The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform

by World Bank Group, Rolf Willmann, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, et al.

'The Sunken Billions: The Economic Justification for Fisheries Reform' shows the difference between the potential and actual net economic benefits from marine fisheries is about $50 billion per year, or some $2 trillion over the last three decades. If fish stocks were rebuilt, the current marine catch could be achieved with approximately half the current global fishing effort. This illustrates the massive overcapacity of the global fleet. The excess...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821377906
• ISBN13: 9780821377901
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 8.7"