A cost and earnings study at Cotonou Harbour, Benin
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A clear assessment of costs; earnings and profitability of different combinations of gear and craft in a comparative framework is usually required to monitor trends in the development of artisanal fisheries within the context of a national fishery development plan. Information is also necessaiy to make recommendations to what technologies should be encouraged and those to be discouraged taking into account the available biological information. Most surveys in the sector have been limit ed to catch and effort. The IDAF Programme believes that it is important to study closely the cost structure, the sharing system and profitability of artisanal operations. In general, the income from fishing contributes to the major part of a fishing household's total income and therefore influence their socio-economic conditions. Such detailed but global analysis for the simplicity is termed