Department of Food and Resource Economics - IFRO
"The myth of the poor fisher" and other recent fisheries research from IFRO
NEW IFRO RESEARCH ARTICLE:
The myth of the poor fisher: Evidence from the Nordic countries
(from abstract) Fishers are often perceived to be poor, and low income levels are used to justify subsidies and other types of direct and indirect income support to maintain coastal communities. In this study fishers’ income levels are investigated in four Nordic countries; Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden for different types of fishers and vessels and in comparison to alternative occupations. The most important result is that fishers in these countries are doing relatively well, and only in Sweden is the fishers’ average income level below the average national income. Within the fleets, there are substantial differences. Read more >>
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