The Conference Program for IIFET, held July 10-14 in Corvallis, Oregon. Program lists the sessions by date and time and includes the session titles, speakers and paper titles.
In this paper, a three-country dynamic bio-economic model is presented and used to simulate catch levels, stock size and profit potential of alternative management strategies for the Norwegian spring-spawning herring fishery. Management of the herring fishery is complicated by the migratory behaviour of the species moving between coastal state zones...
Many fisheries assign observers to vessels as a means of collecting stock data and monitoring regulatory compliance.
Typically, deployment is random and the level of coverage determined in an ad hoc manner. This paper explores optimal
observer coverage and the deployment of observers to vessels from an enforcement perspective. The...
Fishing is one of the most intensively regulated industries in the U.S. economy. Theoretically, regulating an industry
means subjecting it to the rule of law: treating those with an interest in the resource fairly while preserving the public interest
in public order, economic efficiency, and conservation. There are, however, two...
The history of our fishing industry gives us insights into the ‘megatrends’ and socioeconomic forces that
will shape our future, and also provides us tools for addressing the problems of the present. The future will be less
predictable than the past, due to a wide variety of economic and physical...
Various traditional methods are employed to preserve and process Rastrineobola argentea
locally known as dagaa (sardines) an indigenous fish species of Lake Victoria. The widely
used known customarily dagaa and dagaa products preservation methods include sundrying,
smoking, salting and various combinations of these. The advantages of smoking
dagaa are manifold....
In July 1997 a trade agreement between Norway and the European Union went into effect. The agreement specifies
an increase in the export levy on Norwegian salmon entering the EU from 0.75% to 3.00% ad valorem. The proceeds of the
levy are to be used by the Norwegian Seafood Export...
Before and after the 3-year generic advertising campaign for fresh fish in Denmark, representative consumer
samples were surveyed with regard to their attitudes towards fresh fish, perceived family norms, availability of fresh fish
in shops, meal preparation skills, intentions to buy fresh fish, and actual consumption frequencies. In the pre-campaign...
The seafood industry is one part of the food industry competing for consumer protein demand. Generic advertising
or promotion offers one approach to expand that demand. Generic promotion programs focus on market expansion involving
an entire industry or segment. They involve advertising directly to the final consumer or to institutional...