Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua)
<qd> Eggert, H. and Tveterås, R. 2007. Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod ( Gadus morhua ) – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64. </qd>Many European Union (EU) fisheries have problems with depleted stocks and fleet overcapacity following the re...
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fthighwire:oai:open-archive.highwire.org:icesjms:fsm019v1 2023-05-15T16:18:58+02:00 Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) Eggert, Håkan Tveterås, Ragnar 2007-03-19 07:51:28.0 text/html http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fsm019v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm019 en eng Oxford University Press http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fsm019v1 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm019 Copyright (C) 2007, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea/Conseil International pour l'Exploration de la Mer Article TEXT 2007 fthighwire https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsm019 2013-05-26T22:25:28Z <qd> Eggert, H. and Tveterås, R. 2007. Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod ( Gadus morhua ) – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64. </qd>Many European Union (EU) fisheries have problems with depleted stocks and fleet overcapacity following the regulation of open-access regimes. Some EU countries have introduced individual vessel quotas (IVQs), which can stop “the race to catch” and provide fishers with incentives to minimize costs for a given catch. We model an IVQ fishery using a cost function approach and apply the methodology to the Swedish cod fishery in the Baltic Sea. Estimating a translog cost function for a data set of Swedish trawlers in 2001, we assess the potential gains from structural adjustment of the fleet. Results suggest a desired fleet reduction of 50–60% and a potential resource rent amounting to 25–30% of the landing value. Text Gadus morhua HighWire Press (Stanford University) Eggert ENVELOPE(-16.475,-16.475,65.251,65.251) The Landing ENVELOPE(-45.689,-45.689,-60.733,-60.733) ICES Journal of Marine Science 64 3 439 445 |
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<qd> Eggert, H. and Tveterås, R. 2007. Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod ( Gadus morhua ) – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 64. </qd>Many European Union (EU) fisheries have problems with depleted stocks and fleet overcapacity following the regulation of open-access regimes. Some EU countries have introduced individual vessel quotas (IVQs), which can stop “the race to catch” and provide fishers with incentives to minimize costs for a given catch. We model an IVQ fishery using a cost function approach and apply the methodology to the Swedish cod fishery in the Baltic Sea. Estimating a translog cost function for a data set of Swedish trawlers in 2001, we assess the potential gains from structural adjustment of the fleet. Results suggest a desired fleet reduction of 50–60% and a potential resource rent amounting to 25–30% of the landing value. |
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Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) |
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Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) |
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Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) |
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Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) |
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Potential rent and overcapacity in the Swedish Baltic Sea trawl fishery for cod (Gadus morhua) |
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potential rent and overcapacity in the swedish baltic sea trawl fishery for cod (gadus morhua) |
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