El-Nino Southern Oscillation has many impacts on marine environment. During El-Nino 1997-1998, there has been a change in sea surface temperature in Bali water. Bali water is an important contributor for pelagic fisheries, such as Sardinella lemuru, Thunnus sp, Katsuwonus pelamis, and Euthynnus sp. Sardinella lemuru is emphasized, because the...
Whale meat has been one of traditional diets in Japan. However whaling is now prohibited except for the purpose of scientific research. Therefore it is important to keep an eye on poaching and to make distribution routes clear to obtain an international credibility. Then it is highly required to build...
Weitzman (2002) has shown that with a stochastic growth function and uncertainty in estimating stock size, landing fees will be superior to quotas as a means of controlling fish harvest. Hannesson and Kennedy (2003) expand the analysis by considering variable availability of fish, random fish prices, and non-constant returns to...
An integrated coastal management plan has become an increasingly important tool to accommodate coastal resource utilization that is multisectoral in nature. The idea of adopting this strategy comes from the fact that coastal resources consist of various valuable assets that should be utilized in a sustainable fashion. This paper emphasizes...
New forms of coordinations adapted to competition changes and new market conditions have recently emerged within the fisheries commercial channel. They redistribute the value added between the various actors and also bear significant consequences on fishing practices and resource exploitation. Two main reasons have led to the restructurings: - the...
The British Columbia Seafood industry has witnessed fundamental and unprecedented changes to its business environment since the early 1990's. These changes include worldwide phenomena such as changes in consumer tastes and world economies, globalization, the growth of aquaculture, the growing and influential environmental movement, and the need for greater traceability...
Resource management under Individual Transferable Quota System (ITQ’s) is similar to that of Total Allowable Catch system. It, however, is said that the former is more difficult than the latter. In this paper, by analysing the case of the New Zealand’s ITQ’s during Fiscal Year 1991 and 2001, the current...
Between 1996 and 2000, the Federal Government of Canada reduced the number of salmon fishing licences in British Columbia by 50%, from a total of 4416 to the current 2221 licences, through voluntary “licence retirement”. The total cost of this program was $273.5 million over 5 years. The purpose of...
This paper provides a brief description of the two key institutional designs of Japanese coastal fisheries and their role in cooperative fishery management. It is well known that Japanese fishery management regime utilizes fishery cooperatives, called Fishery Cooperative Associations (FCAs), which they are granted territorial user rights (called common fishing...
This paper is intended to examine and discuss in what way output control, one of the fisheries management measures, is effective in reducing over-capacity, and can become an effective means towards sustainable management of living marine resources. It was made clear theoretically and empirically that output control is applicable as...
The fisheries sector is an important contributor to the Indonesian economy in terms of protein supply, employment and income generation. Average per capita of fish consumption was 18,00 kg in 1990 and 22,84 kg in 2002. In the last 13 years, the dietary life of Indonesian people mainly consist of...
The rapid increase in global aquaculture production since the early nineties has increased the demand for fishmeal as an ingredient in aquafeed. This increase has been hypothesized as the source of disruption in the fishmeal market by researchers such as Delgado et al. In this paper we evaluate whether or...
The article discusses the issue and complexities that arise when two sectors, fisheries and marine tourism, grown and imply for an institution governing coral reef ecosystem either government based or community based. Even though, a community-based management system is commonly recognized as a better way in governing the resources, the...
There is a high level of fishery resources exploitation in dense coastal waters region such as North Coast of Java. This is because of the increasing numbers of traditional fishing gears was concentrated on the territory. For the past ten years, the rate of resource utilization in Tegal waters and...
This study addresses the factors that are causing a shortage of successors in fishery and possible countermeasures. The interrelating structure of these factors was clarified using the DEMATEL (DEcision MAking Trial and Evaluation Laboratory) method and the effectiveness of the countermeasures was evaluated. Problem-causing factors were also hierarchized using ISM...
Over the past 20 years, the demand for fish has changed markedly. The species prevalent in the consumption mix has altered to reflect the greater availability of farmed species such as salmon, and the decline in some of the more common marine-caught demersal species such as cod. This paper examines...
Two successful cases of sea urchin enhancement activities were considered using the experiences of two neighboring provinces in Ilocos Sur and Ilocos Norte, both located in Northwestern Luzon, Philippines. One case was done at the coastal waters of Nagabungan Bay in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, which experienced a decline in sea...
There are approximately 3000 fishing ports in Japan and there have been strong criticisms against the dispersed construction of fishing ports. The dispersed construction of the fishing ports is inevitable and historical consequence of the style of the production and life of fishing operators. In recent years, with the fishing...
This paper analyzes the behavior of fishing households under individual transferable quotas (ITQ) system based on Singh, Squire and Strauss household model. ITQ system is sought to be the optimal fishery management regime in terms of economic efficiency. However, preceding theoretical analyses only considered implementing ITQ to a well established...
This paper examines the roles of non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in improving the status of open water fisheries resources in Bangladesh. NGOs are traditionally involved mostly in micro-credit operations as they are highly experienced and skilled in this area, but they have not been working for improving the natural resources management...
Tasmania's abalone, rock lobster and scalefish fisheries have an annual beach price value of about A$120, A$64 and A$10 million respectively. Whilst small by overseas standards, Tasmania's fishing industry is an important part of this small island State's predominantly rural income, amounting to some 16% of total agricultural production. It...
Half of Bangladesh (50% of land surface) is wetland and wetland supplies most of the freshwater fisheries in Bangladesh. Tanguar Haor (haor means wetland with vast waterbodies) is a declared Ramsar site which posses one of the largest fishery stock in the country. However, there is no clear-cut guidance in...
Japan imported 35.44 million tons of fishery products in 2000, about 5 times more than in 1975, when imports overtook exports. This increase over the past 25 years is due to the following factors. On the demand side: 1) Increased imports of fodder driven by growth in domestic fish culture;...
The Fishermen Guilds in Spain (Cofradias) have around one thousand year tradition. They play a central role in the control of the fishing rights in special in the context of coastal fisheries. The paper examines the mechanisms to establish property rights, the quality of these rights and the cost and...
Game and experimental theorists have specified the conditions under which different auction systems may lead to distinct price levels. By changing the sales organisation, the introduction of electronic auction systems on first-hand fish markets is expected to have modified bidders' habits, hence affecting the price levels. A demand model based...
Theory suggests that fishing effort would be allocated among various fishing grounds such that profit levels would be equal. Homogeneity among fishers as well as perfect information is assumed and profits are opportunistically increased by changing fishing locations. These assumptions have been shown empirically ins some single fisheries where fishers...
Frozen storage is an integral part of effective food distribution. In general, both food quality retention and storage costs will increase as storage temperatures decrease. In this paper, we develop a model for optimal temperature design for semi-perishable seafood inventory, and apply the model to Pacific Whiting surimi. General results...
Spatial bio-economic models are becoming increasingly important in the attempt to offer ever more dependable advice to fisheries managers. The main reason for this is the escalating interest in marine protected areas and more precisely fishing exclusion zones. As such the key issue of fishing effort dynamics needs to be...