Evaluation of the efficacy of implementing Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) strategies within fisheries across the middle and lower Yangtze River basin lakes in China

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dc.contributor.authorLiu, Chen
dc.contributor.authorChai, Yuan
dc.contributor.authorGuo, Weichen
dc.contributor.authorGao, Jian
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-05T18:10:38Z
dc.date.available2024-08-05T18:10:38Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractTo mitigate the decline of fishery resources and the exacerbation of water pollution in Chinese lakes and to enhance the potential and sustainable use of lake fisheries, the Chinese government has actively implemented principles and models of ecosystem-based lake fishery management. This includes promoting ecological aquaculture techniques and the "retiring pens to restore lakes" policy. To assess the effects of ecosystem-based management on Chinese lake fisheries, data from 2007 to 2020 were collected for the Qiandao Lake, Tai Lake, Hongze Lake, Luoma Lake, and Gaobao Lake in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The study employed Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to assess fishing efficiency through a static input-output efficiency model. Additionally, the Malmquist index and distance functions were used for a dynamic comparison of total factor productivity (TFP) across the five lake management models. The results indicate that trends in technological progress, scale efficiency, and TFP were consistent across the lakes from 2013 to 2020. Qiandao Lake, Tai Lake, and Hongze Lake showed a positive average annual growth rate in TFP, with Qiandao Lake having the highest average annual growth rate of 13.2%. In contrast, Gaobao and Luoma Lakes experienced a negative growth rate in TFP. Furthermore, Qiandao Lake exhibited significantly higher technical efficiency than the other four lakes, effectively achieving an efficient state, followed by Hongze Lake. The study demonstrates that technological progress and variations in scale efficiency are the primary factors driving the increase in TFP in fisheries. Promoting ecosystem-based "fishing for water conservation" aquaculture techniques and restricting aquaculture scale through the "retiring pens to restore lakes" policy contribute to enhancing TFP in ecological fisheries.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.46989/001c.120236
dc.identifier.issn0792-156X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10524/77258
dc.relation.ispartofThe Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh
dc.subjectEcosystem Management
dc.subjectLake Fisheries Management
dc.subjectTotal Factor Productivity(TFP)
dc.titleEvaluation of the efficacy of implementing Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) strategies within fisheries across the middle and lower Yangtze River basin lakes in China
dc.typeArticle
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prism.volume76

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