This paper considers the implications of the sustainability agenda for seafood processors
in the UK. A systems approach, using the value chain system as the conceptual
framework, is adopted to capture the multifaceted and often subjective nature of
‘sustainability’ and accommodate the changing nature of competitive advantage. It is
concluded...
This paper presents the interim results of an ongoing research project funded by the 'Research Councils
UK' Rural Economy Land Use programme. The project has a multi-disciplinary perspective on the
potential production and marketing of tilapia as a niche product under a diversification strategy for UK
arable and dairy farmers;...
Shrimp farming in Thailand is considered to be one of the main causes of mangrove deforestation. The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, however, posits that economic development eventually reverses resource degradation. This hypothesis is examined using pooled data on mangrove loss and Gross Provincial Product (GPP) from 23 provinces in...
The question of how to discipline fisheries subsidies is a major issue at the forefront of the international fisheries policy agenda. The negotiations underway at the WTO to clarify disciplines on fisheries subsidies, and the call in the WSSD Plan of Implementation to eliminate subsides that contribute to illegal, unreported...
In 2004, United States (U.S.) shrimp landings comprised 11% of shrimp available to the domestic market. Asian and
South America shrimp imports to the U.S. began reaching record levels in 2001, following European Union tariffs
on Asian shrimp. The increased import supply resulted in drastic decline of ex-vessel and wholesale...
The economic results of fishing harbours are a key issue for the sustainability of coastal economies. To deal with it, three harbour branches need to be analysed : the suppliers of goods and services, the fishing companies and the trading actors. The compatible state with constraints, various interactions and behaviours...
Fishing communities have always had an obvious economic interest in fishery management as it affects their short-run and long-run prosperity. Many fishing communities are now interested in a more active role in the form of co-management, community-based management, or community property rights. The primary research focus in communities and fishery...
The security of world fish supply from wild fisheries and from aquaculture is an increasing concern due to dwindling yields from wild catch and undesirable ecological impacts of aquaculture. The extent to which aquaculture can substitute for fish from wild catch will depend on the productivity of aquaculture, which in...
The current Senate Bill to reauthorize the Magnuson/Stevens Act, the key US fishery management law,
will allow some significant changes in the way that Individual Transferable Quota programs can be
developed. First, the bill will expand the range of individuals who will be permitted to obtain harvesting
privileges. In addition...
World fisheries are characterized by ecological, economic and social costs which are not taken into account by current market mechanisms. However the sustainability of ecosystems and fishing activities depends on their taking into account in order to take the most suitable management decisions. Based on the consilience concept, the European...