This paper addresses to a comparative approach of long term changes in the characteristics of marine fisheries at a regional scale, in three ecosystems: up-welling, tropical and temperate. The South Moroccan
continental shelf, under the influence of the Canary current, where up-wellings take place, is the most productive part of...
Research of value chains in fish industries indicates that there is great
difference in value creation of the domestic part of the value chain between
countries with underdeveloped fish industries and developed fish
industries. This comparison is founded on the authors´ research on the
value chains of Icelandic cod and...
While indicators and assessment frameworks are being developed for ecosystems, and tools for determining the economic status of a fishery are readily available, integrated assessment tools are still mostly lacking. However, the development of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management requires the monitoring and assessment of exploited ecosystems in all...
The Aquaculture & Fisheries Collaborative Research Support Program (AquaFish CRSP), headquartered at Oregon State University, brings together resources from US and Host Country institutions to promote sustainable solutions in aquaculture and fisheries. Through integrated, multidisciplinary partnerships, the program aims to increase aquaculture productivity, enhance environmental stewardship, address gender integration, and...
This research examines bargaining power in the market for Northeast
Multispecies Days-at-Sea (DAS). In 2004, the DAS system was converted
to a tradable input control system. Characteristics of the program include:
1) trading restrictions based on length and power to limit increases in
output, 2) prohibitions that limit the ability...
Fishery barometer surveys economic prospects and trends of fishery enterprises in Finland. The enterprises are divided into fishing, aquaculture, processing and the wholesale or retail trade. Since year 2000 the enterprises have been asked to evaluate their economic parameters, such as financial standing, turnover and investments. The present situation is...
Aquaculture is increasingly important for the future supply of fish because of steadily increasing demand while supply from fisheries is stagnating. In the EU aquaculture production has grown strongly in some countries, such as Spain and Greece, but was flat at a low level in others, such as in Germany,...
This paper addressed the budgeting analysis of catfish marketing in Ondo
State. The catfish sellers were interviewed from the market with the aid of
structured questionnaire and personal interviews. Data were collected using
simple random sampling technique from fifty (50) marketers. The data
collected were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, profitability...
New Zealands quota management system is based on transferable
harvesting rights operating within regulated allowable harvest limits. The
system has evolved since its implementation in 1986. One particular
challenge has been the design of mechanisms to encourage the balancing of
catch against quota. A model is developed for a target...