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Creator:: Isaksen, John R., Hermansen, Øystein, and Flaaten, Ola
Abstract:: This paper discusses the persistency of one of today’s major subsidy schemes in Norwegian fisheries: exemption from fuel taxes in the fishing fleet. The reimbursement scheme stems from the late 1980s, and has been persistent since, under different governments. Here we provide the background for this support and discuss it’s...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Tanzania Proceedings 1 PERSISTENT SUBSIDIES IN FISHING: HOW WILL A FUEL PRICE INCREASE AFFECT FLEET

Creator:: Oleson, Kirsten, Oliver, Thomas, and Barnes-Mauthe, Michele
Abstract:: A local fisheries management model employing short-term fisheries closures for rapidly growing species is proliferating across coastal east Africa and Indian Ocean islands. Aiming to improve management and boost incomes, NGOs, international finance institutions, and government agencies are promoting the technique in artisanal fishing communities. In southwest Madagascar alone, over...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: finance institutions, and government agencies are promoting the technique in artisanal fishing

Creator:: Kronbak, Lone
Abstract:: In most decision making involving natural resources, the achievements of the policy (e.g., better ecosystem) are rather difficult to measure in monetary units. To overcome this problem the paper develops a modified Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) to include these intangible benefits in intertemporal natural resource problems. The proposed CEA framework is...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: -Effectiveness Analysis in Intertemporal Natural Resource Policy: Evaluation of Selective Fishing Gear Lone

Creator:: Nguyen, Thanh Viet and Brown, Paula
Abstract:: One of the most significant obstacles in the implementation of marine protected areas (MPA's) in developing countries is the development of alternative livelihood strategies for local people affected by a new MPA. This presentation will discuss results from livelihoods interventions around one marine protected area case study in Vietnam, the...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: group, with around 80% of the population dependant on fishing. The island's limited size, restrictions

Creator:: Uddin, Mohammed and Jahur, Mohammad
Abstract:: Bangladesh possesses a wide range of water bodies such as, freshwater marshes, reservoirs, lakes, natural depressions, rivers and estuaries that offer an extensive inland fishery. Apart from several hundred thousands of full time fishers, an estimated 10.60 million rural households (73%) currently take part in fishing activities in these water...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: finance their fishing activity without being interrupted for their socio-economic development.

Creator:: Mwebaze, Paul
Abstract:: There has been little empirical analysis of technical efficiency for commercial fisheries in Victoria. This study examines technical efficiency in the Victorian Abalone Fishery with an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) using panel data for the period from 1978/79 to 2009/2010. The influence of factors affecting technical efficiency is analysed...
Resource Type:: Presentation and Other

Creator:: Ying, Ping
Abstract:: Recreational fisheries in China underwent rapidly expanding in recent years, and became new sources of economic growth. Recreational fisheries played an important role in the adjustment of industrial structure and transformation of development mode in fisheries. From history view of recreational fisheries development in Chinese cities, the process of the...
Resource Type:: Poster
Full Text:: fishing efficiency, increasing fishermen income and constructing modern fishery. At the same time, it is

Creator:: Rahman, Aminur
Abstract:: Chalan Beel, a wetland situated in the North Western Bangladesh is a very potential wetland with immense biodiversity and fisheries value. Its management problem has engulfed with suggestions ranging from private leasing, joint administration by public representation and government and community based approaches. However, nothing sustainable so far emerged concerning...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: , capital intensive fishing and overfishing. The probable way out remains with market based instruments

Creator:: Hermansen, Oystein and Eide, Arne
Abstract:: Most fishermen are faced with several options in both long and short term planning of their activity. In this paper we study fishers short term decisions when different seasonal fishery options are available. This involves choices of spatial and temporal allocation of effort as well as use of varying fishing...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: their fishing activity. At the core, choices have to be made about where, when and what to fish given

Creator:: Thébaud, Olivier, Innes, James, Norman-López, Ana, Slade, Stephanie, Cameron, Darren, Cannard, Toni, Tickell, Sharon, Kung, John, Kerrigan, Brigid, Williams, Lew, and Little, Rich
Abstract:: An economic survey of the commercial operators currently active in the Queensland Reef Line fishery has been carried out, as part of a research project aimed at evaluating options available to manage the fishery. We present the background analysis of the fishery used as a basis to develop the sampling...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: , Day et al. 2005). ELFSim, amongst its other features, simulates the fishing activity of vessels in

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