Evaluation of policy options for expanding oyster aquaculture in Virginia

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-163

  Bosch, Darrell ^a   Kuminoff, Nicolai ^a   Stephenson, Kurt ^a   Miller, Alex ^b   Pope, Jaren ^a   Harris, Anna ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic model; Lease; Mail survey; Oyster; Policy; Research

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FISHERY POLICY; GROWTH RATE; MORTALITY; OYSTER CULTURE; POLICY MAKING; SIMULATION;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 77952616389     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657301003776698     Document Type: Article

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