@article{fdi:010068097, title = {{R}estoring the ecosystem creates wealth. {T}he case of the {N}orthern coast of {T}unisia's deep-water rose shrimp trawl fishery}, author = {{V}endeville, {P}hilippe and {F}adhel, {H}. and {M}agraoui, {A}. and {S}acchi, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he demersal trawl fishery of the north {T}unisian coast primarily targets the deep-water rose shrimp, {P}arapenaeus longirostris, and secondarily a variety of demersal fish species. {T}hese fishes include hake ({M}erluccius merluccius), common pandora ({P}agellus etythrinus), red mullet ({M}ullus barbatus), surmullet ({M}ullus surmuletus), {A}tlantic horse mackerel ({T}rachurus trachurus), bogue ({B}oops boops), picarel ({S}picara smarts) and spotted flounder ({C}itharus linguatula). {A} bioeconomic model was used to test management measures through scenarios that ran over eleven years to estimate the viability of the fishery according to biological and economic results. {T}he most beneficial scenario was the combination of several management measures including a temporal closure of two months, the replacement of the 40 mm diamond mesh codend with 40 mm square mesh, the removal of both the biological recovery tax and of fuel subsidies, and an 83% reduction in fishing capacity. {T}his results in an annual private profit higher by 9.3 {M} {TND} ({T}unisian {D}inar) (6.9 {M} {USD}) that of 2008, and an economic rent that was higher by 13.3 {M} {TND} (9.9 {M} {USD}) than by the end of the projected period. {S}hrimp and fish biomasses have doubled compared with 2008, and trawling damages would be reduced to the equivalent of a five-fold reduction in fishing effort. {T}his study shows that the objectives of improving demersal ecosystems and improving individual and collective wealth can be achieved through the synergistic effects of various regulatory measures.}, keywords = {{B}ioeconomic modeling ; {B}ycatch ; {D}eep-water rose shrimp ; {M}editerranean shrimp fisheries ; {S}cenarios ; {T}emporal closure ; {MEDITERRANEE} ; {TUNISIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}isheries {R}esearch}, volume = {183}, numero = {}, pages = {55--73}, ISSN = {0165-7836}, year = {2016}, DOI = {10.1016/j.fishres.2016.04.019}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010068097}, }