Economic growth and fisheries biocapacity in BRICS+T: An Environmental Kuznets Curve analysis

Şerif Canbay; Serkan Şengül

doi:10.12714/egejfas.42.2.02

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Economic growth and fisheries biocapacity in BRICS+T: An Environmental Kuznets Curve analysis

Abstract

This study evaluates the robustness of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis by examining the association between economic growth and fisheries biocapacity in BRICS+T countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and Türkiye. Panel bootstrap causality test is utilized to evaluate the causal relationship between the variables using data covering the period 1992-2022. The results show that the EKC hypothesis is held for Russia, South Africa and Türkiye and that economic growth initially causes to a decrease in fisheries biocapacity, but after a certain threshold, biocapacity recovers. In contrast, the EKC hypothesis is not supported for Brazil, China and India. These findings necessitate governments to take policy measures to promote environmental sustainability.

Keywords

BRICS+T'de ekonomik büyüme ve balıkçılık biyokapasitesi: Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi analizi

Öz

Bu çalışma, Brezilya, Rusya, Hindistan, Çin, Güney Afrika ve Türkiye'den oluşan BRICS+T ülkelerinde ekonomik büyüme ve balıkçılık biyokapasitesi arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyerek Çevresel Kuznets Eğrisi (EKC) hipotezinin sağlamlığını değerlendirmektedir. Panel bootstrap nedensellik testi, 1992-2022 dönemini kapsayan veriler kullanılarak değişkenler arasındaki nedensel ilişkiyi değerlendirmek için kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar, EKC hipotezinin Rusya, Güney Afrika ve Türkiye için geçerli olduğunu ve ekonomik büyümenin başlangıçta balıkçılık biyokapasitesinde bir düşüşe neden olduğunu, ancak belirli bir eşikten sonra biyokapasitenin iyileştiğini göstermektedir. Buna karşılık, EKC hipotezi Brezilya, Çin ve Hindistan için desteklenmemektedir. Bu bulgular, hükümetlerin çevresel sürdürülebilirliği teşvik etmek için politika önlemleri almasını gerektirmektedir.

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Ethical Statement

Ethical approval is not required for this study.

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English

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Conservation and Biodiversity , Fisheries Management

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Research Article

Authors

Şerif Canbay
0000-0001-6141-7510
Türkiye

Serkan Şengül ^*
0000-0001-9891-9477
Türkiye

Early Pub Date

June 14, 2025

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June 15, 2025

Submission Date

October 18, 2024

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March 5, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 42 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.2.02

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https://izlik.org/JA52HD67EC

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Canbay, Ş., & Şengül, S. (2025). Economic growth and fisheries biocapacity in BRICS+T: An Environmental Kuznets Curve analysis. Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 42(2), 93-104. https://doi.org/10.12714/egejfas.42.2.02