Economic profit and optimal effort in the Western and Central Pacific tuna fisheries

Pacific Economic Bulletin

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 46-62

  Kompas, Tom ^a   Che, Tuong Nhu ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY; TUNA FISHERY;

PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (CENTRAL); PACIFIC OCEAN (WEST);

SCOMBRIDAE GEN. SP.;

EID: 33846630896     PISSN: 08178038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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