On the Non-Compliance in the North Sea Cod Stock
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Managing Fishery Resources under TAC Regulation
3. Material and Methods
3.1. The North Sea cod Stock (Gadus Morhua)
3.2. Using (three) Scenarios to Estimate the Economic Value of North Sea Cod
3.2.1. The 1986–2010 Period
3.2.2. The 2010–2022 Period
- (a)
- The estimated economic value of the stock is calculated considering that the pattern of catches, discards and IUU catches reported for 1986–2010 period will be maintained throughout the 2010–2022 period (Scenario 2), and
- (b)
- The estimated economic value of the stock is also calculated by assuming a 50% reduction of discards and catches from IUU fishing during the 2010–2022 period (Scenario 3).
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. The Real Economic Value of North Sea Cod Stock (1986–2010)
Landings value (1986–2010) | Biomass value (2010) | Total stock value (1986–2010) | |
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Real catches | 6.81 | 0.28 | 7.09 |
TACs | 18.16 | 1.36 | 19.52 |
SRs | 19.19 | 1.55 | 20.74 |
4.2. Estimating the Economic Value of North Sea Cod Stock Period Under Scenarios 2 and 3
Landings value (2010–2022) | Biomass value (2022) | Total stock value (2010-2022) | |
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Real catches | 1.38 | 0.20 | 1.58 |
TACs | 2.54 | 0.67 | 3.21 |
SRs | 2.67 | 0.78 | 3.45 |
Landings value (2010–2022) | Biomass value (2022) | Total stock value (2010–2022) | |
---|---|---|---|
Real catches | 1.95 | 0.31 | 2.26 |
TACs | 2.54 | 0.67 | 3.21 |
SRs | 2.67 | 0.78 | 3.45 |
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Material
Acknowledgments
Conflict of Interest
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