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Innovations in fisheries management for Kazakhstan
 
Country:Kazakhstan;Date Stored:2005/02/04
Document Date:2004/06/25Document Type:Working Paper
Language:EnglishRegion:Europe and Central Asia
Report Number:31383SubTopics:Environmental Economics & Policies; Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems; Agricultural Research; Coastal and Marine Resources; Fishing Industry
Topics:Water ResourcesVolume No:1 of 1

Abstract: The fisheries sector has significant value in terms of income, growth, employment, agricultural exports, opportunities, and biodiversity. This value is not always reflected in official statistics. The reason for this is that fish are different from other agricultural products. They are largely invisible in the wild, they cross national and international boundaries, and it is difficult or impossible for individuals to enforce property rights over them. As a result, they are largely public goods, and in Kazakhstan they are the property of the State. But if Government does not enforce its rights over fish resources and manage them efficiently by limiting off-take, the resources will be over-exploited. This is in effect what is happening today. The lack of enforcement is reflected in the fact that the majority of landings are thought to go unrecorded.
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