Winners and losers of conservation policies for European eel, Anguilla anguilla: An economic welfare analysis for differently specialised eel anglers

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 106-125

  Dorow, M ^a,b   Beardmore, B ^c   Haider, W ^c   Arlinghaus, R ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b State Research Center Mecklenburg Vorpommern for Agriculture and Fishery   (Germany)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discrete choice experiment; Management preferences; Recreational fishing; Recreational specialisation

Indexed keywords

ANGLING; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EEL; FISHING COMMUNITY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

GERMANY;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA;

EID: 77953745174     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: 13652400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2009.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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