RT Journal Article
T1 Input-Output analysis of the economic impacts of the landing obligation: snapshot from the trawler fleet in Northern Iberian waters (Spain)
A1 Rodríguez Rodríguez, Gonzalo
A1 Martínez Ballesteros, Hugo
A1 Valeiras, Julio
A1 Bellido, José Mª
K1 Discards
K1 Landing obligation
K1 Economic impact
K1 Trawlers
K1 Input/output analysis
AB The European Commission (EC) has recognised discards as one of the major challenges facing the Community fishing fleet. The obligation to land all regulated catches has been proposed as a mandatory and essential measure to minimise discarding practices. This paper analyses the economic consequences of enforcement of the Landing Obligation (L.O.) for the Spanish trawler fleet in Iberian Waters. A representative number of in-depth interviews were carried out with ship owners and skippers of the fleet in question, to identify the envisaged operational and logistic problems on board and in port arising from the L.O. Furthermore, the current economic performance of the target fishing companies was analysed using the Input-Output methodology to identify their most significant activity costs. The combination of both research techniques enabled the evaluation of the potential consequences of the new L.O., concluding that, although it will generate minor positive and negative economic impacts, the main issue stems from the loss of quota. Some recommendations, including complementary measures to improve the implementation of the new rule, will be made.
PB Elsevier
SN 0964-5691
YR 2019
FD 2019-04-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39118
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/39118
LA eng
NO Rodríguez-Rodríguez, G., Ballesteros, V. H. M., Valeiras, J., & Bellido, J. M. (2019). Input-output analysis of the economic impacts of the landing obligation: Snap-shot from the trawler fleet in Northern Iberian waters (Spain). Ocean & Coastal Management, 172, 146-156.
NO LIFE + Program of the European Union. iSEAS Project e LIFE13 ENV/ES/000131
DS Minerva
RD 24 abr 2026