Author(s): HUANG Kang-kang, WANG Xiu-lan
Pages: 90-95
Year: 2016 Issue:  3
Journal: Chinese Fisheries Economics
Keyword:  modern fishery; health aquaculture; entropy method; evaluation of comprehensive efficiency; Xishui County;
Abstract: According to the practice and situation of health aquaculture in Xishui County of Hubei Province from 2009 to 2014, this article founds an index system based on three aspects of economy, society and ecology. Then we adopt entropy method to calculate the comprehensive efficiency of fishery in Xishui County as well as the efficiencies on economy, society and environment, which have the average annual growth of 34.9%, 47.3%, 24.9% and 18.3% respectively. Through the analysis of these efficiencies, the results indicate that the comprehensive implement and promotion of health aquaculture can drive the development of economy, society and ecology, such as the increase of peasants’ income. This article also puts forward proposals in terms of sustainable development of health aquaculture in order to give helpful suggestions for policies making.