annotated bibliography of fisheries economics literature - Office of ...

cost of any given level of output selected?
Crutchfield, James A. (1973). "Economic and Political Objectives in
Fishery Management. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc., 102(2):481-491.
On the ground that no discussion of objectives is meaningful except in
terms of their inherent social goals and of our actual capacity to achieve
them, this paper is somewhat broader in coverage than its title suggests.
Section II reviews the changes in attitude toward the objectives of fishery
management over the past decade and indicates the need for further development
in this critical area. The third section evaluates briefly recent extensions
of the bioeconomic theory of fishing under open entry and under
institutionally constrained conditions. The final section deals with changes
in the political and administrative environment, with particular reference to
modification of objectives and of management techniques in specific programs.
Crutchfield, James A. (1979). "Economic and Social Implications of the
Main Policy Alternatives for Controlling Fishing Effort." J.
Fish. Res. Board Can., 36:742-752.
Discussion of the need for economic rationalization has led to
increasing interest in alternative strategies to control fishing effort in
efficient ways. Three basic alternatives are considered: taxation, control of
fishing inputs ("limited entry"), and direct limitation of output through
individual fisherman quotas. Each is analyzed in terms of specified elements
of economic efficiency, distribution effects, freedom to choose fishing
methods and strategies, and administrative feasibility. It is noted that in
practice all would be used in combination with other direct measures to assure
flexible control over fishing mortality. A number of common objections to
economic rationalization of open access fisheries (e.g. creation of monopoly
power, unemployment, failure to reduce consumer prices, and nonmonetary values
associated with fishing) are analyzed and rejected as largely invalid. While
the inherent short-term instability of commercial fishing and data problems
preclude any " maximizing" model of a rationalized fishery, the prospects for
workable programs leading to improved economic performance without adverse
societal impacts are excellent.
Crutchfield, J.A. and Giulio Pontecorvo (1969). The Pacific Salmon
Fisheries, A Study of Irrational Conservation. Resources for the
Future, Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
This book demonstrates the consequences of open access and irrational
conservation, develops a model that can be used in other case studies, and
sets the framework for control of access and for the establishment of
effective conservation rules and efficient economic measures.
Crutchfield, J.A. and A. Zellner (1961). "Economic Aspects of the
Pacific Halibut Fishery." Fishery Industrial Research, Vol 1., No.
1, Washington D.C.: U.S. Department of Interior. 173 p.
Under international regulation by the Canadian and United States
governments, the Pacific halibut fishery, that once faced depletion, has been
restored to a high level of productivity. Although the stocks of halibut now
are adequately protected, economic weaknesses in the fishery prompted the
study reported here that discusses the basic theory of the regulation,
analyzes its economic effects, and presents the conclusions drawn from the
analysis and their implications for public policy.
Crutchfield, Stephen R. (1986). "Personal Computer Simulations of Two
1 4 8