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An Economic Analysis of a New Bycatch-reduction Policy in the Gulf of Mexico

Creator:

Wui, Yong Suhk, Woodward, Richard T., and Griffin, Wade L.

Abstract:

This paper examines the ability of a new policy to reduce bycatch of red snapper by the shrimp fishery in the Gulf of Mexico: Fractional License as proposed by Townsend. The policy is evaluated both theoretically and using a simulation model.

Resource Type:

Conference Proceeding

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