Euros vs. yuan: comparing European and Chinese fishing access in West Africa.

We compare the performance of European Union (EU) and Chinese fisheries access agreements with West African countries in terms of illegal and unreported fishing, economic equity, and patterns of exploitation. Bottom-up re-estimations of catch reveal that the EU (1.6 million t•year(-1)) and China (2....

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Main Authors: Dyhia Belhabib, U Rashid Sumaila, Vicky W Y Lam, Dirk Zeller, Philippe Le Billon, Elimane Abou Kane, Daniel Pauly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4368511?pdf=render