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• 1. [Article] Capture-based aquaculture - sustainable value adding to capture fisheries?

  Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an industry that utilizes wild-captured specimens as stocking animals for ongrowing or storage. This yields an intriguing direct link between capture fisheries and aquaculture ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Capture-based aquaculture - sustainable value adding to capture fisheries? Author: Dreyer, Bent, Hermansen, Oystein Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an industry that utilizes wild-captured specimens as stocking animals for ongrowing or storage. This yields an intriguing direct link between capture fisheries and aquaculture of these resources. Examples of CBA are collection of early life stages of many crustaceans and adolescent tunas for grow-out in aquaculture systems. Cod CBA competes with capture fisheries and closed-cycle aquaculture. This paper discusses value adding properties of these in order to evaluate the relative costs and value positions according to the Hunt and Morgan (1995) competitiveness matrix. CBA on cod is found to be in a superior value position and at a cost disadvantage. Advantages primarily stem from a quantitatively high yield, ability to supply during the lean season and large fish for sale. Higher capture, farming and slaughter costs are negative factors. Capture of juveniles for CBA imposes an externality on the capture fishery. When evaluating potential or ongoing CBA operations, this has to be taken into account. For cod CBA, this is internalized as cod for stocking has to be caught within regular quotas. Attention from economics and resource management research is scarce, as we find only one study that calculates the economic benefits from alternative uses of juveniles. FAO have proposed strict criteria for CBA evaluation. Our findings indicate that CBA can be economically preferable, even if not satisfying these criteria. Title: Capture-based aquaculture - sustainable value adding to capture fisheries? Author: Dreyer, Bent, Hermansen, Oystein Capture-based aquaculture (CBA) is an industry that utilizes wild-captured specimens as stocking animals for ongrowing or storage. This yields an intriguing direct link between capture fisheries and aquaculture of these resources. Examples of CBA are collection of early life stages of many crustaceans and adolescent tunas for grow-out in aquaculture systems. Cod CBA competes with capture fisheries and closed-cycle aquaculture. This paper discusses value adding properties of these in order to evaluate the relative costs and value positions according to the Hunt and Morgan (1995) competitiveness matrix. CBA on cod is found to be in a superior value position and at a cost disadvantage. Advantages primarily stem from a quantitatively high yield, ability to supply during the lean season and large fish for sale. Higher capture, farming and slaughter costs are negative factors. Capture of juveniles for CBA imposes an externality on the capture fishery. When evaluating potential or ongoing CBA operations, this has to be taken into account. For cod CBA, this is internalized as cod for stocking has to be caught within regular quotas. Attention from economics and resource management research is scarce, as we find only one study that calculates the economic benefits from alternative uses of juveniles. FAO have proposed strict criteria for CBA evaluation. Our findings indicate that CBA can be economically preferable, even if not satisfying these criteria. Close

• 2. [Article] Challenges against Fisheries Sustainable Development Khanh Hoa Fisheries Industry in Focus

  Khanh Hoa, featured by advantageous conditions from both nature and humans, has long enjoyed great potentials for fisheries development. The most immediate evidence can be cited is that the fisheries industry made ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Challenges against Fisheries Sustainable Development Khanh Hoa Fisheries Industry in Focus Author: Tram, Anh Thi Nguyen Khanh Hoa, featured by advantageous conditions from both nature and humans, has long enjoyed great potentials for fisheries development. The most immediate evidence can be cited is that the fisheries industry made significant contributions to the local economic growth during the recent period of 2001- 2006, and impressive figures in various aspects were accordingly recorded. Simply put, economically, fisheries export turnover was responsible for more than a half of the total export value of the province. Socially, the industry generated jobs of various forms for over 60.000 people, enabling life quality of a sizeable portion of population become better off. Despite positive impacts created from development, the fisheries have been confronting immense challenges in both production and non-production operations, namely: coastal resources have exhibited signs of being shrunken; destructive fishing methods have been still prevalently practiced; natural habitats have edged towards degradation while the social environment unavoidably suffered. These challenges from the production sector seem to be more complicated as a consequence of high reliance of fisher’s livelihood on fishing. To the similar extent, in non-production areas, post-harvest loss, ineffective marketing mechanisms, and underperformed fishing fleets have been frequently observed. Through extensive research, factors behind these challenges will be discussed and recommendations for change be proposed as a broad orientation to fisheries management in Khanh Hoa Province. The line of reasoning is made ultimately for sustainable development. Title: Challenges against Fisheries Sustainable Development Khanh Hoa Fisheries Industry in Focus Author: Tram, Anh Thi Nguyen Khanh Hoa, featured by advantageous conditions from both nature and humans, has long enjoyed great potentials for fisheries development. The most immediate evidence can be cited is that the fisheries industry made significant contributions to the local economic growth during the recent period of 2001- 2006, and impressive figures in various aspects were accordingly recorded. Simply put, economically, fisheries export turnover was responsible for more than a half of the total export value of the province. Socially, the industry generated jobs of various forms for over 60.000 people, enabling life quality of a sizeable portion of population become better off. Despite positive impacts created from development, the fisheries have been confronting immense challenges in both production and non-production operations, namely: coastal resources have exhibited signs of being shrunken; destructive fishing methods have been still prevalently practiced; natural habitats have edged towards degradation while the social environment unavoidably suffered. These challenges from the production sector seem to be more complicated as a consequence of high reliance of fisher’s livelihood on fishing. To the similar extent, in non-production areas, post-harvest loss, ineffective marketing mechanisms, and underperformed fishing fleets have been frequently observed. Through extensive research, factors behind these challenges will be discussed and recommendations for change be proposed as a broad orientation to fisheries management in Khanh Hoa Province. The line of reasoning is made ultimately for sustainable development. Close

• 3. [Article] Fisheries Development and Management – some Reflections on Vietnam

  IIFET 2008 Vietnam keynote presentation. Power Point presentation by Professor Ola Flaaten from The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromso.

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Fisheries Development and Management – some Reflections on Vietnam Author: Flaaten, Ola IIFET 2008 Vietnam keynote presentation. Power Point presentation by Professor Ola Flaaten from The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromso. Title: Fisheries Development and Management – some Reflections on Vietnam Author: Flaaten, Ola IIFET 2008 Vietnam keynote presentation. Power Point presentation by Professor Ola Flaaten from The Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromso. Close