The Effects of Unilateral Cost Recovery in an International Fishery


The Effects of Unilateral Cost Recovery in an International Fishery By Sean Pascoe, Aaron Hatcher, and Simon Mardle ABSTRACT A recent analysis of the potential for management cost recovery in the UK suggested that such a policy would be detrimental to UK fishers if other European countries did not implement a similar charging policy. Most of the waters exploited by UK fishers are also exploited by fishers from other European member states, and hence the additional cost burden on the UK fishers may results in some boats leaving the fishery. In the longer term, the reduced effort may result in stock recovery, providing increased benefits to the remaining vessels. However, in an international fishery, these benefits may also accrue to boats that have not been subjected to the cost recovery charge. In this paper, a bioeconomic model of the English Channel fisheries is used to assess the effects on the competitiveness and long term structure of the UK fleet of introducing cost recovery charges. In the model, French boats (which are assumed to be not subject to a cost recovery charge) are also able to operate in the same waters, compete for the same stock and sell their product on the same market. As a result, these boats may be able to capitalize on the reduced effort of the UK fleet. A range of different types of cost recovery charges are examined. View The Costs of Fisheries Management Session View Full Paper (PDF file)

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