Bioeconomies of scope and the discard problem in multiple-species fisheries

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-92

  Singh, Rajesh ^a   Weninger, Quinn ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Costly targeting; Discarding; Multiple species fishery management; Scope economies

Indexed keywords

COSTLY TARGETING; DISCARDING; FISH SPECIES; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; MULTI-SPECIES; MULTIPLE-SPECIES FISHERY MANAGEMENT; OPTIMAL PLAN; REGULATORY REGIME; RELATIVE PRICES; SCOPE ECONOMIES;

FISHERIES; LANDING; LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ECONOMICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; TAX SYSTEM; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

EID: 67349097351     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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