Total factor productivity change in the New England groundfish fishery: 1964-1993

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 540-556

  Jin, Di ^a   Thunberg, Eric ^b   Kite Powell, Hauke ^a   Blake, Kevin ^c  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial fishing; Fisheries management; Total factor productivity

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; METHODOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036828230     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeem.2001.1213     Document Type: Article

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