The sunken billions : the economic justification for fisheries reform (English)

This study and previous studies indicate that the current marine catch could be achieved with approximately half of the current global fishing effort. In other words, there is massive overcapacity in the global fleet. The excess fleets competing for the limited fish resources result in stagnant productivity and economic inefficiency. In response to the decline in physical productivity, the global fleet has attempted to maintain profitability by reducing...

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Author

Willmann, Rolf;

Kelleher,Kieran;
Document Date
2009/02/25
Document Type
Other Agricultural Study
Report Number
47606
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2010/04/20
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
The sunken billions : the economic justification for fisheries reform
Keywords
Fisheries

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

1W-The Rent Drain -- P111489

Major Sector

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Industry, Trade and Services

Theme

FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Finance for Development,FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance,FY17 - Rural Development,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Rural Markets,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification,FY17 - Agriculture Finance,FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Public Administration

Sector

Agro-industry,FY17 - Other Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

Topics

Agriculture and Food Security,Aquaculture,Capture Fisheries,Marine Protected Areas,Trade,

Historic Topics

Environment, Industry, Water Resources,

Historic SubTopics

Climate Change and Agriculture, Coastal and Marine Resources, Energy and Natural Resources, Fishing Industry, Food Security, International Trade and Trade Rules, Oceans,

Unit Owning

Agriculture & Environmental Serv (AES)

ISBN

978-0-8213-7790-1

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Agriculture and rural development;

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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Willmann, Rolf; Kelleher,Kieran.

The sunken billions : the economic justification for fisheries reform (English). Agriculture and rural development Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/656021468176334381

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