The Prestige oil spill and its economic impact on the Galician fishing sector

Bibliographic Data

ID4821919
AuthorsJuan C Surís-Regueiro (0000-0002-7675-9553, Universidade de Vigo), Juan C Surís‐regueiro, M Dolores Garza‐gil (0000-0002-2983-221X, Universidade de Vigo), Manuel M Varela‐lafuente (Universidade de Vigo)
Year2007
Volume31
Issue2
Pages201-215
Publication date2007-06-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisasters (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-3666 • E-ISSN: 1467-7717
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-7717.2007.01004.x
PMID17461923
OpenAlexW2082957651
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited6

The sinking of the Prestige oil tanker on 18 November 2002 off the coast of Galicia, Spain, had important economic, environmental and social ramifcations. The aim of this paper is to carry out an initial analysis of the costs related to a halt in fishing activities in Galicia between November 2002 and December 2003. This involves three different steps: an assessment of the cost of the preventative and palliative measures introduced by Spanish public administrations (compensation for affected fishermen and shellfish fisherman); an indirect evaluation of the implications of the disaster (via a study of data on production); and a direct appraisal of the economic impact of the event (reduction in income), using questionnaires completed by a representative sample of fishermen and shellfish fisherman. The results obtained from these three methods of estimating losses are compatible. By December 2003, losses to the Galician fishing sector stood at an estimated EUR 76 million

Aquatic animal · Business · Civil engineering · Economic impact analysis · Economics · Environmental protection · Fish · Fishery · Fishing · Geography · Natural resource economics · Prestige · Shellfish · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Engineering

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