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Filtering by: Alternative title ssim EC 788 Creator Herrick, Samuel F. Degree Field Agricultural and Resource Economics

An economic analysis of the long-run decision-making behavior of Oregon otter trawl fishermen

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Herrick, Samuel F.

Abstract:

In the formulation of fisheries management plans required under the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act of 1976 specific attention is paid to the "capacity" of domestic fishing vessels to harvest the predetermined optimum yield on an annual basis. Capacity is interpreted in this thesis as the technical harvesting potential of...

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Dissertation

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function of the vessel's design characteristics. That is: Ec = gCVc) (5) where Ec is effort capacity