Substitution and elasticity give about the history of supply and the demand structure for fish and seafood. It is also relevant to the detection of change in a particular exploited marine ecosystem. The purpose of this paper is to test if market elasticity of substitution of seafood categories can further...
The ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF) challenges the sustainable
management of resources at an ecosystem level facing human well-being
and environmental health. Here we describe how economic analyses may
fill important knowledge gaps for such a challenge when regarding a
broader multispecies context, e.g. tracking signals of change in ecosystem...
A comparative multi-fleet rationale of socioeconomic indicators is described aiming a
potential incorporation into fishery management advice at an ecosystem scale. A set of
performance indicators, based on a survey of different industrial fishing fleets in São
Paulo (SE Brazil) which investigated investment, fixed, effort, labour and sailingrelated
costs and...
Megacities impact distant fisheries behavior by modulating seafood demand and consumption. In the last
decades, Japanese food interest has grown considerably in South American cities, and the demand for raw
fish foods‚ sashimi - categories seems to be still increasing. In Southeastern Brazil, megacities such as
São Paulo show an...
The role of small-scale fisheries in developing countries has been widely discussed in the fisheries and‚
“commons”‚ literature. However, in the conservationist debate, even small-scale fishing has often been
seen as a potential evil that indeed threatens ecosystem health and should be broadly and rapidly
eliminated. Besides the global commitments...
Program book of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Proceedings of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Final program details of Visible Possibilities: The Economics of Sustainable Fisheries, Aquaculture and Seafood Trade, the 16th Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, held July 16-20, 2012 in the Hyatt Regency Kilimanjaro Hotel, Dar es Salaam Tanzania