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dc.contributor.authorNadarajah, Suthamathy
dc.contributor.authorFlaaten, Ola
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-20T06:38:26Z
dc.date.available2018-04-20T06:38:26Z
dc.date.issued2017-10
dc.description.abstractThe global aquaculture sector has grown continuously over the past 40 years, though unevenly among countries. Differences in factors such as inputs, climate, management, technology, markets, social environment, and institutions might be reasons for the disparities in growth. This study focuses on institutions, by analyzing the relationship between annual growth in the production of the major aquaculture countries and the quality of their institutions over three decades (1984–2013). Based on an ex-ante set of criteria, seventy-four aquaculture countries from five different regions - Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania - were selected. Annual percentage change in total aquaculture production, in terms of quantity and value, was used as a proxy for sector development. Three indices - governance, corruption, and competitiveness - were used as institutional quality proxies. Empirical results suggest that the aquaculture growth did not significantly correlate with the quality of institutions. By region, Africa had the fastest growth in the aquaculture sector, though from a low base, with 7.35% and 9.28% higher annual percentage change in aquaculture quantity and value respectively, than the Asian region. While, the European region experienced significantly lower annual percentage change in aquaculture quantity, a difference of 3.78% compared to the Asian region. Furthermore, the study found that total aquaculture production was not positively correlated with eco-label certification. The study is concluded by discussing the “aquaculture paradox.”en_US
dc.descriptionAccepted manuscript version, licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. </a> Published version available in <a href=http://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.018> Marine Policy, 84, 142-151. </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationNadarajah, S. & Flaaten, O. (2017). Global aquaculture growth and institutional quality. Marine Policy, 84, 142-151. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.018en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1513918
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.marpol.2017.07.018
dc.identifier.issn0308-597X
dc.identifier.issn1872-9460
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/12559
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofNadarajah, S. (2022). Economic seafood industries issues in Sri Lanka: Challenges for the sectors in developing countries due to institutions, environmental challenges in aquaculture and data poor fisheries. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26650>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/26650</a>
dc.relation.journalMarine Policy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Akvakultur: 922en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Aquaculture: 922en_US
dc.titleGlobal aquaculture growth and institutional qualityen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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