annotated bibliography of fisheries economics literature - Office of ...

fisheries subsidies affect fish stocks from a theoretical perspective,
analyzes the different types of subsidies to the fish harvesting sector and
discusses the problem of estimating global fisheries subsidies. Case studies
of fisheries subsidies, their impacts on overcapacity and overfishing, and an
examination of the impact of fisheries subsidies on global trade in fish
products and the treatment of such subsidies in the existing trade regime are
provided. Finally, three possible approaches to creating new international
norms governing subsidies that support fishing overcapacity are discussed.
Porter, Gareth (1997). "The Role of Trade Policies in the Fishing
Sector, Fisheries Subsidies, Overfishing and Trade." Visiting
Scholar, Center for International Environmental Law, Washington,
D.C., 55 pp.
Although subsidies have been a major issue in international trade
negotiations for decades because of their trade distorting effects, only in
the past decade have their negative impacts on the environment been widely
recognized. Reducing subsidies is one of the few trade and environment issues
where the objectives of trade liberalization and environmental protection are
clearly complementary rather than being in tension with one another. Fishery
subsidies specifically may be the most environmentally destructive natural
resource subsidies of all. This paper provides an analytical framework for
international consideration of the issue of fisheries subsidies, trade, and
the environment. The first section views nature resource subsidies in
economic theory and examines the mechanisms by which these subsidies
contribute to environmental degradation. The second section shows how
fisheries subsidies affect fish stocks from a theoretical perspective,
analyzes the different types of subsidies to the fish harvesting sector and
discusses the problem of estimating global fisheries subsidies. Three case
studies of fishery subsidies and their impacts on overcapacity and overfishing
are provided. Finally, three possible approaches to creating new
international norms governing subsidies that support fishing overcapacity are
discussed.
Porter, Gareth (1998). "Estimating Overcapacity in the Global Fishing
Fleet." World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C., 20 pp.
It is useful to have a general view of how serious the overcapacity
problem is on average worldwide. This paper suggests that the evidence
indicates a much higher level of overcapacity than has been previously
recognized. The Garcia and Newton estimate of 30% excess capacity in world
fisheries is approximately 1/5 the actual level of of total excess capacity in
the world fisheries of 150%.
Porter, Gareth (1999). "Op." World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.
The role of subsidies in international trade and on domestic and global
fisheries and fishing capacity.
Portney, Paul R. (1994). "The Contingent Valuation Debate: Why
Economists Should Care." Journal of Economic Perspectives,
8(4):3-17.
The authors aim is to provide an overview of the contingent value method
and the debate surrounding it. He also suggests why this debate should matter
to economists, both professionally and in their roles as citizens and
consumers. Whether the economics profession likes it or not, it seems
inevitable that contingent valuation methods are going to play a role in
public policy formulation.
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