A bio-economic model for the ecosystem-based management of the coastal fishery in French Guiana

Jean-Christophe Pereau, Sophie Gourguet (), Abdoul Ahad Cisse, Luc Doyen () and Fabian Blanchard ()
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Sophie Gourguet: AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO - Université de Brest - IUEM - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UBO - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Abdoul Ahad Cisse: CERAG - Centre d'études et de recherches appliquées à la gestion - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Fabian Blanchard: BIODIVHAL - Unité Biodiversité Halieutique de Guyane - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer

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Abstract: This paper offers a theoretical and empirical model of ecosystem-based fishery management. A multi-species and multi-fleet model integrating Lotka–Volterra trophic dynamics as well as production and profit assessments is developed and applied to the coastal fishery of French Guiana. This small-scale fishery constitutes a challenging example with high fish biodiversity, several non-selective fleets and a potentially increasing local food demand due to demographic growth. The dynamic model is calibrated with 13 species and four fleets using monthly catch and effort data from 2006 to 2009. Several contrasted fishing scenarios including status quo, total closure, economic and viable strategies are then simulated. They are compared from the viewpoints of both biodiversity preservation and socioeconomic performance, assuming fixed landing prices and fixed costs. We show that fishing outputs, including food supply and fleet profitability, can be sustained on average but a loss of species cannot be avoided.

Keywords: Fishing scenarios; Coastal fishery; French Guiana; Trophic dynamics; Fishery management; Non-selective fleets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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Published in Environment and Development Economics, 2013, à paraître. ⟨10.1017/S1355770X13000065⟩

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Journal Article: A bio-economic model for the ecosystem-based management of the coastal fishery in French Guiana (2013)
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DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X13000065

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