The economics of fishing. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Rögnvaldur Hannesson.
• Authors: Hannesson, Rögnvaldur
• Contents: Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Table of contents -- 1 Introduction -- Fisheries versus aquaculture -- Capture fisheries -- Natural fluctuations -- The 200-mile zone: a sea change -- Approaches to fisheries management -- 2 World fisheries: some basic facts -- World production of fish -- Is there a "crisis" in world fisheries? -- Fishery products and their role in world food supplies -- International trade in fish -- The fishing industry -- Notes -- 3 Aquaculture -- Aquaculture versus capture fisheries -- Salmon farming Risks in salmon farming -- Feeding the farmed fish -- Notes -- 4 Elementary fisheries economics -- The interaction between fishing, the fish stock and stock growth -- Some fundamental economic relationships -- A more general approach -- Age-structured models -- An example: the Northeast Arctic cod -- Ricker's recruitment model -- Notes -- 5 Natural fluctuations of fish stocks -- Sustainability and variable stocks -- The Norwegian spring-spawning herring -- The Northern cod of Newfoundland -- The California sardine -- The Barents Sea capelin -- Inter-annual variability and long waves -- Notes 6 The 200-mile zone: a sea change -- A brief history of the modern law of the sea -- The impact of the 200-mile zone -- Regional fisheries management organizations -- The wealth transfer of the 200-mile zone -- Notes -- 7 International fisheries management: cooperation or competition? -- Consequences of unfettered competition -- The scope for cooperation -- Migrating stocks -- Advances in fisheries management -- Notes -- 8 Fisheries management -- Individual quotas -- Transferability of quotas -- Control of quotas -- Alternatives to quota management -- Quotas for fluctuating fish stocks Landing fees as a control mechanism -- The political economy of fisheries -- Quota regimes worldwide -- Subsidies -- Notes -- 9 Conclusion -- Market-driven and science-based management -- Will the oceans feed a growing humanity? -- References -- List of figures and tables -- Index
• Publisher Details: Newcastle upon Tyne : Agenda Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 338.3/727; Fisheries -- Economic aspects; Pêches -- Aspect économique; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Agribusiness; Fisheries -- Economic aspects; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781788213455; 1788213459; 9781788213462; 1788213467
• Related ISBNs: 9781788213431; 9781788213448; 1788213440; 1788213432
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 11, 2021).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.