Fishing effort allocation and fisherman's decision making process in a multi-species small-scale fishery: Analysis of the conch and lobster fishery in Turks and Caicos Islands

Human Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 157-186

  Béné, Christophe ^a   Tewfik, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Artisana fisheries; Caribbean fisheries; Economic rationality; Fisherman's behavior; Optimal foraging theory; System analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTISANAL FISHERY; DECISION MAKING; FISHING COMMUNITY; LOBSTER FISHERY;

TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS;

EID: 0034957207     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011059830170     Document Type: Article

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