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Malthusian overfishing in Pulau Banggi?

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  • Teh, Louise
  • Sumaila, U. Rashid

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We assess, based on fisheries and interview data collected on-site, whether Malthusian overfishing is occurring in Pulau Banggi, Sabah. Fisheries resources in Pulau Banggi have been perceived to be declining over the past 20 years, and characteristics of Malthusian overfishing are evident, although not at a magnitude comparable with other more heavily exploited artisanal fisheries in the Philippines. It appears that Pulau Banggi's reef fisheries are at an early stage of Malthusian overfishing, and this is therefore a critical time for addressing and mitigating drivers of overfishing to prevent inevitable and further decline of Pulau Banggi's reef fisheries.

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  • Teh, Louise & Sumaila, U. Rashid, 2007. "Malthusian overfishing in Pulau Banggi?," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(4), pages 451-457, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:31:y:2007:i:4:p:451-457
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    1. Maldonado, Jorge Higinio & Moreno-Sánchez, Rocío del Pilar & Vargas-Morales, Myriam Elizabeth & Leguizamo, Emilio, 2021. "Livelihoods Characterization of a Small-Scale Fishing Community in the Columbian Caribbean," EfD Discussion Paper 21-12, Environment for Development, University of Gothenburg.
    2. Antonio Martuscelli, 2022. "The role of fisheries for poverty reduction and food security: Evidence from household‐level data," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(2), pages 1056-1082, May.
    3. Teh, Louise S.L. & Teh, Lydia C.L. & Rashid Sumaila, U., 2014. "Time preference of small-scale fishers in open access and traditionally managed reef fisheries," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 44(C), pages 222-231.
    4. Louise S L Teh & Lydia C L Teh & U Rashid Sumaila, 2013. "A Global Estimate of the Number of Coral Reef Fishers," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(6), pages 1-10, June.
    5. Cheung, William W.L. & Sumaila, U. Rashid, 2008. "Trade-offs between conservation and socio-economic objectives in managing a tropical marine ecosystem," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 66(1), pages 193-210, May.
    6. Louise S. L. Teh & Lydia C. L. Teh & U. Rashid Sumaila, 2011. "Low Discounting Behavior among Small-Scale Fishers in Fiji and Sabah, Malaysia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 3(6), pages 1-17, June.
    7. Louise Teh & Lydia Teh & U. Sumaila & William Cheung, 2015. "Time Discounting and the Overexploitation of Coral Reefs," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 61(1), pages 91-114, May.

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