The Socio-Economics of the West, Central and Southern African Coastal Communities

The GCLME and CCLME DOI estimates - after adding estimated IUU catch impacts, subtracting 20 per cent for MSY levels, and subtracting 10 per cent to avoid double-counting

the economic impact of fish nurseries - are US$ 13.6 billion and US$ 2.9 billion respectively (Figure 16).

The Economic Impact of Fisheries (US$ millions/year)

DOI

MSY DOI

MSY DOI (minus fish nurseries)

0 2000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000

GCLME

CCLME

Sources: Interwies and Görlitz (2013), Chukwuone (2009), Interwies (2011).

Figure 16: Direct Output Impact (DOI) measures adjusted to sustainable levels (excluding fish nurseries) for GCLME and CCLME countries. Source: Interwies and Görlitz (2013), Chukwuone (2009), Interwies (2011).

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