A bioeconomic analysis of management alternatives for the U.S. North Atlantic swordfish fishery

Marine Resource Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-96

  Lee, Donna J ^a   Larkin, Sherry L ^a   Adams, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic model; Fisheries management; Fleet reduction; Pelagic longline

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887056101     PISSN: 07381360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/mre.15.2.42629293     Document Type: Article

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