Non-cooperative exploitation of multi-cohort fisheries-The role of gear selectivity in the North-East Arctic cod fishery

Resource and Energy Economics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-92

  Diekert, Florian K ^a   Hjermann, Dag Ø ^a   Nævdal, Eric ^b   Stenseth, Nils Chr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b RAGNAR FRISCH CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Differential game; Gear selectivity; Multi cohort fisheries; North East Arctic cod; Optimal harvest policies

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURES; BIO-ECONOMIC MODEL; DIFFERENTIAL GAME; DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; ECONOMIC GAINS; MESH SIZE; NASH EQUILIBRIUM; NON-COOPERATIVE; OPTIMAL LEVEL; OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMICS; FISHERIES; GAME THEORY; HARVESTING; PROFITABILITY; SIMULATORS;

OPTIMIZATION;

GADOID FISHERY; GAME THEORY; GEAR SELECTIVITY; HARVESTING; MESH SIZE;

BOREOGADUS;

EID: 70949083937     PISSN: 09287655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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