Fisheries in the Economies of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories
Gillett, Robert | June 2009
Abstract
"The fishing industry benefits the people and economies of the Pacific in various ways but the full value of these benefits is not reflected in the region’s statistics. Records may be maintained but they are not complete, or accurate, or comparable. The research summarized in this report reaffirms the importance of this sector to the economies and societies of the Pacific island countries. The research reveals that the full value of fisheries is likely to have eluded statisticians, and therefore fisheries authorities, government decision makers, and donors. But its value has never escaped the fisher, fish trader, and fish processor. The difference in appreciation between public and private individuals must raise the question of whether fisheries are receiving adequate attention from the public sector—including the necessary management and protection, appropriate research, development, extension and training, and sufficient investment."
Citation
Gillett, Robert. 2009. Fisheries in the Economies of the Pacific Island Countries and Territories. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/2401. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Print ISBN
978-971-561-708-6
Keywords
Aquaculture Development
Development Economics
Export Development
Regional Development
Fishing Industry
Fishery Industry
Fishery development
Economic development
Development potential
Fishery projects
Local Industry
Fishery Economics
Fishery Product Processing
Food trade
Food industry and trade
Fishery products
Economic development projects
Developing countries
Developing island countries
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