Marine reserves for fisheries management

Daniel S. Holland, Richard J. Brazee

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Abstract

Conventional methods of regulating commercial fisheries restrict catch by limiting either the quantity or efficiency of fishing effort, or by putting direct limits on catch. These regulatory practices are neither feasible nor desirable for many fisheries, and have failed to conserve fishery stocks in other fisheries. Marine reserves may be an effective alternative management strategy for some fisheries. Here we develop a dynamic model of marine reserves applicable to inshore fisheries. In contrast to previous models of reserves, the model is fully dynamic and provides information on both equilibrium conditions and the path to equilibrium. A simulation model based on red snapper data from the Gulf of Mexico is presented. The simulation results suggest that marine reserves can sustain or increase yields for moderate to heavily fished fisheries but will probably not improve yields for lightly fished fisheries.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)157-171
Number of pages15
JournalMarine Resource Economics
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996

Keywords

  • Closed areas
  • Inshore fisheries
  • Marine protected areas
  • Marine reserves
  • Reef fisheries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oceanography
  • Geography, Planning and Development
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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