Balloon effects in fisheries

Nº 110

Grand Banks

  • Fisheries
  • Conservation of Fish Stock
  • Regulating Catch Limits and Methods
some attempts made
past case
Region-1
Region-2
Region-3
Region-4
ongoing case
no attempts made

None

Balloon effects in fisheries

In 1992, after the collapse of the Grand Banks cod fishery due to overexploitation, the Canadian government announced a moratorium for the fishing of codfish that was extended indefinitely in 1994. However, instead of quitting their profession, fisherman just moved their efforts into exploiting a rising shrimp population that took over the codfish ecological niche (causing considerable environmental unbalance) and was way more lucrative fishery.

  • Frustrated the efforts to address the initial problem
  • Cascading (far-reaching effects following each other)

Barkin, S.J., DeSombre E.R. (2013). Saving Global Fisheries: Reducing Fishing Capacity to Promote Sustainability. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

British Sea Fishing (2022). The Collapse of the Grand Banks Cod Fishery. British Sea Fishing. https://britishseafishing.co.uk/the-collapse-of-the-grand-banks-cod-fishery/

Blasiak, R. (2015). Balloon effects reshaping global fisheries. Marine Policy, 57, 18–20. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.03.013

Barkin, J.S., DeSombre, E.R. (2013). Do we need a global fisheries management organization?. J Environ Stud Sci 3, 232–242. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13412-013-0112-5

Barkin, S.J., DeSombre E.R. (2013). Saving Global Fisheries: Reducing Fishing Capacity to Promote Sustainability. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press

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