The South China Sea separates East Malaysia from Peninsular Malaysia that is consisted of two big states; Sarawak and Sabah. The marine resources of peninsular Malaysia have been adequately explored in last few decades whereas East Malaysian marine fisheries resources are still potential to be explored. The fisheries sector of...
Fisheries management is a problematic issue for many states. It is complex and among its constituents governmental policy plays a decisive role. Fisheries management is a big political issue for Russia. Russian fishing industry is in a disastrous state. The Russian government speaks a lot about food security and develops...
Norway is probably among the most obvious beneficiaries of globalisation, mainly because of the rich natural resources, skilled labour, advanced technology products and strong institutions. The fishing industry has been on the forefront in adjusting to new challenges and seeking the potential gains of economic integration, liberalisation and deregulation. The...
On the basis of literatures and the data from stratified sampling of 160 fishing vessels in the East Sea Region of China, the process of institutional transition of operational systems of fishing vessels in the region, which started from 1979, their present situation and performance were analysed in this paper....
The financial performance of the UK fishing fleet has been directly affected by high prices for diesel fuel. As a result, the fishing industry has been faced with an urgent need to reduce their dependency on fuel oil. The UK Sea Fish Industry Authority (Seafish) is leading a project part-funded...
This paper investigates whether policy and governance reforms for transforming the Squid industry, especially those related to redistribution of fishing rights and improved conditions of employment, have impacted positively on the crewmembers. Governance has two key elements; firstly, in the absence of government or lack of capacity to enforce legislation...
The impacts of fishery management actions on shore-based fishing and fishing related infrastructure have received increased attention in the Northeast region of the United States. However, analyses of these impacts have generally focused on directly affected fisheries, ignoring changes in other fisheries and on other sea and land-based activities. Developing...
Khanh Hoa, featured by advantageous conditions from both nature and humans, has long enjoyed great potentials for fisheries development. The most immediate evidence can be cited is that the fisheries industry
made significant contributions to the local economic growth during the recent period of 2001- 2006, and impressive figures in...