The evolution of Greek fisheries during the 1928-1939 period

作者：Moutopoulos Dimitrios K^*; Stergiou Konstantinos I

来源：Acta Adriatica, 2011, 52(2): 183-200.

• Fisheries landings
• fishing effort
• fisheries history
• historical development
• Greek waters
• Mediterranean

In the present study, Greek fisheries landings were extended back to 1928, for the first time, from data derived by the General Statistical Service of Greece during the 1928-1939 period. In particular, we: (a) present the annual fisheries landings for all species combined, fishing effort for all gear-types combined and species-specific landings during 1928-1939, (b) re-allocate the spatial resolution of landings during 1928-1939 to that during 1964-2007, and (c) compare the landings for different periods during 1928-2007. Results showed that during 1928-1939, landings and effort generally increased. The time series of all species landings exhibited a strong between-year variability, with 23 out of 40 species displaying a significant increasing trend. The analysis of fisheries landings over time (1928-2007) displayed four distinct patterns corresponding to four phases of Greek fisheries development: (1) a gradual increase during 1928-1949 (pre-development phase of fisheries), (2) a steeper increase during 1950-1969 (growth phase), (3) a much steeper linear increase during 1970-1994 (fully to over-exploited phase) and (4) a declining trend during 1995-2007 (collapse phase). These phases coincided chronologically with significant socio-economic and political events that took place in Greece since 1928.

• 出版日期2011-12