%0 Journal Article
%9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES
%A Thiao, D.
%A Chaboud, Christian
%A Samba, A.
%A Laloë, Francis
%A Cury, Philippe
%T Economic dimension of the collapse of the false cod Epinephelus aeneus in a context of ineffective management of the small-scale fisheries in Senegal
%D 2012
%L fdi:010057633
%G ENG
%J African Journal of Marine Science
%@ 1814-232X
%K PECHE ARTISANALE ; POISSON ; SURPECHE ; AMENAGEMENT DES PECHES ; COMMERCIALISATION ; PRIX ; STOCK
%K DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
%K SENEGAL
%M ISI:000310432100001
%N 3
%P 305-311
%R 10.2989/1814232X.2012.725278
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010057633
%> https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/depot/2012-11-15/010057633.pdf
%V 34
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X Small-scale fisheries are often seen as a solution for ensuring sustainability in marine exploitation. They are viewed as a suitable alternative to industrial fisheries, particularly when considering their social and economic importance in developing countries. Here, we show that the booming small-scale fishery sector in Senegal, in the context of increasing foreign demand, has induced the collapse of one of the most emblematic West African marine fish species, a large grouper Epinephelus aeneus, historically called ?false cod' by European fishers. The overexploitation of this species appears to be on account of the increasing effort sustained by a growing international demand and important subsidies, which resulted in a relative stability of the average economic yield per fishing trip and an incentive for continuing targeting this species to almost extinction. It is a critical time for addressing and mitigating the pressure of the small-scale fisheries to prevent declines of fish species that are highly valued by northern markets. A balance between conservation and exploitation is necessary to maintain ecological viability while considering the socio-economic importance of the small-scale fisheries. However, a new strategy is needed for conservation that will consider and articulate simultaneously the concerns regarding unmanaged and growing small-scale fisheries, rampant subsidies and increasing foreign demand.
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