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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Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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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 |
Summary: | 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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