 Fleet Restructuring, Rent Generation, and the Design of Fishing Quota Programs: Empirical Evidence from the Pacific Coast Groundfish FisheryCarl Lian, Rajesh Singh and Quinn Weninger () Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics Abstract: This article characterizes anticipated changes in fleet structure, vessel harvesting activity, and economic performance in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery under an individual fishing quota management program. Results suggest that the current fleet of 117 vessels will be reduced by roughly 50% - 66% to 40-60 vessels, resulting in annual cost savings of $18 - $22 million (based 2004 price and cost estimates). However, cost savings could be significantly less if restrictions on quota trading across vessels are incorporated into the program design. Alternative modes of taxing fishing revenues to fund program administration and their impact on fleet size and total fishery value under quota management are also studied. We conclude that a program of individual fishing quotas, if carefully designed, can be an attractive alternative for management of the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery. JEL-codes: D24 Q2 (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Marine Resource Economics, January 2010, vol. 24, pp. 329-359 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:isu:genres:31428 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Staff General Research Papers Archive from Iowa State University, Department of Economics Iowa State University, Dept. of Economics, 260 Heady Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1070. Contact information at EDIRC. |
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