The Mediterranean fisheries sector: A review of facts and figures
2008
Franquesa, R., Universidad de Barcelona (Spain). Facultat de Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials | Oliver, P., Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Madrid (Spain) | Basurco, B., Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, Zaragoza (Spain). Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Saragosse
The present manuscript is an updated edition of previous reports about Mediterranean Fisheries included in the CIHEAM Annual Reports about Development and Agri-food Policies in the Mediterranean region. Based on available statistics (FAO, Eurostat, OCDE) and other information sources, the report is a concise aggregated analysis of the sector on various aspects. Regarding fishing effort (measured by fishing vessels and capacity of fishing fleets), following an expansion up until the beginning of 1990s, from the mid 1990s both dimensions started to decrease, this reduction being especially important in fleets operating in other seas, such in the case of France, Spain and Morocco. When analysing total production (capture plus aquaculture) statistics show a more or less stable trend, due to a growing aquaculture sector that compensates decreases in capture productions. The situation for capture fisheries is worrying. Regarding the Mediterranean, although the remarkable drop in catches experienced by EU countries in the Mediterranean in the last ten years (28 per cent) has been partially compensated by North African countries, total Mediterranean capture volumes in 2005 were 20 per cent lower than in 1995. In a context with increasing population and a stagnant or reduced production, caused by the state of the resource, a future scenario of increased prices for fish products in the Mediterranean basin is likely. This involves positive (more added value for producers in the area), but also negative aspects (inflation pressure, pressure on the resources which become more valuable)
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