The Implications of Environmental NGO Involvement in Fisheries Management

Margrethe Aanesen and Claire W. Armstrong

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Tables

  • Table 1.

    SSB and Catches in 1,000 Tonnes, CPUE in Tonnes per Vessel

    YearSSBCatchesCPUEa
    200027086350
    2001310102372
    2002450100385
    200345898372
    200442598335
    200536997301
    200657087314
    200752596391
    200846092448
    200931788n.a.
    • Sources: ICES 2008; Report of the ICES Advisory Committee, 2008; ICES Advice 2008, Book 7; Portuguese General Directory of Fisheries and Aquaculture: Annual Reports 2000-2008.

    • Note: n.a., not available; SSB, spawning stock biomass; CPUE, catch per unit effort.

    • a Data only for the Portuguese fishery.

  • Table 2.

    Bioeconomic Model Parameters

    ParameterValue
    Intrinsic growth rate, r0.5
    Catchability, q0.00000835
    Carrying capacity, K, tonnes2,480,387
    Unit price, p, euros per tonne585
    Unit harvest cost, a, euros per unit effort1,790
    • Sources: Solari et al. 2010; Da-Rocha et al. 2011; COM 2008; ICES 2010.

  • Table 3.

    Preference Weights for the Actors

    Type of PreferenceFishersNational AuthoritiesENGO
    Environmental0.360.501 (0.48)
    Economic0.360.280 (0.24)
    Social0.280.220 (0.28)
    • Source: Aanesen et al. 2013.

      Note: Elicited preferences for environmental NGOs (ENGOs) are in parentheses, but in the model we use the simplified preferences to the left.

  • Table 4.

    Optimal Regulation, Measured in Euros, with One and Two Regulators

     Unit Regulation AuthoritiesUnit Regulation ENGOAggregate Unit RegulationOptimal Effort LevelLump Sum Tax (million euros)
    Survey preferences
    One regulator− 23− 2329,550127
    Two regulators− 2− 390− 39229,950138
    Adjusted preferences
    One regulator13713730,050115
    Two regulators1349723129,950113
    • Note: ENGO, environmental NGO.

  • Table 5.

    Sensitivity Analysis: Percent Change in Equilibrium Effort and Regulation for a Partial 10% Increase in the Background Variables

     papsrKqη
    One regulator
    Effort000090- 100
    Unit regulation5292- 460005
    Two regulators
    Effort000090− 100
    Authorities regulation00000006
    ENGO’s regulation0320− 570000
    • Note: ENGO, environmental NGO.