Liu, Yiming, Bunting, Stuart ORCID: 0000-0003-0151-7733 , Luo, Shiming, Cai, Kunzheng and Yang, Qiangqiang (2018) Evaluating impacts of fish stock enhancement and biodiversity conservation actions on the livelihoods of small‐scale fishers on the Beijiang River, China. Natural Resource Modeling, 32 (1):e12195. ISSN 0890-8575 (Print), 1939-7445 (Online) (doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/nrm.12195)

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Abstract

Inappropriate development and overexploitation have seriously degraded aquatic resources in China. Stakeholders identified three fish stock enhancement and biodiversity conservation scenarios for the Beijiang River: S1, increased fish restocking; S2, no fishing season and habitat conservation; and S3, strict pollution control. Potential impacts of these actions on the livelihoods of fishers were evaluated using applied economic modeling. Baseline costs and benefits came from logbooks from 30 fishers and a survey of 90 households in three villages. The financial net benefit for a household was US$1583 (￥11,160) annually, representing a 142% and 387% return on capital and operating costs, respectively. Larger catches associated with S1 and S2 generated a net benefit of US$1651 and US$1822, respectively. Strict pollution control resulting in higher catches (+20%) and lower operating costs (−20%) would increase the net benefit by 15.9% to US$1835 annually. Pollution control would benefit other resource users and is a prerequisite for ecological restoration.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	applied economic modeling, cost-benefit analysis, culture-based fisheries, natural resources management, Shaoguan City, Guangdong Province, China
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Food & Markets Department
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2020 12:17
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/27536

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