Le but de cette communication est de démontrer que le recrutement et le membership au sein d'unités de production qui se consacrent à la pêche côtière ne sont pas uniquement conditionnés par des modifications dans la technologie. Ils s'insèrent aussi dans des chartes cognitives et sociales qui, en plus d'intégrer...
While the need to solve problems of overcapitalization and excess investment in fisheries is now broadly
admitted, very little information exists on the level of capitalization and the structure of capital invested in
the fishing sector. This paper presents the first results of a research program aiming at assessing the...
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) was a key participant in the FAO technical and policy-level consultations of 1991-1999 that led to the FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The U.S. Plan of Action includes a commitment to prepare regular assessments of overcapacity in federally-managed...
I will discuss the current state of IUU fishing in Africa as reported in the literature. I will discuss the scope of this illegal activity in the continent and the economic and socila loss to the continent due to IUU fishing.
Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) abalone fishing in South Africa has grown to such an extent that the legal total allowable catch has been progressively reduced from 640 tons in 1995, to a proposed zero for 2008. We present research on the socio-economics of the IUU abalone fishery and the...
The artisanal fishery in Senegal is characterized by composite biological, technological economical dynamics in interaction. A computer model of the exploitation is presented to study the relationships existing between resources, production, trading, consumption (dynamic approach). The model is developed using a systemic approach. The computer transcription utilizes multi-agent formalism (artificial...
Sous l'effet d'une conjoncture politique favorable et d'un Code des Investissements Maritimes très généreux, le secteur de la pêche hauturière est né au Maroc. Les entreprises nouvellement créées ont basé leurs activités à l'étranger, faute de ports nationaux convenablement aménagés. Cette situation préjudiciable pour l'économie marocaine allait se prolonger 15...
Nazaré est une municipalité composée de trois agglomérations regroupant 9 626 habitants. Pederneira et Sitio, perchées l’une sur une colline, l’autre sur un promontoire, dominent et encerclent la troisième agglomération située en contrebas, Nazaré ou plus communément Praia (Plage). La prospérité de la ville et la dépression économique qu'elle a...
This study examines the status of women and their contributions to the fishing industry in West Africa with a particular emphasis on Nigeria. The existence of varied fish resources in the region can play a significant role in the nutritional and economic well being of the people as it relates...