An historical account of Brazilian public policy on fisheries subsidies |
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Authors: | Patrízia R Abdallah Ussif R Sumaila |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Economics, Federal University of Rio Grande, Italia Avenue km 08, Rio Grande RS 96201-900, Brazil;2. Fisheries Economics Research Unit, Fisheries Centre, The University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a historical account of Brazilian public policy on fisheries subsidies, and a discussion of problems and limitations resulting from such policy. From the 1960s to the mid-1980s, public policies led to a great increase in fisheries catch without appropriate consideration for the long-term sustainability of the resources, resulting in declining catches over the years. The goals of current Brazilian public policy on fisheries will not help in reducing overexploitation. This is because these policies are too optimistic about the abundance of fish in Brazil's EEZ, and are not accompanied by a fisheries management plan that is likely to work. |
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Keywords: | Fiscal incentives Rural credit Catch Sustainability Fisheries management |
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