EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT ON CAPACITY, UTILIZATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY
The American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 significantly altered the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery by allowing the formation of harvesting and processing cooperatives and defining exclusive fishing rights. This paper uses data envelopment analysis and stochastic production frontier m...
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ftagecon:oai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:28084 2023-05-15T15:43:42+02:00 EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT ON CAPACITY, UTILIZATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY Felthoven, Ronald G. 2002 25 application/pdf http://purl.umn.edu/28084 English en eng AgEcon Search Marine Resource Economics>Volume 17, Number 3, 2002 15157 http://purl.umn.edu/28084 Resource /Energy Economics and Policy Journal Article 2002 ftagecon 2012-09-12T16:24:39Z The American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 significantly altered the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery by allowing the formation of harvesting and processing cooperatives and defining exclusive fishing rights. This paper uses data envelopment analysis and stochastic production frontier models to examine effects of the AFA on the fishing capacity, technical harvesting efficiency (TE), and capacity utilization (CU) of pollock catcher-processors. Results from multi-input, multi-output models indicate that fishing capacity fell by more than 30% and that harvesting TE and CU measures increased relative to past years. This work provides examples of how existing data, which is currently devoid of operator costs and provides only general indicators of earnings, may be used to analyze changes in elements of fleet and vessel performance in response to management actions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Aleutian Islands AgEcon Search - Research in Agricultural & Applied Economics Bering Sea |
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The American Fisheries Act (AFA) of 1998 significantly altered the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands pollock fishery by allowing the formation of harvesting and processing cooperatives and defining exclusive fishing rights. This paper uses data envelopment analysis and stochastic production frontier models to examine effects of the AFA on the fishing capacity, technical harvesting efficiency (TE), and capacity utilization (CU) of pollock catcher-processors. Results from multi-input, multi-output models indicate that fishing capacity fell by more than 30% and that harvesting TE and CU measures increased relative to past years. This work provides examples of how existing data, which is currently devoid of operator costs and provides only general indicators of earnings, may be used to analyze changes in elements of fleet and vessel performance in response to management actions. |
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EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT ON CAPACITY, UTILIZATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY |
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EFFECTS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES ACT ON CAPACITY, UTILIZATION AND TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY |
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