From

AJIT KUMAR ROY

Subject: Invitation for Contributing a Book Chapter on Fisheries/Aquaculture

Dear Valued Researchers

As you are aware that Global fish production will continue to expand over the next decade even
though the amount of fish being captured in the wild has levelled off and aquaculture's
previously explosive growth is now slowing. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
report projects that by 2030 combined production from capture fisheries and aquaculture will
grow to 201 million tonnes from the fish production of 171 million tonnes in 2016.To achieve
the production level, conservation management of the commercial marine fisheries has to be
attended to maximise long-term benefits from the exploitation of the fish resources as the
maximum sustainable average catch and the maximum net economic yield are mutually
exclusive. Therefore, it is imperative to give attention to the key issues such as how to finance
and plan new aquaculture business, how to monitor and evaluate economic performance, and
how to manage capital, labour, and business risk.
Aquaculture and other seafood businesses continue to grow rapidly around the world. But in
many cases these businesses fail due to the lack of sufficient attention to marketing playing a
vital role that fishing and fish-farming play in supporting some of the poorest families across
the world on the global industry. According to the latest State of World Fisheries and
Aquaculture report, nearly 60 million people worldwide, out of which 14 per cent women are
directly employed in fisheries and the aquaculture sector. Besides, the fisheries sector is crucial
in meeting hunger and malnutrition, and its contribution to economic growth and the fight
against poverty, is growing, Further, fish account for about 17 per cent of animal protein
consumed around the world, providing around 3.2 billion people on earth with nearly 20 per
cent of their animal protein needs as fish represent a highly nutritious food that is especially
helpful in counteracting important deficiencies in dietary intake. As the need for increased
supply of fish protein to meet the health needs and general aspirations of societies demand
affordable levels price in relation to income and other proteins.
Aquaculture Economics and Financing plays an important role in deciding as to how to
finance and plan new aquaculture business, how to monitor and evaluate economic
performance, and how to manage capital, labour, and business risk including financing,
marketing, and developing a business plan to managing cash flows and analysing financial
statements and related issues facing the field of fisheries economics and management today. In
the context of the potential production, distribution of manpower, capital and natural resources
the investment, profit, supply and demands are needed to be analysed critically to make this
sector viable and sustainable as the fisheries sector contributes substantial revenue to the
country. Presently the fastest growing sector is facing a lot of challenges in efficiency of
resource utilization influenced by wider social and economic factors including globalization,
urbanization, factor prices and consumer demand.

Against this backdrop, it is attempted to bring together a compilation in the form of a Book
entitled “An outlook on Advances in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics” broadly on
various issues of fisheries/aquaculture economics in the form a book

Book chapters may be on anyone of the following focus areas

➢ The social and economic benefits particularly Socio-economic issues of the fishery
sector, economic reforms, women empowerment, rural jobs, microfinance, rural
finance, co-operatives, cost concepts, food quality, safety, nanotechnology in food
design and packaging in the form of are described in details.
➢ A cost-benefit analysis for production technologies indicating the benefits to society
➢ Long-term funding and budgeting to establish management plans and enforcement
needs.
➢ Economic assessment of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing being a
major challenge to the sustainable management.
➢ Importance of Information, statistics and communication
➢ Production, import, export, trade, marketing forecasting
➢ Economic analysis of supply and demand, marketing, import & export.
➢ Economic impacts Global warming, deforestation, climate extremes, & climate
policy,
➢ Impact assessment of fisheries research on the economy of a country
➢ Policy and priority issues for conserving the environment versus the exploitation of
natural resources for food production
➢ Business Analytics approach using advanced Software
➢ IPR and Knowledge/Patenting/Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge management
issues
➢ Capacity building for data collection to enable adaptive and effective changes in the
management plans.
➢ All other aspects related to fisheries/aquaculture economics

Considering your vast experience in the area you are requested to contribute a suitable chapter
befitting with the title on any one of the abovementioned topics. The chapter must focus on
theoretical, analytical and applied approaches to a broad range of fundamental problems.

The chapter may start with a brief introduction stating the importance of such study, literature
review, and methodology of study followed by the theme area of target technology. The
manuscript may please be prepared following the guidelines (1) Author name: Font 12, Bold,
Title Cap, (2) Author address: Font 10, Italics, Title Cap, (3) Paper size: A4, (4) Font size: 12,
Arial, (5) Manuscript should be written with a 2.5 cm margin all around, (6) Manuscript should
be paginated, (7) The soft copy should be sent by email at ([email protected] or
[email protected]
The manuscript may please be submitted within 30th August, 2018 positively in order to make
it ready for publication by a reputed publisher by early 2019.
You are requested to circulate it among other interested research contributors on my behalf.
Wishing for a quick response.
With best wishes.
Yours Sincerely,

(A.K. Roy and Anil Dutt Upadhyay)

Earlier related Publications by the Editors:

2. Roy, A. K. 2010. Evaluation and Impact Assessment of Technologies and Developmental Activities in
Agriculture, Fisheries and Allied Fields. New India Publishing Agency.101 Vikas Surya Plaza,
Pitampura, New Delhi.xiv+510p

3. Roy, A. K. and N. Sarangi, 2009. Modeling, Forecasting, Artificial Neural Network and Expert system
in Fisheries & Aquaculture, Daya Publishing House, New Delhi, xv+239p(ISBN:1081-7035-571-0).

4. Roy, A. K., G. S. Saha, P. Kumariah, N. Sarangi, B. S. Giri and S. Ayyappan, 2008. Socio and Techno
Economic Aspect of Aquaculture in Kolleru Lake, Andhra Pradesh, India, Central Institute of Freshwater
Aquaculture, Bhubaneswar, XXI+154 p. (ISBN : 978-81-904422-1-3)

5. Roy, A. K. and N. Sarangi, 2008. Applied Bioinformatics, Statistics and Economics in Fisheries
Research. New India Publishing Agency, Pitampura, New Delhi, XII+606 p. (ISBN: 81-89422-86-3)