SubsidyExplorer: A decision-support tool to improve our understanding of the ecological and economic effects of reforming fisheries subsidies.

The magnitude of subsidies provided to the fishing sector by governments worldwide is immense-an estimated $35.4 billion USD per year. The majority of these subsidies may be impeding efforts to sustainably manage fisheries by incentivizing overfishing and overcapacity. Recognizing the threat these s...

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Main Authors: Katherine D Millage, Vienna R Saccomanno, Matthew M Warham, Laura Lea Rubino, Anna Schuhbauer, U Rashid Sumaila, Christopher Costello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265829