Accounting for Fleet Heterogeneity in Estimating the Impacts of Large-Scale Fishery Closures

Maxime Dépalle (), Olivier Thébaud () and James Sanchirico ()
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Maxime Dépalle: UC Davis - University of California [Davis] - UC - University of California
Olivier Thébaud: AMURE - Aménagement des Usages des Ressources et des Espaces marins et littoraux - Centre de droit et d'économie de la mer - IFREMER - Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer - UBO - Université de Brest - IUEM - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - INSU - CNRS - Institut national des sciences de l'Univers - UBO - Université de Brest - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

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Abstract: To date, the empirical literature on spatial closures has focused on specific fleets and/or areas, and relatively less attention has been paid to the evaluation of responses to large-scale spatial restrictions on ocean fishing. Where such restrictions occur, a broad range of fleets may be affected, with diverse response mechanisms determining the redistribution of fishing effort and the associated welfare impacts. We propose a methodological approach to address such situations. Using hypothetical scenarios regarding the closure of the UK exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to a diverse subset of French vessels as an example, we develop a spatial discrete choice model that incorporates the possibility to adjust the resolution of choice sets at the fleet level to account for heterogeneous behavioral patterns across fleets. We show how neglecting fleet diversity in the choice of the spatial resolution of analysis may bias the results of an impact study on large spatial closures.

Keywords: Discrete choice model; spatial closures; spatial resolution; VMS; welfare analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-10-01
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Published in Marine Resource Economics, 2020, 35 (4), pp.361-378. ⟨10.1086/710514⟩

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DOI: 10.1086/710514

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