Review of river fisheries valuation in tropical Asia

Norman-Lpez, A. and Innes, J.P. (2008) Review of river fisheries valuation in tropical Asia. In: Tropical river fisheries valuation: background papers to a global synthesis. Penang, Malaysia, WorldFish Center, pp. 147-226. (WorldFish Center Studies and Reviews,1836)

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Abstract

This study attempts to estimate the economic value of riverine fisheries in tropical Asia and quantify the economic impacts of any changes to the environment that affects rivers and hence fisheries. The value of riverine fisheries has been considered in the following two ways: firstly, through a compilation and summary of the results of existing studies on this topic; secondly, by estimating the direct use value of riverine and floodplain fishing by country using quantities and freshwater fish prices derived from various sources. Furthermore, a review of the characteristics of the fisheries is presented. These fisheries have been shown to be valuable (i.e., economically or socially important) in at least two specific ways: as a generator of commercially marketable output, and as a source of income and employment in relatively impoverished communities.

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