Effort dynamics in a fisheries bioeconomic model: A vessel level approach through Game Theory

Scientia Marina

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 537-550

  Merino, Gorka ^a   Maynou, Francesc ^a   García Olivares, Antonio ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Effort dynamics; Fisheries bioeconomics; Game theory; Northwestern Mediterranean; Red shrimp; Simulation models

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM TRAWLING; CATCHABILITY; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHING; GAME THEORY; PROFITABILITY; SHRIMP FISHERY; SIMULATION; STOCHASTICITY; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (NORTHWEST);

ARISTEUS ANTENNATUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS;

EID: 35948981120     PISSN: 02148358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/scimar.2007.71n3537     Document Type: Article

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