Nutrient policies and the performance of aquaculture in developed countries - a literature review

Abstract

Eutrophication is a serious problem in many parts of the world, and aquaculture production can contribute to the problem as well as be part of its solution. Nutrient polices in developed countries are often command-and-control policies that may have contributed to the slow growth of the sector. We perform a literature review to investigate how current nutrient polices affect the sector and if economic incentive policies have greater potential to support sector growth. Although the literature is limited in many aspects, the results indicate that this may be the case. Given that the ability to measure, monitor and control has improved over time, possibilities for using economic incentive policies have increased. For example, subsidies that are results-based, i.e., based on the amount of emissions that are reduced, could be used. It is also possible for aquaculture production to benefit from being included in emissions trading systems, where these are available.

Keywords

Aquaculture; command-and-control; economic incentive; eutrophication; nutrient policies

Published in

Aquaculture Economics and Management
2024, volume: 28, number: 2, pages: 208-237
Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS INC

SLU Authors

• Andersson, Anna

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Global goals (SDG)

SDG14 Life below water

UKÄ Subject classification

Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Economics

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2024.2314511

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/128618