Report of the
SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE EUROPEAN
ASSOCIATION OF FISHERIES ECONOMISTS
Rome, 5-7 April 2004

compiled by

Raymon Van Anrooy
and
Cassandra De Young

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2004

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Anrooy, R. van; De Young, C. (comps.)
Report of the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists, Rome, 5-7 April 2004.
FAO Fisheries Report. No. 739. Rome, FAO. 2004. 22p. Includes a CD-Rom containing unedited papers presented at the Conference.

ABSTRACT

This document contains the proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE) which was held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 5 to 7 April 2004.

The purpose of the conference was to provide a forum for the dissemination of recent advances in capture fisheries and aquaculture economics and management and to promote discussion among researchers, managers, policy- makers and other stakeholders in the fisheries sector. It aimed at contributing to the following EAFE objectives: to promote cooperation in research in fisheries and aquaculture; to assist in the dissemination of information about fisheries economics among members; and to understand further the economics of fisheries and aquaculture.

During the conference 63 presentations were given, addressing a wide variety of issues grouped into the following six themes: 1) World Trade Organization negotiations with specific reference to market access and fishery subsidies issues; 2) Ecological and environmental interactions with the economics of fisheries; 3) Impact of fisheries management decisions on fisheries; 4) European research issues; 5) Fisheries development and employment; and 6) Industry issues.