Economics for Fisheries Management

Challenges in Fisheries

Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including overfishing, overcapacity, and low returns.

Content and Approach

Using recent developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case studies and examples, this book shows how to measure efficiency, productivity, profitability, capacity of fishing fleets and how to improve fisheries management.

Intended Audience

The book will prove invaluable to researchers, students, and professionals interested in understanding the problems in fisheries and how they may be overcome.