Economic impacts of ocean acidification on shellfish fisheries and aquaculture in the United Kingdom ...

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Ocean acidification (OA) may pose a serious threat to commercial fisheries in Europe, especially those reliant upon vulnerable shellfish species. No economic assessment of the effects of OA on shellfish production has previously been...

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Main Authors: Pinnegar, John K., Lee, Jeo, Birchenough, Silvana
Format: Conference Object
Language:unknown
Published: ASC 2015 - Theme session H 2024
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25682361
https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Economic_impacts_of_ocean_acidification_on_shellfish_fisheries_and_aquaculture_in_the_United_Kingdom/25682361
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Summary:No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.Ocean acidification (OA) may pose a serious threat to commercial fisheries in Europe, especially those reliant upon vulnerable shellfish species. No economic assessment of the effects of OA on shellfish production has previously been attempted in the UK, although calcifying shellfish species generated more than 50% (£302 million) of total marine fisheries revenue in 2012 (figure 1), and a further £33 million of revenue was associated with shellfish aquaculture. Applying the Net Present Value (NPV) approach, a partial equilibrium (PE) model and a computable general equilibrium (GE) model, we estimated both direct losses and wider economy consequences of OA impacts on shellfish production up to 2100 at 2010 prices. ...