Book Description

The need for and use of socio-economic information in fisheries management and development planning are discussed and the difficulties in acquiring such information are reviewed. The report concludes that the choice of the relevant kinds of socio-economic data and of the appropriate approaches to their acquisition will largely depend on the varied development and management decisions faced by fishery administrators and the specific problems and conditions of the fishery or fisheries under consideration. An indicative and tentative list of information requirements is appended and recommendations made regarding desirable follow-up action.