This paper contributes with an applied policy analysis of the predator preservation <p> policy in Sweden. We estimate the social benefits from preserving the four large <p> predators in Sweden by applying a contingent valuation approach. The vehicle we use <p> to fulfil our objectives is data from a...</p></p></p>

This paper presents Canada's fisheries policy. Making optimal use of fishery resources for the people of Canada requires appropriate government action in three important policy areas. They are concerned with: -bilogical sustainability; -economic efficiency; -social equity.

In this paper I intend to offer a general assessment of major alternatives in fisheries management. My analysis will be confined to fisheries management systems that are pertinent to industrially advanced countries, where the need for such systems is apparent and where the financial,...

This paper was presented by the author at the hearings of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, held in Terrace, B.C., on 15 November 1999. The question is whether the fishery provisions of the Nisga'a Final Agreement are such that they such...

This paper deals with the sustainable management of a renewable resource based on individual and transferable quotas (ITQs). The aim of that paper is to determine the conditions under which a regulating agency can achieve both ecological and economic objectives when agents are heterogenous and...

Game-theoretic models of fisheries typically consider cases where some players harvest a single common fish stock. However, these types of models do not capture many real-world mixed fisheries, where species can be biologically independent or dependent. The present paper considers cases where...

Fisheries economics stand on the cusp of potentially sizeable changes in orientation and policy focus, leading in turn to comparable changes in modeling and general analysis. Notably, fisheries are increasingly framed as part of the overall marine environment rather than considered as solely or...

In most fisheries, a number of species are unintentionally caught as bycatch while attempting to catch the targeted species. While much of the bycatch problem is technological in nature due to imperfect selectivity of the fishing gear, fisher behaviour also plays a major role. How, when and...

This paper identifies the progress achieved by individual countries in implementing internationally recognised best policies and practices against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing since 2005. It aims to inspire and guide governments and all stakeholders in the fisheries sector...

Regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs) are the primary mechanism for co-operation between fishing countries and coastal states to ensure sustainable fishing globally. This paper aims to inspire and guide RFMO secretariats and member countries in how to focus their effort and...