L'activité de la pêche artisanale dans la région de Dakhla, (Sud du Maroc) revêt un aspect particulier par rapport à d’autres régions du Maroc. Cette activité est basée sur une dizaine de sites abritant quelques 1500 barques. La flottille utilise différents engins de pêche. Une étude typologique montre qu'il y...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...