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  • The FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity 
    Gréboval, Dominique F. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    In 1999, the FAO Committee on Fisheries adopted an International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The paper presents this new international fisheries instrument and discusses the main issues which ...
  • Thoughts on Productivity, Efficiency and Capacity Utilization Measurement for Fisheries 
    Paul, Catherine J. Morrison (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The author highlights the many new insights that have already arisen in the rapidly emerging literature on performance and CU measurement in fisheries. She stresses two fundamental points. First, for relevant policy gu ...
  • The Michigan Recreational Angling Demand Model 
    Lupi, Frank; Hoehn, John P.; Chen, Heng Zhang; Tomasi, Theodore D. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The paper reports on a large-scale demand model for recreational fishing in Michigan. The model is based on the travel cost method and is specified as a four-level nested-logit. Seasonal participation is modeled by repe ...
  • Gender and Willingness-to-pay for Recreational Benefits from Water Quality Improvements 
    Dupont, Diane P. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The economics literature has recently turned its attention to the existence of gender differences in various aspects of choice behaviour. This paper focuses upon such differences as may exist in the valuation of environ ...
  • The Travel Cost Method for Valuing Recreational Fishing -- Issues of Sampling, Estimation, and WTP For Site Improvements (abstract) 
    McFadden, Dan (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    This talk surveys methodological developments in the analysis of recreational fishing demand using the "travel cost method", in which the value of a fishing experience is inferred from the generalized travel costs incur ...
  • Recreation Management in Venice Lagoon 
    Defrancesco, Edi; Rosato, Paolo (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The Venice lagoon is the largest one in the Mediterranean sea (550 km2). It is a relevant site for both professional fishing and recreation (fishing and boating). The paper estimates the recreational and sport-fishing d ...
  • Latent Fishing Effort and Vessel Ownership Transfer in the Northeast U.S. Groundfish Fishery 
    Thunberg, Eric M. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Management of fishing effort and fishing capacity is receiving increased attention world-wide. In the Northeast region of the U. S., the principal focus has been on managing “active” fishing vessels, although concerns h ...
  • Measures of Excess Capacity 
    Primont, Daniel (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Excess capacity or capacity utilization measures are presented in the multi-output case. Such measures can be either technical or economic. They may also be ray measures or revenue measures. The choice of the best meas ...
  • Internet Versus Telephone in Contingent Valuation: Application to the Kyoto Protocol 
    Berrens, Robert P.; Bohara, Alok K.; Silva, Carol; Jenkins-Smith, Hank; Weimer, David L. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    ABSTRACT:Estimating the values individuals place on passively consumed goods, such as the existence of unique natural resources, can only be done by posing hypothetical questions intended to elicit statements about thei ...
  • Economic Performance Indicators for Fisheries 
    Rose, Roger; Stubbs, Matthew; Gooday, Peter; Cox, Anthony (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Fisheries management involves a degree of separation between ownership of the fish and associated natural resources, ownership and operation of fishing enterprises and management of the fishery as a whole. The arms leng ...
  • Using Fishermen’s Expertise to Improve Fisheries Management 
    Clayton, Patty L. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Given the fragile nature of fish stocks in the North Sea, it is of increasing importance to produce accurate and informed estimates of the state of stocks for the purpose of setting TACs. In order to do this, realistic ...
  • Fuzzy Logic and Non-market Valuation: A Comparison of Methods 
    van Kooten, G. Cornelis; Krcmar, Emina (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    In seeking to value environmental amenities and public goods, individuals often have trouble trading off the (vague) amenity or good against a monetary measure. Valuation in these circumstances can best be described as ...
  • Assessing Short-run and Medium-run Fishing Capacity at the Industry Level and Its Reallocation 
    Fare, Rolf; Grosskopf, Shawna; Kerstens, Kristiaan; Kirkley, James E.; Squires, Dale (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Reducing harvesting capacity in fisheries is of international importance. In 1999, member nations of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) agreed to an International Plan of Action to reduce fishin ...
  • Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA): A Framework for Assessing Capacity in Fisheries When Data are Limited 
    Fare, Rolf; Grosskopf, Shawna; Kirkley, James L.; Squires, Dale (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) and Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries Management require restoration of fishery resources and a matching of capacity to desired resource levels. There is, thus, a need to redu ...
  • Marine Reserves: a Closer Look at What They Can Accomplish 
    Anderson, Lee G. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The presents a theoretical analysis of the operation of a commercial fishery in the presence of marine reserves. The sustainable yield and revenue curves for reserves are derived and compared to the analogous curves wit ...
  • Privatization and Regulation of Capacity in a Multi-product Fishery: A Purse from a Sow's Ear? 
    Dupont, Diane P.; Grafton, R. Quentin; Kirkley, James; Squires, Dale (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Using individual firm data from before and after the introduction of ITQs in the multi-species Nova Scotia mobile gear fishery, data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to examine issues relating to capacity and capacity ...
  • A Regional Management Model of Fisheries in the Irish Sea. 
    Rodgers, Philip; Hillis, J. Paul; Le Grel, Laurent; Greig, Gunilla; Ryan, Andrew; O'Mahoney, Brendan; Woodhatch, Libby (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    The Irish Sea is a moderately discrete area with mixed fisheries targeting a fairly small number of relatively well researched but depleted fish stocks, including nephrops, cod, whiting, haddock, plaice and sole. Vessel ...
  • Nutrient Enrichment and Marine Ecosystem Disturbance: A Deterministic and Stochastic Approach 
    Knowler, Duncan (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    Pollution of the marine areas that support much of the world's commercial fisheries is regarded as a pressing global environmental problem. One often-cited issue is nutrient enrichment, but this may be a mixed blessing: ...
  • Optimal Fisheries Management in the Presence of an Endangered Predator and Harvestable Prey 
    Kaplan, Jonathan D.; Smith, Martin D. (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    This paper analyzes optimal fishery management in the presence of an endangered predator that competes with humans for a commercially viable prey. Because traditional predator controls are not possible when the predator ...
  • Management of Herring, Capelin and Cod in the Greater Barents Sea - Economic Optimal Managment from a Norwegian point of view 
    Helstad, Kjetil (International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, 2001)
    In this paper the Norwegian economic gains / costs of rebuilding the Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harrengus) is analysed by including the effect of the herring stock on the cod (Gadus morhua) and capelin (M ...

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