The impact of subsidies on the ecological sustainability and future profits from North Sea fisheries

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Heymans, Johanna Jacomina ^a   Mackinson, Steven ^b   Sumaila, Ussif Rashid ^c   Dyck, Andrew ^c   Little, Alyson ^b,d  

^a SCOTTISH MARINE INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FISHERY; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; SIMULATION; TRAWL FISHERY; ANIMAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMICS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD INDUSTRY;

CLUPEIDAE; MELANOGRAMMUS; NEPHROPS; PLEURONECTES;

ANIMALS; BIOMASS; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHERIES; NORTH SEA;

EID: 79957535580     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020239     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Sumaila UR, Khan AJ, Dyck A, Watson R, Munro G, et al. (2010) A bottom-up re-estimation of global fisheries subsidies. Journal of Bioeconomics 12: 201-225.
2. Cheung WWL, Lam VWY, Sarmiento JL, Kearney K, Watson R, et al. (2010) Large-scale redistribution of maximum fisheries catch potential in the global ocean under climate change. Global Change Biology 16: 24-35.
3. Clark CW, Munro GR, Sumaila UR, (2005) Subsidies, Buybacks and Sustainable Fisheries. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 50: 47-58.
4. Tinch R, Phang Z, (2009) Sink or swim: The economics of whaling today London, UK WWF, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
5. Knudsen S, Zengin M, Koçak MH, (2010) Identifying drivers for fishing pressure. A multidisciplinary study of trawl and sea snail fisheries in Samsun, Black Sea coast of Turkey. Ocean & Coastal Management 53: 252-269.
6. Sumaila UR, Khan A, Watson R, Munro G, Zeller D, et al. (2007) The World Trade Organization and global fisheries sustainability. Fisheries Research 88: 1-4.
7. Engelhard GH, Pinnegar JK, Kell LT, Rijnsdorp AD, (2011) Nine decades of North Sea sole and plaice distribution. ICES Journal of Marine Science in press: doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr1031.
8. Kenny AJ, Skjoldal HR, Engelhard GH, Kershaw PJ, Reid JB, (2009) An integrated approach for assessing the relative significance of human pressures and environmental forcing on the status of Large Marine Ecosystems. Progress in Oceanography 81: 132-148.
9. Nicolson JR, (1999) Shetland Fishermen: Celebrating 50 years of the Shetland Fishermen's Association Lerwick The Shetland Times Ltd.
10. Cotter J, (2009) Reforming the European Common Fisheries Policy: a case for capacity and effort controls. Fish and Fisheries 11: 210-219.
11. OECD (2003) Liberalising Fisheries Markets: Scope and Effects Paris Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Developmentpp. 388 p.
12. Milazzo M, (1998) Subsidies in World Fisheries: A Re-examination Washington DC World Bankpp. 406 406. 86 p.
13. Mackinson S, Deas B, Beveridge D, Casey J, (2009) Mixed-fishery or ecosystem conundrum? Multispecies considerations inform thinking on long-term management of North Sea demersal stocks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 66: 1107-1129.
14. Mackinson S, Daskalov G, (2007) An ecosystem model of the North Sea for use in research supporting the ecosystem approach to fisheries management: description and parameterisation Lowestoft CEFAS Cefas Science Series Technical Report 142 Cefas Science Series Technical Report 142pp. 200 p.
15. Odum EP, (1969) The strategy of ecosystem development. Science 164: 262-270.
16. Odum EP, (1985) Trends expected in stressed ecosystems. Bio Science 35: 419-422.
17. Christensen V, (1995) Ecosystem maturity- towards quantification. Ecological Modelling 77: 3-32.
18. Stouten H, Heene A, Gellynck X, Polet H, (2008) The effect of restrictive policy instruments on Belgian fishing fleet dynamics. Aquatic Living Resources 21: 247-258.
19. Pascoe P, Arnason R, Lindebo E, (2008) Quantitative economic analysis in European fisheries: models of fleet behaviour and catchability. aquatic Living Resources 21: 223-225.
20. Moxnes E, (2000) Not only the tragedy of the commons: misperceptions of feedback and policies for sustainable development. System Dynamics Review 16: 325-348.
21. Heymans JJ, Guénette S, Christensen V, (2007) Evaluating network analysis indicators of ecosystem status in the Gulf of Alaska. Ecosystems 10: 488-502.
22. Christensen V, Walters CJ, (2004) Ecopath with Ecosim: methods, capabilities and limitations. Ecological Modelling 172: 109-139.
23. Walters C, Christensen V, Pauly D, (1997) Structuring dynamic models of exploited ecosystems from trophic mass-balance assessments. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 7: 139-172.
24. Christensen V, Walters C, Pauly D, (2005) Ecopath with Ecosim: A User's guide Vancouver, BC Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbiapp. 154 p.
25. Walters C, Martell SJD, Christensen V, Mahmoudi B, (2008) An Ecosim model for exploring Gulf of Mexico ecosystem management options: implications of including multistanza life history models for policy predictions. Bulletin of Marine Science 83: 251-271.
26. Walters CJ, Christensen V, Pauly D, (2002) Searching for optimum fishing strategies for fishery development, recovery and sustainability. In: Pitcher TJ, Cochrane K, editors. The use of Ecosystem Models to Investigate Multispecies Management Strategies for Capture Fisheries Fisheries Centre Research Reports 10(2) Vancouver UBC Fisheries Centre pp. 11-15.
27. Christensen V, Walters CJ, (2004) Trade-offs in Ecosystem-scale Optimization of Fisheries Management Policies. Bulletin of Marine Science 74: 549-562.
28. Heymans JJ, Sumaila UR, Christensen V, (2009) Policy options for the northern Benguela ecosystem using a multispecies, multifleet ecosystem model. Progress in Oceanography 83: 417-425.
29. EU (2008) SGECA 08-02 working group report. Preparation of annual economic report Copenhagen Commission of the European Communitiespp. 335 p.
30. OECD (2006) Review of fisheries in OECD countries. Country statistics 2002-2004 Paris Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
31. Pauly D, Christensen V, Walters C, (2000) Ecopath, Ecosim, and Ecospace as tools for evaluating ecosystem impacts of fisheries. ICES Journal of Marine Science 57: 697-706.
32. Ulanowicz RE, (1986) Growth and Development: Ecosystems Phenomenology Lincoln, NE toExcel Presspp. 203 p.
33. Ulanowicz RE, (2004) Quantitative methods for ecological network analysis. Computational Biology and Chemistry 28: 321-339.