Evaluation of the Fishing Vessel Buy-Back Program: The Case of Çanakkale Province

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Öztekin A., Üreyil Ö.

COMU Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries , cilt.8, sa.2, ss.204-214, 2025 (TRDizin)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
• Basım Tarihi: 2025
• Doi Numarası: 10.46384/jmsf.1805200
• Dergi Adı: COMU Journal of Marine Sciences and Fisheries
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.204-214
• Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to evaluate the fishing vessel buy-back program implemented in Türkiye, using Çanakkale

Province as a case study. The implementation process of the program, along with its economic and ecological impacts,

have been analyzed. Within the scope of the study, buy-back data from 2000 to 2022 were examined, and qualitative

data were obtained through interviews with fishermen. The results indicate that 95% of the fishermen in Çanakkale

Province considered the fishing vessel buy-back program successful and beneficial. This study suggests that the

program has contributed to the downsizing of the fishing fleet and the development of future policies on buyback

programs, while also emphasizing that its social impacts should be carefully addressed.