Individual transferable quotas (ITQs) are part of the process of enclosure of the oceans, one
of the important institutional changes of the twentieth century. The common resources of the …

This paper surveys developments in fisheries economics and fisheries policy over the past
half century. Early work clarified the nature of the economic issues associated with open …

While the global rush to control land resources is well established,'power-grabs' in relation
to marine and coastal resources are less well researched. Under the banner of 'blue growth' …

SUSTAINABLE FISHERY SYSTEMS An up-to-date and interdisciplinary guide to
sustainable fisheries Fisheries, whether small-scale or large-scale, are filled with complexity …

This wide-ranging book, based on a report to the Food and Agriculture Organization in 1993,
is an attempt to bridge the gap between the enormous amount of empirical literature …

Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-691-13016-3 (alk. paper)
ISBN-10: 0-691-13016-7 (alk. paper) 1. Economics. 2. Markets. I. Mackenzie, Donald, 1950 …

This volume explores the nexus between nature, markets, deregulation and valuation, using
theoretically sharp and empirically rich real-world case studies and analyses of actually …

In the last twenty years, policy prescriptions for addressing the global crisis in fisheries have
centred on strengthening fisheries governance through clarifying exclusive individual or …

Garrett Hardin's seminal essay" The Tragedy of the Commons" appeared in 1968 and has
been at the center of the debate on commonly owned ground or resources such as Western …

The world's marine fisheries are in trouble, as a direct result of overfishing and the
overcapacity of fishing fleets. Despite intensive management efforts, the problems still …