A subregional analysis of the socio-economic situation of the eastern Mediterranean fisheries

dc.creator​Pinello, D., Salah, A., Mohamed, A., Hussin, S., Madi, A., Salah, J., Jawhar, S., Nassar, H., Nassar, A., Üstündağ, E. & Kanyilmaz, M.
dc.date2023-04-27T13:21:05Z
dc.date2023-04-27T13:21:05Z
dc.date2020
dc.date2020-11-09T17:39:27.0000000Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T21:16:39Z
dc.descriptionA comparative analysis of socioeconomic indicators of the main fishing fleets in eastern Mediterranean countries was carried out by experts from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey and Italy during the EastMed Working Group on Fisheries Data Analysis, FAO, Rome, 10 to 14 September 2018. The fisheries production in the subregion in 2016 totalled 449 400 tonnes, with a cumulative value of USD 1.2 billion. The fishing fleet comprised 36 143 vessels which operated for three million days and directly generated a total of 66 383 jobs, calculated on a full-time basis. When comparing the value added per fisheries worker to the same indicator calculated for agriculture, the performance of the fisheries sector was stronger than that of agriculture in Egypt and Turkey. In all the other countries, the value added per agricultural worker was markedly higher than that generated by fisheries. Overall, Turkey had the most profitable fleet segments in the region. In terms of fuel efficiency, Turkey and Lebanon performed well, probably as a result of a number of factors, including the fishing areas and the targeted species. The salary per fisher against the minimum wage showed the best performance in Egypt, where a fisher on average earned double the minimum wage paid by the manufacturing sector. On the other hand, in Palestine the average salary of a fisher was below the minimum wage and dangerously close to the international poverty line. In most cases, the small-scale fleets performed steadily, with some indicators above the national average.
dc.format57 p.
dc.formatapplication/pdf
dc.identifier978-92-5-132527-8
dc.identifier2070-6065
dc.identifierhttps://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/CA8834EN
dc.identifierhttp://www.fao.org/3/ca8834en/ca8834en.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/218478
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFAO ;
dc.relationFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Circular
dc.relationNo. 1208 - C1208
dc.rightsFAO
dc.titleA subregional analysis of the socio-economic situation of the eastern Mediterranean fisheries
dc.titleA subregional analysis of the socio-economic situation of the eastern Mediterranean fisheries
dc.typeBook (stand-alone)

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