Fisheries

OECD advises on sustainable fisheries resource management and analyses policy and economics for the fish sector. Our key fisheries projects include:
Aquaculture | Certification | Climate change and fisheries 

Economics of rebuilding fisheries | Globalisation and fisheries 

Publications include:
» Multilingual Dictionary of Fish and Fish Products
» Review of Fisheries in OECD Countries: Policies and Statistics
» Fisheries: While Stocks Last?
» Fish chapter of OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020

What's new

Fuel tax concession reforms could benefit the fisheries sector

25-Apr-2012

Reform of support to fuel use in the fisheries sector has the potential to generate both environmental and economic benefits, says this report on fuel use, tax concessions, and related information for OECD countries and partners.

Rebuilding fisheries can bring considerable economic gains, says new OECD study

18-Apr-2012

Rebuilding a fishery from a collapsed state could see up to a five-fold increase in its value, depending on its ecological, economic and regulatory characteristics, according to economic analysis in this paper. Appropriately-designed rights-based systems can better align individual fisher incentives to promote sustainable fisheries, the study suggests.

Co-operative Research Programme: Apply now for 2013 research fellowships and conference sponsorship

02-Apr-2012

The Co-operative Research Programme's (CRP) has launched its Call for Applications for funding international conferences, workshops and symposia and research fellowship grants in 2013. The CRP programme supports work on the sustainable use of natural resources in agriculture, fisheries, food production and forestry, and research into new technologies in these areas.

ATTENTION: The deadline for submitting applications is midnight, Monday 10 September 2012 (Paris time).

Sustainable productivity key to green growth in agriculture and fisheries

21-Feb-2012

The agriculture and fisheries sectors can contribute to greener growth by increasing productivity in a sustainable manner, ensuring that well-functioning markets provide the right signals, and ensuring that prices reflect the scarcity value and environmental impacts of resource use, according to this report.

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