English to Serbian Other Fisheries

Finally, in considering the importance of a particular sector to a nation’s economy, account has to be taken of related on-shore employment in up-stream and down- stream activities. While it may be concluded that due to the nature of the sector, the multiplier benefits from the production phases (catching and farming) are not high in the overall context of the


“Upstream” activities are those activities supplying inputs to the fishing operation. Typical inputs for small-scale capture fisheries include: investment costs in vessels, engines and gear; operational costs of fuel, ice, food, bait; labour costs; financial services; and maintenance costs. “Downstream” activities are those following the harvesting of product, which themselves require inputs. Some examples of the inputs required are: investment in design, construction and equipping, processing and marketing facilities; labour; transport of fish from landing sites and to markets; financial services; variable costs such as ice, knives, wood for smoking, salt for drying, packaging materials and fish boxes; and maintenance costs.