Is it the end of the line for fisheries subsidies? Remembering - overfishing documentary in Angola. By Sofonie Dala
Is it the end of the line for fisheries subsidies?
Studies from around the world indicate that sharks and rays utilize shallow-water habitats. Unfortunately, in Angola, these are zones which are heavily impacted by artisanal and semi-industrial fisheries. The low productivity of these species leads to them being highly susceptibility to fishing pressures, this means that the Angolan fishery is likely unsustainable.
The impact of fisheries subsidies on the continent
A webinar report about fisheries subsidies in coastal Africa informs that fisheries sectors in coastal Africa and across the world are experiencing an unprecedented crisis, driven by intense competition for marine resources. For decades, many governments have provided harmful subsidies to their fishing fleets to bolster their capabilities to increase catch, both domestically and in other countries’ waters, allowing them to drastically increase their capacity and profits.
Although these subsidies are often promoted as efforts to help small-scale fishers, they often end up subsidizing overfishing, increasing fishing fleet capacity, and contributing to the unregulated plundering of other countries’ fish stocks.
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