Quota allocation in mixed fisheries: A bioeconomic modelling approach applied to the Channel flatfish fisheries

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1580-1591

  Marchal, Paul ^a   Little, L Richard ^b   ThÉbaud, Olivier ^b  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Channel flatfish mixed fisheries; fisheries management; fleet dynamics; individual quotas; overquota landing tax; plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); sole (Solea solea)

Indexed keywords

FLATFISH FISHERY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; PROFITABILITY; STOCK ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TAX SYSTEM; TRAWL NET; TRAWLING;

PLEURONECTES; PLEURONECTES PLATESSA; PLEURONECTIFORMES; SOLEA SOLEA;

EID: 79959495139     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr096     Document Type: Article

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