A bioeconomic perspective on the Barents Sea snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio, Majidae) fishery

• Main Author: Hogrenning, Egil
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2023
• Subjects: VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210::Samfunnsøkonomi: 212; VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Andre fiskerifag: 929; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Other fisheries disciplines: 929; DOKTOR-002; Barents Sea; Krabben; Norway; Barentshav*; Chionoecetes opilio; Snow crab; Snøkrabbe
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/31732

The focus of this thesis is the Barents Sea snow crab ( Chionoecetes opilio , Majidae) fishery. The crab was first observed in the area in 1996, and a fishery for the crab commenced in 2012. Both the crab population and the fishery are still expanding. The main objective of this thesis is to develop...