A bio-economic model, based on Faustmann rotation, was developed to analyze the relevance of
removing thinning activities which are part of the dominant technology used in blue mussel production in
Canada. Removing these density control activities (thinning) seemed a profitable option to producers. It
was thought that this collector line...
The purpose of this study is to estimate the institutional change to the fisheries management system caused by the TAC system in Japan, referring to the case study of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the western Japan Sea. Snow crab fisheries management in Japan has been carried out based on...
Fisheries management institutions vary along a continuum from centralized to self-regulation systems. Nowadays, the importance of self-regulation by fishers or co-management by the government and fishers has been emphasized. However, the centralized system is not necessarily inferior to self-regulation. If fishers' voluntary activities are induced by pressure of centralized management...
The long history of the van chai system of Vietnam began several centuries ago with their establishment mainly in the lower and middle reaches of rivers northern Vietnam and in coastal lagoons in Central Vietnam, whereas those in marine embayments, like Ha Long Bay, and in enclosed coastal areas, like...
Aquaculture remains as a suitable avenue in India for augmenting fish production, which is easy, cost effective and sustainable at the same time. It provides livelihoods to rural people through generating income and employment and reduces poverty by developing and strengthening community based approaches. The expansion of farmed fishery development...
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