Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

Start Over

Filtering by: Keyword self-regulation Subject Fishery management Subject Bycatches (Fisheries) -- Law and legislation

Are Fishers Better or Worse Off from a Swordfish Fishery Closure? -- An Endogenous Switching Model for the Hawaii-based Longline Fisheries

Creator:

Ming, Timothy

Abstract:

The swordfish fishery is one of Hawaii's most lucrative, and also most highly regulated, fisheries. According to the United Fishing Agency (UFA) fish auction data in 2005, average swordfish (shallow-set) revenue per trip was $76,897.03 and average tuna (deep-set) revenue per trip was $36,382.14. Swordfish trips, however, comprised of only...

Resource Type:

Other