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Developing payment for ecosystem service schemes for coastal aquaculture in southwestern Taiwan
- Source :
- Aquaculture Environment Interactions, Vol 13, Pp 477-488 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Inter-Research Science Center, 2021.
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Abstract
- Taiwan’s aquaculture farms are mostly established along intertidal zones and coastal land areas, and their presence may affect coastal ecosystems and their ecosystem services (ESs). Payments for ecosystem services (PES) represent a potential method of enhancing the provision of ESs for coastal aquaculture; thus, their feasibility should be discussed. In this study, we conducted focus group interviews to identify issues and collect information about coastal aquaculture in southwestern Taiwan, and we developed a PES framework for coastal aquaculture based on our findings. The identification of ESs and the inclusion of a market design (e.g. pricing, incentive, and conditionality) in a PES scheme might be key factors for successfully transforming aquaculture into an ES provider. PES schemes could be applied to coastal oyster farming in Taiwan, and coastal oyster farmers who adopt eco-friendly aquaculture should receive subsidies to secure revenues. The findings presented here will provide important reference information for policy makers and managers to design a feasible PES scheme for coastal resource management.
- Subjects :
- Ecology
business.industry
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Environmental resource management
SH1-691
ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Aquatic Science
Payment
Ecosystem services
Aquaculture
Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
ComputerSystemsOrganization_SPECIAL-PURPOSEANDAPPLICATION-BASEDSYSTEMS
Business
QH540-549.5
Water Science and Technology
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Details
- ISSN :
- 18697534 and 1869215X
- Volume :
- 13
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Aquaculture Environment Interactions
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5b46cacddecfc78431893ec4574b7d0d