Aquaculture Policy Research Articles

Aquacultural Marketing Law

The identification and analysis of state-imposed legal and institutional constraints to aquaculture are essential if the industry is to reach its potential in the north central region of the U.S. An ordinal classification matrix was developed for the purpose of placing state-level marketing regulations in a regional context, thus allowing researchers, regulators, and aquaculturists to analyze these policy alternatives systematically. The matrix highlights the different approaches being taken with respect to the regulation of aquacultural marketing, provides a ranking of states based upon relative degree of regulatory control, and serves as the basis for discussion and debate about the reformulation of state aquaculture policy. A major source of controversy among producers and regulators is the amount of control over private aquaculture given to natural resource agencies. Issues include species availability, importation regulations, and annual reporting.

Aquaculture economics: An overview

The economics of aquaculture is reviewed on two levels: micro and macro. Micro-economics in aquaculture deals mainly with the management measures and elements affecting the efficiency of operation at the farm level, while macro-economics addresses the assessment of social benefits and costs of an aquaculture project. If aquaculture is socially beneficial but unattractive to private investors, public support on credit, marketing, extension, training, and research may be appropriate, especially during the early stages of development. The importance of economic analysis is emphasized since it provides a basis not only in the decision making of the individual farmer, but also in the formulation of aquaculture policies. Thus, greater attention should be focused on the improvement of economic data for analysis.

Aquaculture policies in Latin America

Aquaculture policies in Latin America