@article{Szakiel:139908, recid = {139908}, author = {Szakiel, Stephanie and Che, Nhu and Gooday, Peter and Elliston, Lisa}, title = {Measuring Capacity in Commonwealth Fisheries}, address = {2006}, number = {417-2016-26422}, pages = {28}, year = {2006}, abstract = {Long run excess fishing capacity affects both the profitability and biological status of a fishery. In order for policy makers to determine optimal resource allocation to a fishery and to establish whether a fishery is over-capitalised, it is important to identify both the level and the source of the excess capacity. Non-metric indicators may be used to assess the likelihood of excess capacity in a fishery based on information on the biological status of the fishery, the management regime and productivity trends of the fishery. These indicators are presented as a cost effective method to assess excess capacity when information is limited or prohibitively costly to collect.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/139908}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.139908}, }