Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea
Individual vessel quotas (IVQs) established on an important target species are a common tool to regulate fisheries. This article investigates fishermen's behavior in a situation in which a primary output quota is decreasing due to policy restrictions, The findings suggest that vessels respond t...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/2a336514-323b-4d6f-87a1-30b74619dff4 2023-05-15T15:27:06+02:00 Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea Hutniczak, Barbara 2014 https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/2a336514-323b-4d6f-87a1-30b74619dff4 https://doi.org/10.1086/677760 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Hutniczak , B 2014 , ' Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas : an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea ' , Marine Resource Economics , vol. 29 , no. 3 , pp. 201-217 . https://doi.org/10.1086/677760 Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) Fisheries Multigear harvest Multispecies harvest Output substitution article 2014 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1086/677760 2022-08-14T09:03:26Z Individual vessel quotas (IVQs) established on an important target species are a common tool to regulate fisheries. This article investigates fishermen's behavior in a situation in which a primary output quota is decreasing due to policy restrictions, The findings suggest that vessels respond to such situations by increasing pressure on unregulated species, using their spare capacity. This article models fishermen's behavior using a restricted profit function, treating the harvest of regulated species as fixed, while unregulated species are variable outputs. An empirical application is provided for the Polish trawler fleet with permits to harvest IVQ-regulated Atlantic Cod in the Baltic Sea. The results indicate a strong substitute relationship between the cod quota and pelagic species. Derived elasticities of intensity, providing a measure of the impact of a fixedfactor on variable factors, offer strong evidence of increasing pressure on pelagic species caused by decreasing quotas. Article in Journal/Newspaper atlantic cod Gadus morhua University of Southern Denmark Research Portal Marine Resource Economics 29 3 201 217 |
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Individual vessel quotas (IVQs) established on an important target species are a common tool to regulate fisheries. This article investigates fishermen's behavior in a situation in which a primary output quota is decreasing due to policy restrictions, The findings suggest that vessels respond to such situations by increasing pressure on unregulated species, using their spare capacity. This article models fishermen's behavior using a restricted profit function, treating the harvest of regulated species as fixed, while unregulated species are variable outputs. An empirical application is provided for the Polish trawler fleet with permits to harvest IVQ-regulated Atlantic Cod in the Baltic Sea. The results indicate a strong substitute relationship between the cod quota and pelagic species. Derived elasticities of intensity, providing a measure of the impact of a fixedfactor on variable factors, offer strong evidence of increasing pressure on pelagic species caused by decreasing quotas. |
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Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea |
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Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea |
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Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea |
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Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea |
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Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas:an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea |
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Hutniczak , B 2014 , ' Increasing Pressure on Unregulated Species due to Changes in Individual Vessel Quotas : an Empirical Application to Trawler Fishing in the Baltic Sea ' , Marine Resource Economics , vol. 29 , no. 3 , pp. 201-217 . https://doi.org/10.1086/677760 |
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