Nonsustainable use of renewable resources: Mangrove deforestation and mariculture in Ecuador

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Year of Publication
1994
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Journal
Marine Resource Economics
Volume
9
Issue
1
Pagination
1-18
Date Published
04/1994
Language
English
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Abstract

The paper provides a conceptual model that examines

  1. open-access exploitation and
  2. mangrove deforestation as two potential causes for the scarcity of post-larval shrimp inputs to shrimp mariculture in Ecuador.

Results indicate that conversion of mangrove ecosystems to shrimp ponds may have obtained short-term profit at the expense of long-term productivity. Open-access collection of post-larval shrimp may also have contributed to dwindling stock levels. Specific policy recommendations are presented, and future empirical studies are proposed.

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Journal Abbreviation
Marine Resource Economics
Number of pages
18 pp.
ISSN
0738-1360
Short Title
Nonsustainable Use of Renewable Resources