Index Catalog // Hyrax

Schöpfer:: Lem, Audun
Abstract:: The outcome of the current multilateral trade negotiations in the Doha Round will have large implications on international fish trade. The author highlights the most likely scenarios in areas such as market access and fisheries subsidies, and outlines the very diverse interests and negotiation positions of WTO members.
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Schöpfer:: Yarhere, Mabel
Abstract:: The current fish import deficit experienced in Nigeria has reached a level whereby the government has called on all citizens to engage in fish production through aquaculture in both homestead, cottage and industrial levels. The organized private sector, especially groups of women have taken it upon themselves to contribute their...
Resource Type:: Other

Schöpfer:: Chuang, Ching-Ta, Chang, Cheng-Ming, and Yeh, Li-Hsien
Abstract:: Seafood inspection and certification has become a trend on international trade. Recent incidences of chemical residues were examined in exporting seafood products which hinder the future export to the European Union and Japan particularly. Hence, the perceptions of seafood quality and safety from a consumer point of view and international...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Schöpfer:: Agbekpornu, Hayford, Yeboah, Doris, Quaatey, Samuel, Williams, Rosina, Yeboah, Richard, and Issah, Fuseina
Abstract:: This study examines the willingness of canoe owners and crew members to participate in an insurance scheme in Ghana. A total of 386 canoe owners and 164 crew from four (4) coastal regions and the inland lake areas were sampled. Data was collected through semi-structured questionnaires on socio-economic characteristics, canoe...
Resource Type:: Presentation and Research Paper

Schöpfer:: Sen, Sevaly
Abstract:: Some export fisheries in Australia have opted for third party certification to gain or maintain access to export markets. For domestic fisheries, the economic and management benefits of third party certification have yet to be fully demonstrated. However, as a response to community perceptions, competition with other users of the...
Resource Type:: Presentation and Research Paper

Schöpfer:: Riekhof, Marie-Catherine and Noack, Frederik
Abstract:: Economic growth is accompanied with a shift of labor away from the natural resource sector. In developing countries some people have to leave fisheries as a way of making it possible for those who remain in fisheries to share in the productivity gains of the entire economy. Increased investment in...
Resource Type:: Other

Schöpfer:: Matthiasson, Thorolfur
Abstract:: Resource rentals can be viewed as taxes on scarcity rents or as fees for access to use or utilize the resource. The Icelandic Fishery Management Act requires that vessel owners pay a Catch fee (Veiðigjald). This paper discusses how the Catch fee is defined by the Fishery Management Act. Secondly...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Schöpfer:: Shibata, Takashi
Abstract:: Skipjack migrates from the equatorial region to the high latitude. Skipjack fishery is mainly exercised by the purse seine vessels. The stock evaluation of the skipjack is plentiful. However, in 2009, the catch of the Japanese offshore skipjack fishery declined. WCPFC Scientific Committee sixth regular session summary report mentioned that...
Resource Type:: Other

Schöpfer:: Shibata, Takashi
Abstract:: Skipjack migrates from the equatorial region to the high latitude. Skipjack fishery is mainly exercised by the purse seine vessels. The stock evaluation of the skipjack is plentiful. However, in 2009, the catch of the Japanese offshore skipjack fishery declined. WCPFC Scientific Committee sixth regular session summary report mentioned that...
Resource Type:: Other

Schöpfer:: Sutherland, Sara
Abstract:: When evaluating potential government interventions economists often consider whether a proposed policy is efficient. However, changes in policy can also result in changes in wealth. When politically influential individuals or groups see losses, efficient policies can become politically infeasible even if they increase wealth in aggregate. This paper examines political...
Resource Type:: Presentation

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