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

etween landings and prices and the large overcapacity in world fishing
fleets. It provides a review of the state of world fishery resources,
globally, by region and species groups, as well as a brief account of
environmental impacts on fisheries. It presents an economic perspective for
world fisheries which underlines further the overcapacity and subsidy issues
that characterize modern fisheries. In conclusion, it discusses management
issues including the need for fleet reduction policies, the potential combined
effect of international trade on resources depletion in developing exporting
countries, throwing into question the overall sustainability of the world
fishery system.
Gardner, Bruce L. (1975). "The Farm-Retail Price Spread in a Competitive
Food Industry." American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
57(3):399-409.
Consistency with market equilibrium places constraints on the pricing
policies of food marketing firms in a competitive industry. This paper
examines the implications of simultaneous equilibrium in three related
markets: retail food, farm output, and marketing services. From equations
representing the demand and supply sides of each market, elasticities are
generated that show how the farm-retail price spread changes when food demand,
farm product supply, or the supply function of marketing services shifts.
Implications for the viability of simple markup pricing rules and the
determinants of the farmer's share of the food dollar are discussed.
Gardner, M. (1988). "Enterprise Allocation System in the Offshore
Groundfish Sector in Atlantic Canada." Marine Resource Economics,
5(4):389-432.
Following the extension of fisheries jurisdiction to 200 miles in 1977,
Canada managed its Atlantic groundfish fisheries using total allowable catches
and a variety of traditional controls on fishing effort. These controls were
largely ineffective in resolving two of the inherent problems arising from the
common property characteristics of the fishery: competitive fishing in the
short run and the tendency toward overcapitalization in the long run. In 1982
a system of output controls in the form of enterprise allocations was
implemented in the offshore sector of the fishery. This article describes the
elements of the system and examines the changes in operating and investment
behavior of the companies holding the enterprise allocations. The bundle of
rights incorporated in the enterprise allocation is assessed and suggestions
are made on how these rights might be modified to improve gains in efficiency
already achieved. A case study of the impact of the system on one vertically
integrated company is presented. The merits of the system are contrasted with
behavior in the inshore sector still subject to traditional input controls.
Gardner, Michael (1994). "Input Controls vs. Rights-Based Management:
The Political Economy of Fisheries Management in Atlantic Canada."
C.M. 1994/T:53, Theme Session on Improving the Link Between
Fisheries Science and Management: Biological, Social, and Economic
Considerations, International Council for the Exploration of the
Seas, 82 nd Statutory Meeting, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada,
September.
This paper examines the Canadian experience with quota managed
fisheries, reviewing institutional structures and approaches. It begins with
a review of management objectives following the extension of jurisdiction and
traces the nature and rationale of changes. The specific measures used to
achieve objectives are examined from a theoretical and practical perspective.
The measures fall into two broad categories: conventional input controls:
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