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Global fishing capacity and fishing effort from 1950 to 2012
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Bell, JD and Watson, RA and Ye, Y, Global fishing capacity and fishing effort from 1950 to 2012, Fish and Fisheries, 18, (3) pp. 489-505. ISSN 1467-2960 (2016) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
Global marine wild-capture landings have remained relatively stable for >20 years;
however, there is a lack of credible fishing capacity and effort information required
to assess the sustainability and efficiency of the global fleet. As such, we estimated
global fishing capacity and effort from 1950 to 2012 using a relatively comprehensive
database developed by the FAO, supplemented by other data sources. Using
random sampling techniques, we estimated the uncertainty surrounding many of
our estimates enabling the identification of deficiencies and limitations. Global fishing
capacity and effort increased rapidly from the late 1970s through to around
2010 before stabilizing. The Asian fleet is more than an order of magnitude larger
than any other region in both capacity and effort, and continues to increase. Most
other regions have stabilized, and there have been considerable declines in Europe
and, to a lesser extent, in North America. Developed nations, as a whole, have
decreased in both measures in the recent years and are responsible for the stabilization
of the global trend. Developing and undeveloped countries are still increasing
with the former having the largest fleet and showing the greatest relative increase
with the socioeconomic impacts of reversing these trends likely to be high. The efficiency
of the global fleet, in terms of watt days of fishing effort per tonnage of wild
marine catch, is now less than in 1950 despite the considerable technological
advances, and expansion throughout the world’s oceans, that has occurred during
this period of time.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | fisheries management, fishing efficiency, fishing energy use, fishing power |
| Research Division: | Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences |
| Research Group: | Fisheries Sciences |
| Research Field: | Fisheries Management |
| Objective Division: | Animal Production and Animal Primary Products |
| Objective Group: | Fisheries - Wild Caught |
| Objective Field: | Fisheries - Wild Caught not elsewhere classified |
| Author: | Bell, JD (Dr Justin Bell) |
| Author: | Watson, RA (Professor Reginald Watson) |
| ID Code: | 113135 |
| Year Published: | 2016 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 2 |
| Deposited By: | Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration |
| Deposited On: | 2016-12-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-09-04 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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