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Fishers' perceptions about the EU discards policy and its economic impact on small-scale fisheries in Galicia (North West Spain)

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dc.contributor.authorVillasante, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorPierce, Graham J.
dc.contributor.authorPita, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorPazos Guimerans, César
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Rodrigues, João
dc.contributor.authorAntelo, Manel
dc.contributor.authorDa Rocha, José Maria
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Cutrini, Javier
dc.contributor.authorHastie, Lee C.
dc.contributor.authorVeiga, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorSumaila, U. Rashid
dc.contributor.authorColl, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-07T15:55:57Z
dc.date.available2017-04-07T15:55:57Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the impact of the European Union landing obligation in the Galician (North West of Spain) multispecies small-scale gillnet fishery. By combining results from semi-structured interviews with small-scale fishers and a bioeconomic model, we found that the percentage of discards for small-scale fisheries is usually low, which is consistent with general empirical observations globally but can be high when quotas are exhausted. Our results also confirm that the landing obligation would generate negative impacts on fishers' activities by investing more time on-board to handle previously discarded fishes, and putting at risk the security of fishers at sea due to full use of allowable storage on-board coupled with often adverse sea conditions in Galician bays. The application of the landing obligation policy to small-scale fisheries would result in short-and long-term losses of fishing days and yields, with high negative impacts on sustainable fisheries such as the Galician multi species small-scale gillnet fishery. The expected number of fishing days under the landing obligation is estimated to be reduced by 50% during the five years following the implementation of the policy. The future yield (catches) under the landing obligation would be only 50% of catches expected in the absence of the landing obligation, regardless of the total volume of quotas allocated to the fleet. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.description.sponsorshipGrant N° GPC 2013-045; Grant N° MINOW H2020-SFS-2014-2; IP/B/PECH/IC/2014-084
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.05.008
dc.identifier.issn0921-8009
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/9270
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationScience, Technology, and Society Initiative to minimize Unwanted Catches in European Fisheries
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dc.titleFishers' perceptions about the EU discards policy and its economic impact on small-scale fisheries in Galicia (North West Spain)
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleScience, Technology, and Society Initiative to minimize Unwanted Catches in European Fisheries
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oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/5876/UID%2FAMB%2F50017%2F2013/PT
oaire.citation.endPage138
oaire.citation.startPage130
oaire.citation.titleEcological Economics
oaire.citation.volume130
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person.familyNameVeiga
person.givenNamePedro
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project.funder.nameEuropean Commission
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
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