Conference Proceedings Or Journal
 

Causality Between Price, Operated Area and Employment in Aquaculture Production

Public Deposited

Downloadable Content

Download PDF
https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/conference_proceedings_or_journals/6h440t447

Descriptions

Attribute NameValues
Creator
Abstract
  • The role of aquaculture industry is becoming more prominent in order to supplement marine capture in meeting the food need of the growing population. In an attempt to minimize depletion of marine fisheries only traditional vessels are allowed to fish along the coastal area while bigger vessels are regulated to deep-sea fishing. According to the Malaysian Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister Department (2006) during the 9th Malaysian Plan this subsector has been recognized as the engine of growth of the national development strategies in agricultural food sector. Future fisheries policy is expected to continue emphasizing on aquaculture production and technological improvement as an alternative to marine capture. This paper investigates the causalities between the selected freshwater fish prices, aquaculture area and production. The study aspires to establish whether or not market price is a key contributor to a rise in the aquaculture area and production. It is hypothesized that aquaculture firms, comprise the individual operators are motivated to profitability which is reflected in higher prices over cost of production. Production increases give rise to greater participation of culturists which is reflected in increased potential for employment. However, production increases may have possible negative impact on the environment. The former relates to employment opportunity generated from aquaculture undertakings and the later to the sustainable development of this growing industry. A multivariate co-integration analysis for the annual data dated 1977 to 2007 will be used in this investigation.
Resource Type
Date Available
Date Issued
Citation
  • Nik Mustapha, Nik Hashim. 2010. Causality Between Price, Operated Area and Employment in Aquaculture Production. In: Proceedings of the Fifteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, July 13-16, 2010, Montpellier, France: Economics of Fish Resources and Aquatic Ecosystems: Balancing Uses, Balancing Costs. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, Corvallis, Oregon, USA, 2010.
Conference Name
Keyword
Subject
Rights Statement
Funding Statement (additional comments about funding)
  • US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Division, Agence Française de Développement, Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, Ministère de L’Alimentation de L’Agriculture et de la Pêche, Ministère de l’Énergie, du Développement Durable et de la Mer, La Région Languedoc Rouslilon, Département Hérault, Montpellier Agglomèration, The Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, and AquaFish Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP).
Publisher
Peer Reviewed
Language
Replaces

Relationships

Parents:

This work has no parents.

In Collection:

Items

Thumbnail Title Date Uploaded Visibility Actions
file details 53.pdf 2017-07-14 Public Download