Technical efficiency analysis for the Iranian fishery in the Persian Gulf

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1759-1764

  Esmaeili, Abdoulkarim ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

fisheries; Iran; stochastic production frontier; technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; COAST; FISHING INDUSTRY; GPS; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; PERSIAN GULF;

HESPERIIDAE; SCOMBERESOX SAURUS SAURUS;

EID: 33750632038     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icesjms.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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