Climate Change and the Economics of the World’s Fisheries: Examples of Small Pelagic Stocks

Author:   Rögnvaldur Hannesson ,  Manuel Barange ,  Samuel F. Herrick Jr
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
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9781845424473


Pages:   328
Publication Date:   24 February 2006
Format:   Hardback
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To date, research on the economic implications of climate change on fisheries has been both limited and fragmented. The contributors to this volume remedy the lack of attention by investigating the economic consequences of pelagic fish fluctuations in the recent past in order to understand how to adapt and respond to future climate changes.Small pelagic fish constitute approximately 30 per cent of the world's fish catch, have a global distribution, and are characterized by dramatic fluctuations in response to ocean climate. Despite this, countries adjust to changes in fish abundance, regardless of the cause, at variable time scales. These adjustments are often uncoordinated. The contributors address these concerns in chapters that cover a range of topics including: historical fluctuations of Atlanto-Scandian herring, management adaptations to climate regime shifts, differential consequences of pelagic fishery collapses in Southeast Asia, and the globalized nature of fishmeal markets. The case studies are complementary and yet self-standing, highlighting the need for a more coordinated assessment of impacts, and calling for more focused research. Students and scholars of climate change and environmental and resource economics will find this cohesive volume an instructive and enlightening resource. Policymakers and those in the fisheries management community will find the case studies and analyses useful in determining future goals and responses.

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Author:   Rögnvaldur Hannesson ,  Manuel Barange ,  Samuel F. Herrick Jr
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.642kg
ISBN:  

9781845424473


ISBN 10:   1845424476
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   24 February 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Climate Change and the Economics of the World’s Fisheries: An Introduction Manuel Barange, Rögnvaldur Hannesson and Samuel F. Herrick Jr 1. Global Warming, Small Pelagic Fisheries and Risk Ragnar Arnason 2. The Collapse of the Norwegian Herring Fisheries in the 1960s and 1970s: Crisis, Adaptation and Recovery Torbjørn Lorentzen and Rögnvaldur Hannesson 3. Sharing the Herring: Fish Migrations, Strategic Advantage and Climate Change Rögnvaldur Hannesson 4. Rise and Fall of the Herring Towns: Impacts of Climate and Human Teleconnections Lawrence Hamilton, Oddmund Otterstad and Helga Ögmundardóttir 5. An Optimal Harvest Policy for the Recently Renewed United States Pacific Sardine Fishery Samuel F. Herrick Jr, Kevin Hill and Christian Reiss 6. Long-term Harvest Strategies for Small Pelagic Fisheries under Regime Shifts: The South African Fishery for Pilchard and Anchovy José De Oliveira 7. Declines in Namibia’s Pilchard Catch: The Reasons and Consequences Ussif Rashid Sumaila and Kevin Stephanus 8. Climate Change and Small Pelagic Fisheries in Developing Asia: The Economic Impact on Fish Producers and Consumers Roehl Briones, Len Garces and Mahfuzuddin Ahmed 9. Bi-national Management of a Transboundary Marine Fishery: Modelling the Destabilizing Impacts of Erratic Climate Shifts Robert McKelvey, Peter Golubtsov, Kathleen Miller and Greg Cripe 10. Prototype of an Integrated Model of the Worldwide System of Small Pelagic Fisheries Christian Mullon and Pierre Fréon 11. On the Consequences of Climate Change in Pelagic Fish Populations: A Conclusion Rögnvaldur Hannesson, Samuel F. Herrick Jr and Manuel Barange Index

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'Climate Change and the Economics of the World's Fisheries brings together economists, other social scientists, fisheries biologists and mathematicians to ponder how projected changes in climate will affect fisheries and fisheries management throughout the world... I recommend this volume to professional fisheries economists and quantitatively oriented fisheries scientists... the book is provocative and likely to stimulate new research.' -- Martin D. Smith, International Journal of Maritime History


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Edited by Rögnvaldur Hannesson, Professor of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway, Manuel Barange, Honorary Professor, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, UK and Samuel F. Herrick Jr, Industry Economist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, San Diego, US

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