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

This paper develops a model of a modern regulated fishery in which
direct biological controls such as gear restrictions and shortened seasons are
used to control allowable harvest. Individual fishermen are assumed to make
decisions regarding potential fishing and capacity in light of how they
anticipate fellow fishermen and regulators to act. An equilibrium occurs in
which there is excess capacity that is controlled at the fishery level to
ensure aggregate harvest targets are not exceeded. Some discussion of
alternative mechanisms such as direct limitations or taxes on potential effort
and on individual fishermen is also presented.
Wilen, J.E. (1988). "Limited Entry Licensing: A Retrospective
Assessment." Marine Resource Economics, 5(4):313-324.
This article takes a retrospective look at experience with limited entry
licensing with particular attention to events of the past decade since the
Powell River Conference of 1978. The perspective is set by reviewing some of
the issues raised early on in these programs' histories. This is followed
with a synthesis of some of the important trends and characteristics of
limited entry license programs. Finally, some speculative thought is offered
regarding future directions for limited entry license programs and their roles
in fisheries management. Limited area license programs are proposed as a
means to reduce the fisherman pool to a size where cooperative agreements to
harvest can be reached.
Wilen, J.E. (1993). "Enhancing Economic Analysis for Fishery
Management: Discussion." American Journal of Agricultural
Economics, 75(5):1198-1199.
The papers by Milon "U.S. Fisheries Management and Economic Analysis:
Implications of the Alaskan Groundfish Controversy," Hanemann and Strand
"Natural Resource Damage Assessment: Economic Implications for Fisheries
Management," and Sutinen "Recreational and Commercial Fisheries Allocation
with Costly Enforcement" are discussed.
Wilen, James E., Tqy-Ning Chen, and Frances Homans (1991). "Fishermen
and Labor Markets: Participation, Earnings, and Alternatives in
Pacific Coast Fisheries." Final Report, Contract No. 50-ABNF-6-
0016, Southwest Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries
Service, August, 55 pp.
This report summarizes an investigation of labor participation and
choices by fishermen involved in commercial fishing in California. The
project arose out of both practical and basic questions about fishermen, their
labor markets, and their opportunities outside of fishing. Little concrete
knowledge exists about fishing as an occupation and as an alternative or
complement to other nonfishing jobs. Thus a primary objective of the study
has been to describe the fundamental nature of fishing as an employment
alternative on the Pacific coast. A secondary objective has been to attempt
to measure alternative wages of fishermen who participate in Pacific coast
commercial fisheries.
Williams, Joel Sylvan (1976). "An Economic Analysis of Alternative
Management Strategies for the Spiny Lobster Industry." Ph.D.
Dissertation, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL, 164 pp.
This dissertation was designed to evaluate the current level of resource
use, determine the maximum sustainable and economic yield levels, and analyze
alternative lobster management programs. Bioeconomic and firm harvest
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