Economics of harvesting age-structured fish populations

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 281-299

  Tahvonen, Olli ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age structured model; Bioeconomics; Biomass model; Optimal extinction; Optimal harvesting; Pulse fishing; Total allowable catch

Indexed keywords

AGE-STRUCTURED MODEL; BIOECONOMICS; BIOMASS MODEL; OPTIMAL EXTINCTION; OPTIMAL HARVESTING; PULSE FISHING; TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH;

BIOMASS; FISHERIES; HARVESTING;

OPTIMIZATION;

AGE STRUCTURE; ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOMASS; CATCH STATISTICS; EXTINCTION; FISHERY; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 70349882149     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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