Determination of technical efficiency of fisheries by stochastic frontier models: A case on the Gulf of Cádiz (Spain)

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 416-421

  García Del Hoyo, Juan José ^a   Castilla Espino, David ^a   Jiménez Toribio, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparison; Deterministic frontier; Gulf of C diz; Management measures; Purse seine fishing; Stochastic frontiers; Technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; PURSE SEINING; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF CADIZ;

EID: 2342535740     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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