 Micro-economic drivers of profitability in an ITQ-managed fishery: An analysis of the Queensland Coral Reef Fin-Fish FisheryOlivier Thébaud, James Innes (), Ana Norman-Lopez, Stephanie Slade, Darren Cameron, Toni Cannard, Sharon Tickell, John Kung, Brigid Kerrigan, Lew Williams and L. Richard Little Marine Policy, 2014, vol. 43, issue C, 200-207 Abstract: An economic survey of the commercial operators currently active in the Queensland Coral Reef Fin-Fish Fishery has been carried out, as part of a research project aimed at evaluating alternative management options for this fishery. This paper presents the background analysis used as a basis to develop the sampling design for this survey. The background analysis focuses on activity patterns of the fleet based on effort and catch information, as well as patterns of quota ownership. Based on this information, a fishing business profile describing the micro-economic structure of fishing operations is developed. This profile, in conjunction with the qualitative information gained in undertaking the economic surveys, allows preliminary understanding of the key drivers of profitability in the CRFFF, and possible impacts of external factors on fishing operations. Keywords: Commercial fishing; Queensland Coral Reef Fin-Fish Fishery; Great Barrier Reef; Business structures; ITQs; Diversification (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:marpol:v:43:y:2014:i:c:p:200-207 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.06.001 Access Statistics for this article Marine Policy is currently edited by Eddie Brown More articles in Marine Policy from Elsevier |
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