Reform China's fisheries subsidies

Quantification of U.S. Marine Fisheries Subsidies

—Subsidies to the fishing industry are common worldwide, and it is well accepted that these subsidies contribute to overcapacity in fishing fleets and overexploitation of fisheries resources. To date, however, most of the quantitative estimates of these subsidies reported in the literature have been at either the multicountry or global level. Estimates are rarely based on a detailed accounting ...

Opportunity for marine fisheries reform in China.

China's 13th Five-Year Plan, launched in March 2016, provides a sound policy platform for the protection of marine ecosystems and the restoration of capture fisheries within China's exclusive economic zone. What distinguishes China among many other countries striving for marine fisheries reform is its size-accounting for almost one-fifth of global catch volume-and the unique cultural context of...

The Impact of Subsidies on the Ecological Sustainability and Future Profits from North Sea Fisheries

BACKGROUND This study examines the impact of subsidies on the profitability and ecological stability of the North Sea fisheries over the past 20 years. It shows the negative impact that subsidies can have on both the biomass of important fish species and the possible profit from fisheries. The study includes subsidies in an ecosystem model of the North Sea and examines the possible effects of e...

1) Survey of subsidies (direct and indirect) on the fisheries sector in

Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform

Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies, and Implications for Welfare Reform Using a data set from the post welfare reform environment (the 1999 National Survey of America’s Families), this paper investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the standard work (i.e., work performed during the traditional work hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. through Monday and Friday)...