Hatchery programs, stock enhancement, and cost effectiveness: A case study of the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River stocking program 1981-1996

Wesley S. Patrick, Okmyung Bin, Kurt Schwabe () and Peter W. Schuhmann

Marine Policy, 2006, vol. 30, issue 4, 299-307

Abstract: Fish hatchery programs commonly are used to enhance depleted fish populations. While these programs are highly valued by the public, most likely due to their nonrestrictive approach to restoring a fishery, the effectiveness of these programs has been often questioned. This study investigates economic and ecological effectiveness of the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River (AR) striped bass stocking program from 1981 to1996 as a case study.

Keywords: Striped; bass; Stock; enhancement; Benefit; cost; ratio; Fisheries; management; Fish; hatcheries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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