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Estimating technical efficiency and the impact of a viral disease outbreak in the Victorian Abalone Fishery, Australia
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Estimating technical efficiency and the impact of a viral disease outbreak in the Victorian Abalone Fishery, Australia |
| Names |
Mwebaze, Paul
(creator) |
| Date Issued | 2014-07-07 (iso8601) |
| Note | Research Abstract and Presentation |
| Abstract | There has been little empirical analysis of technical efficiency for commercial fisheries in Victoria. This study examines technical efficiency in the Victorian Abalone Fishery with an input-oriented data envelopment analysis (DEA) using panel data for the period from 1978/79 to 2009/2010. The influence of factors affecting technical efficiency is analysed using a Tobit regression model of DEA-derived scores. Such factors include inputs (such as number of fishers, time spent fishing), dummy variables for fishing zones, and a time trend. The results show an increase in technical efficiency, with a decline in capacity utilisation across the three fishing zones. We discuss these results and their management implications. |
| Genre | Presentation |
| Topic | Fisheries Economics |
| Identifier | Mwebaze, Paul. 2014. Estimating technical efficiency and the impact of a viral disease outbreak in the Victorian Abalone Fishery, Australia. In: Towards ecosystem based management of fisheries: what role can economics play?: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, July 7-11, 2014, Brisbane, Australia. Complied by Ann L. Shriver & Melissa Errend. Corvallis, OR: International Institute of Fisheries. |
