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Technical Efficiency, Biological Considerations, And Management And Regulation Of The Sea-Scallop, Placopecten-Magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791) Fishery
Kirkley, James E. DuPaul, William D.
Kirkley, James E.
DuPaul, William D.
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Achieving social and economic efficiency in a fishery requires that production be technically efficient. Yet, technical efficiency (TE) is rarely examined for a fishery. By the use of detailed trip-level data and information about resource conditions obtained from routine sampling, a stochastic frontier production model relating landings to days at sea, crew size, and resource conditions is specified and estimated for 10 Mid-Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) dredge vessels. TE is shown to depend partly on the mix of controllable inputs such as days at sea and crew size but possibly more on uncontrollable factors such as resource conditions and biological characteristics. Last, we illustrate that two regulations recently implemented by the management authorities should increase TE in the U.S. sea scallop fishery.
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1994
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Fisheries Science Peer-Reviewed Articles, Technical Efficiency; Stochastic Frontier; Biological Conditions
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