One component of the Bering Sea Integrated Ecosystem Research Project
(BSIERP) is a spatial economic model that predicts changes in fishing
activity in the Bering Sea pollock fishery that may result from climate
change. Models such as the one employed here have been used in the
Bering Sea and elsewhere...
The case for assigning private property rights in fisheries has been
thoroughly studied but has lead to a new debate over whether rights should
be allocated to groups or individuals. The New England groundfish fishery
provides a rich context in which to study this question. Beginning in 2004,
several dozen...
If the study of the fisheries dynamics increasingly seeks to take into
account the evolution of fishing fleets, the main mechanisms which govern
their evolution at the local, national or international levels, are often not
studied at all, or only partially studied. This applies in particular to vessel
entry and...
The Untied States has embarked on a policy path of promoting catch share
programs to manage fisheries. These can include a range of programs, from
community based management arrangements to individual transferable
quota programs (ITQ's). The Mid-Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Fishery has the longest running U.S. ITQ program, which...
It is implicitly several economists point out that there is a relation between
remuneration system and the economic performance. However, in my
knowledge, none of them examines how these payments affect on the
economic performance of fisheries. This study is an empirical study
analyses the impact of remuneration system on...
Commercial fishing is a dangerous occupation, and accidents are bound to
happen given the operational environment within which fishing is
conducted. Fishery regulations have been shown or presumed to affect
vessel safety. NOAA Fisheries is promoting the adoption of catch share
based fishery management programs nation-wide as one way to...