Regulation of fisheries bycatch with common-pool output quotas

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-204

  Abbott, Joshua K ^a   Wilen, James E ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bycatch; Common property; Fisheries management; Game theory; Quotas

Indexed keywords

GAME THEORY; HARVESTING; LAKES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PROGRAMMING THEORY; TARGETS;

BYCATCH; COMMON PROPERTY; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; FISHING GEARS; PENALTY FUNCTIONS; POLICY OPTIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELS; QUOTA SYSTEMS; QUOTAS; RENEWABLE RESOURCES; SPATIAL CORRELATIONS; TARGET SPECIES; TECHNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCHES;

FISHERIES;

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; BYCATCH; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; GAME THEORY;

EID: 60449101690     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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