Fisheries co-management as an alternative to centralized command and
control fisheries management is often suggested as a solution to the
problems of fisheries resource use conflicts and overexploitation. Various
researchers have talked of the importance of studying the role of
transaction costs between different institutional arrangements for managing
fisheries resources....
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The paper develops a model of recreational fisher behaviour in which
fishers maximize their individual utility by adjusting fishing time, trips,
catch and size of fish caught. It investigates the optimal behaviour or an
individual fisher with and without constraints such as bag limits. The
model is used to assess...
