Pubblicazione scientifica

Recreational fisheries economics between illusion and reality: The case of Algeria

FILONE TECNOLOGICO	TEMA
economia circolare e sostenibilità
produzione e cattura
produzione e raccolta
trasformazione e commercializzazione

RIASSUNTO

Recreational fishing is often perceived as harmless when it comes to fisheries management, and its impact often estimated to surpass the economic outcomes of e.g. large-scale fisheries. Recreational fisheries are often an indication of political stability and sound ecosystem management. However, despite a high economic impact, the economic costs on traditional and small-scale commercial fishers is yet to be known. This paper answers the question of how unregulated recreational fisheries could rather generate a loss to an economy, and cause unfair competition with existing commercial sectors using the example of Algeria. This paper assesses catches and economic value of recreational fisheries in Algeria, and finds that over 6,000 tonnes reach commercial markets annually, competing directly with the small-scale artisanal sector, while selling recreationally caught fish is still illegal. The paper further finds that the public is thereby deprived—through lost tax, licence income and landed value of $45 million US annually.

DATA

Data di pubblicazione: 02/08/2018

AUTORI

BABALI NADHERA
KACHER MOHAMED
BELHABIB DYHIA
LOUANCHI FERIAL
PAULY DANIEL

ENTE DI AFFERENZA

NATL RSCH CTR DEV OF FISHERIES & AQUACULTURE CNRDPA
NATL SCHOOL OF MARINE SCIENCE & COASTAL MGMT ENSSMAL CAMPUS UNIV DELY IBRAHIM BOIS DES CARS ALGIERS ALGERIA
MINST AGRICULTURE RURAL DEV & FISHERIES MADRP ALGIERS ALGERIA
SEA AROUND US UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA VANCOUVER BC CANADA
ARISTOTLE UNIV THESSALONIKI GREECE

RIVISTA

PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0201602

IMPACT FACTOR

2,870

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