Economic structure of fishing activityan analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country

  1. Javier García-Enríque 1
  2. Arantza Murillas-Maza
  3. Josu Arteche 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Revista:
Economía agraria y recursos naturales

ISSN: 1578-0732,  2174-7350

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 16

Número: 1

Páginas: 81-109

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.7201/EARN.2016.01.05 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

Otras publicaciones en: Economía agraria y recursos naturales

Resumen

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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