Is size-dependent pricing prevalent in fisheries? The case of Norwegian demersal and pelagic fisheries

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1389-1395

  Zimmermann, Fabian ^a   Heino, Mikko ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

maximum economic yield; Norwegian fisheries; price structures; size dependent pricing

Indexed keywords

CATCH COMPOSITION; DEMERSAL FISH; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY MODELING; MAGNITUDE; MARKET SYSTEM; PELAGIC FISHERY; PRICE DYNAMICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA; NORWAY;

EID: 84886430583     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fst121     Document Type: Article

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