fishing areas within a choice set, attract more fishers. A survey conducted in the fishing grounds near an MPA located in … with the predictions of the "fishing the line" hypothesis and the ideal free distribution (IFD) that fishers are likely to … explanation of fishers' behaviour. The "fishing the line" hypothesis does hold to some extent, but it should not be taken for …

finite time at almost any cost. The results are illustrated in a simple linear-quadratic fisheries model, but proven for a …