Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country

This paper analyses the activity of the Basque fleet during the mackerel fishing season and presents an economic analysis of the equilibrium of this fishery. It seeks to determine whether its economic structure represents an internal factor explaining the fishermen’s behaviour. The inverse demand fu...

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Main Authors: Javier García-Enríquez, Arantza Murillas-Maza, Josu Arteche
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Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2016-06-01
Series:Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales
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Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/5351
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description This paper analyses the activity of the Basque fleet during the mackerel fishing season and presents an economic analysis of the equilibrium of this fishery. It seeks to determine whether its economic structure represents an internal factor explaining the fishermen’s behaviour. The inverse demand function and the average cost function are therefore estimated. Moreover, the analysis conducted here also takes into account the institutional dimension by factoring in current fishery regulation measures. Conclusions are drawn as to whether the incentives provided by the management measures and the strategy of fishermen are optimal on the basis of the estimated economic functions.
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spelling doaj-art-d155bf81bbbf4c128599383ea68433032025-08-20T02:38:56ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaEconomía Agraria y Recursos Naturales1578-07322174-73502016-06-011618110910.7201/earn.2016.01.053402Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque CountryJavier García-Enríquez0Arantza Murillas-Maza1Josu Arteche2Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHUAZTI. Unidad de Investigación MarinaUniversidad del País Vasco UPV/EHUThis paper analyses the activity of the Basque fleet during the mackerel fishing season and presents an economic analysis of the equilibrium of this fishery. It seeks to determine whether its economic structure represents an internal factor explaining the fishermen’s behaviour. The inverse demand function and the average cost function are therefore estimated. Moreover, the analysis conducted here also takes into account the institutional dimension by factoring in current fishery regulation measures. Conclusions are drawn as to whether the incentives provided by the management measures and the strategy of fishermen are optimal on the basis of the estimated economic functions.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/5351cost structureeconomic equilibriumfisheryinverse demand functionmackerel.
spellingShingle Javier García-Enríquez
Arantza Murillas-Maza
Josu Arteche
Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
Economía Agraria y Recursos Naturales
cost structure
economic equilibrium
fishery
inverse demand function
mackerel.
title Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
title_full Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
title_fullStr Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
title_full_unstemmed Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
title_short Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country
title_sort economic structure of fishing activity an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the basque country
topic cost structure
economic equilibrium
fishery
inverse demand function
mackerel.
url https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/EARN/article/view/5351
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