This publication on the economic performance and fishing efficiency of marine capture fisheries was written by Dr Uwe Tietze and Dr Wilfried Thiele of the Fishery Industries Division, FAO Fisheries Department, Rome, and by Mr Rolf Lasch of the Institute of Agricultural Market Research, Federal Agricultural Research Centre, Braunschweig, Germany. The document summarizes the findings of national studies carried out in Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, France, Germany, India, Norway, Peru, the Republic of Korea, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2002 and 2003. The paper on efficiency changes in the Faeroese pair-trawler fleet was written by Bjarti Thomsen, Research Manager, Fisheries Technology, Faeroese Fisheries Laboratory, Faeroe Islands. The paper on the comparison of twin-rig and single-rig trawling in Ireland in terms of relative fishing efficiency was written by Mr Dominic Rihan, Marine Technical Executive, Irish Sea Fisheries Board. The publication was edited by Ms Roberta Mitchell.
