Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report

Fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to Myanmar's economy. The fisheries sector contributes roughly 2 percent of Myanmar's gross domestic product (GDP), 50 percent of animal protein consumption, 6 percent of employmen...

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Main Authors:	Fodor, Martin, Ling, Stephen
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	FISHERIES AQUACULTURE MARINE FISHERY FRESHWATER FISHERIES INLAND FISHERIES GOVERNANCE DEGRADATION OVEREXPLOITATION WATER USE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/288491560183163331/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Fisheries-Sector-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31890

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spelling	okr-10986-318902021-05-25T09:24:54Z Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report Fodor, Martin Ling, Stephen FISHERIES AQUACULTURE MARINE FISHERY FRESHWATER FISHERIES INLAND FISHERIES GOVERNANCE DEGRADATION OVEREXPLOITATION WATER USE Fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to Myanmar's economy. The fisheries sector contributes roughly 2 percent of Myanmar's gross domestic product (GDP), 50 percent of animal protein consumption, 6 percent of employment—rising to as high as 34 percent in some coastal areas—and up to 56 percent of state/regional government revenue. Marine fisheries, freshwater fisheries, and aquaculture contribute to production in roughly equal proportions, for a total annual production of 3 million tons. Fisheries' contributions to economic output and employment in Myanmar still lag behind other countries in the region. For instance, the aquaculture sector alone contributes more to the GDP of Bangladesh and Vietnam (at more than 3 percent and more than 5 percent, respectively) than the entire fisheries sector's contribution to GDP in Myanmar. There is a scarcity of scientific data on which to base the management of Myanmar's fisheries. Official catch estimates show an inexorable rise in marine fisheries' production, but these are contradicted by stock assessment data suggesting that between 1979 and 2013 pelagic stocks fell by as much as 90 percent and demersal stocks by around 50 percent. 2019-06-14T20:00:24Z 2019-06-14T20:00:24Z 2019-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/288491560183163331/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Fisheries-Sector-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31890 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Environmental Analysis Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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description	Fisheries and aquaculture make a significant contribution to Myanmar's economy. The fisheries sector contributes roughly 2 percent of Myanmar's gross domestic product (GDP), 50 percent of animal protein consumption, 6 percent of employment—rising to as high as 34 percent in some coastal areas—and up to 56 percent of state/regional government revenue. Marine fisheries, freshwater fisheries, and aquaculture contribute to production in roughly equal proportions, for a total annual production of 3 million tons. Fisheries' contributions to economic output and employment in Myanmar still lag behind other countries in the region. For instance, the aquaculture sector alone contributes more to the GDP of Bangladesh and Vietnam (at more than 3 percent and more than 5 percent, respectively) than the entire fisheries sector's contribution to GDP in Myanmar. There is a scarcity of scientific data on which to base the management of Myanmar's fisheries. Official catch estimates show an inexorable rise in marine fisheries' production, but these are contradicted by stock assessment data suggesting that between 1979 and 2013 pelagic stocks fell by as much as 90 percent and demersal stocks by around 50 percent.
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author	Fodor, Martin Ling, Stephen
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title	Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report
title_short	Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report
title_full	Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report
title_fullStr	Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report
title_full_unstemmed	Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report
title_sort	myanmar country environmental analysis : fisheries sector report
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/288491560183163331/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Fisheries-Sector-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31890
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Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Fisheries Sector Report

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