Fisheries
Global fishery management has changed significantly with the widespread implementation of market-based approaches such as catch share programs, which often encompass numerous complex economic and social objectives specific to a region or species. RFF experts are evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs and other related policies.
Policy Design and Linkages Across Fisheries
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Journal Article — Aug 9, 2019
Classifying fishing behavioral diversity using high-frequency movement data
An approach to effective fisheries management where “big data” routinely collected by many fisheries agencies can be used in a data-driven framework to classify fishers into discrete behavioral types.
Working Paper — Apr 18, 2019
What is a Fish Out of Water? The Economics Behind the Joint Management of Water Resources and Aquatic Species in the United States
This paper reviews the economics literature on management problems involving linked water resources and aquatic species.
Journal Article — Mar 1, 2019
Examination of the Peruvian Anchovy Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ) System
An examination of a catch share system implemented in the Peruvian anchovy fishery, the world's largest commercial fishery by volume.
Journal Article — Aug 9, 2019
Classifying fishing behavioral diversity using high-frequency movement data
An approach to effective fisheries management where “big data” routinely collected by many fisheries agencies can be used in a data-driven framework to classify fishers into discrete behavioral types.
Working Paper — Apr 18, 2019
What is a Fish Out of Water? The Economics Behind the Joint Management of Water Resources and Aquatic Species in the United States
This paper reviews the economics literature on management problems involving linked water resources and aquatic species.
Journal Article — Mar 1, 2019
Examination of the Peruvian Anchovy Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ) System
An examination of a catch share system implemented in the Peruvian anchovy fishery, the world's largest commercial fishery by volume.
Resources Articles — Jul 10, 2018
Understanding Linkages across Fisheries Can Inform More Effective Policy Design
Powerful new analytical tools can help improve understanding of how management decisions in one fishery can have cross-cutting effects for other fi...
Common Resources — May 23, 2018
Network Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Fishing Enterprises
Powerful new analytical tools can help improve understanding of how management decisions in one fishery can have cross-cutting effects for other fi...
Common Resources — Apr 26, 2016
Evaluating Fishery Catch Share Programs in a Developing Country Context
Are catch share programs effective for the management of fisheries in developing countries? Ongoing research on major management programs in Peru ...