Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Globalization and fisheries: a necessarily interdisciplinary inquiry
- Part I Impacts of globalization on fisheries and aquatic habitats
- Part II Case studies of globalization and fisheries resources
- Part III Governance and multilevel management systems
- Part IV Ethical, economic, and policy implications
- 16 The intersection of global trade, social networks, and fisheries
- 17 Fishing for consumers: market-driven factors affecting the sustainability of the fish and seafood supply chain
- 18 Globalization and worth of fishery resources in an integrated market-based system
- 19 Can transgenic fish save fisheries?
- 20 Contributing to fisheries sustainability through the adoption of a broader ethical approach
- Part V Conclusions and recommendations
- Index
- Plate section
- References
18 - Globalization and worth of fishery resources in an integrated market-based system
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- About the editors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Globalization and fisheries: a necessarily interdisciplinary inquiry
- Part I Impacts of globalization on fisheries and aquatic habitats
- Part II Case studies of globalization and fisheries resources
- Part III Governance and multilevel management systems
- Part IV Ethical, economic, and policy implications
- 16 The intersection of global trade, social networks, and fisheries
- 17 Fishing for consumers: market-driven factors affecting the sustainability of the fish and seafood supply chain
- 18 Globalization and worth of fishery resources in an integrated market-based system
- 19 Can transgenic fish save fisheries?
- 20 Contributing to fisheries sustainability through the adoption of a broader ethical approach
- Part V Conclusions and recommendations
- Index
- Plate section
- References
Summary
INTRODUCTION
Fish and seafood products are a significant part of the global agrifood sector. Fishery products are an important source of protein, especially for low-income food-deficit countries (LIFDCs) (FAO 2003a). Furthermore, world trade in fishery products continues to increase. Much of this trade is north–south, providing an important source of foreign exchange for low-income countries.
Several developing trends will affect the global fishery industry. Though capture fisheries (using fishing techniques to harvest wild fish and seafood products) remain responsible for the majority of fish and seafood product output, aquaculture is a large and growing part of the market. One of the factors contributing to the growth of aquaculture is the growth of supermarkets throughout the world. These markets require a standard product and a stable supply. Another factor affecting the seafood industry is the growth of eating away from home. In the United States, more than half the seafood eaten is consumed in restaurants, and restaurants also depend on a consistent product and a stable supply (Mintel 2002). Aquaculture is well suited to meet these requirements.
Because it appears unlikely that additional output from capture fisheries is possible, the potential for increased international trade in aquaculture products is great provided that the threats facing aquaculture can be addressed. As the aquaculture industry matures, it is increasingly taking on the same characteristics as terrestrial agriculture, with the attendant subsidies and potential trade restrictions designed to protect domestic producers. This situation presents a potential threat to increased international trade.
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- Globalization: Effects on Fisheries Resources , pp. 453 - 467Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007