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What’s in it for Africa? EU fishing access agreements and exports

Hammarlund, Cecilia LU and Andersson, Anna LU (2019) In AgriFood Policy Brief
Abstract
Fishing access agreements with developing countries have been widely criticized, for example for contributing to overexploiting fish resources and threatening food security. However, there is little
quantitative evidence of their economic effects. We investigate how European Union (EU) fishing access agreements affect African partner countries’ fishery exports to OECD countries. We find that:

• Fishery exports to OECD countries are negatively affected when fishing access agreements are inactivated.
• Terminating fishing access agreements with the EU may therefore be a bad idea if one wants to promote fish exports.
• To increase welfare effects from fishery exports, agreements should continue to develop the management... (More)
Fishing access agreements with developing countries have been widely criticized, for example for contributing to overexploiting fish resources and threatening food security. However, there is little
quantitative evidence of their economic effects. We investigate how European Union (EU) fishing access agreements affect African partner countries’ fishery exports to OECD countries. We find that:

• Fishery exports to OECD countries are negatively affected when fishing access agreements are inactivated.
• Terminating fishing access agreements with the EU may therefore be a bad idea if one wants to promote fish exports.
• To increase welfare effects from fishery exports, agreements should continue to develop the management of fish resources in partner countries. (Less)
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