Reducing Fishing Capacity: Best Practices for Decommissioning Schemes

Too many fishing vessels chasing too few fish is a persistent problem in many countries. To address this, governments often turn to vessel decommissioning schemes as a means of adjusting fishing capacity to match available fish resources. This report presents a set of best practice guidelines on the design and implementation of decommissioning schemes. By drawing on case studies of decommissioning schemes from OECD and non-OECD countries, it provides policy makers and fisheries managers with detailed analysis of the economic issues surrounding decommissioning schemes.  Executive summary (Free to access and download)

Publication date 23 January 2009

ISBN 9789264049116

OECD Code 532009011P1

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