In recent years, considerable attention has been given to the effects of removing trade restrictions on natural resource utilization and on poverty, especially in developing countries. Our paper adds to the growing body of conceptual work to show conditions under which a developing country that, in isolation, is unable to...
The debate about whether international trade actually benefits for resource and all stakeholders in the chain is still unsettled. Even the benefits of international trade were addressed in some articles, the question about which signals for policy makers intervene in the market is still being raised. This paper attempts to...
India’s seafood export surged new heights and continued unabated amidst global recession. The exports surpassed 2.85 billion dollars with dynamic geographic and commodity diversifications. Indian economy grew consistently post liberalization with higher purchasing power and consistent demand for food products. The consumption behavior skewed towards protein food with increased fish...
GLOBALG.A.P. Is a not-for-profit private sector body that sets voluntary standards for the certification of production processes of aquaculture and agricultural products around the globe. Standards are designed to assure consumers about how food is produced on the farm. Serves as a practical manual for Good Agricultural Practice (G.A.P.) anywhere...
The rapid increase in abalone production and importing of farmed products may pose a serious threat to
wild abalone producing countries, as it could cause negative pressure on prices. This paper investigates
the price relationships for imported abalone in the Japanese market and the implications for wild abalone
producing countries,...
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 Conference Program for IIFET, held July 10-14 in Corvallis, Oregon. Program lists the sessions by date and time and includes the session titles, speakers and paper titles.
En dépit de sa production halieutique qui occupe la première place dans le monde arabe et africain, le Maroc connaît une consommation de poisson de 7.5 Kg/personne/an, largement inférieure à la moyenne mondiale qui est voisine de 13 Kg/personne/an. Cette consommation est inégalement répartie. Généralement moyenne à forte, en bordure...
The new world trading order has introduced major liberalization initiatives for developing country fish producers. It has on the other hand raised non-tariff barriers, such as food safety standards. Non-tariff barriers will profoundly shape the sharing of benefits and costs of rising global fish trade. The potential impacts of these...
Globalisation continues to impact the fisheries sector, aided by international governance frameworks in fisheries production and trade. Within these frameworks, tensions exist between trade facilitating measures and trade restricting measures. For example, UNCLOS extended Exclusive Economic Zones to 200 miles, resulting in a significant increase in volume and trade in...