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Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries


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Squires, Dale and Omar, Ishak and Jeon, Yongil and Kirkley, James (2003) Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries. Environment and Development Economics, 8 (1). pp. 105-127. ISSN 1355-770X; eISSN: 1469-4395

Abstract

Excess capacity and overfishing are problems in the open-access, common-pool fisheries-of the Java Sea. Data development analysis is used to estimate excess fishing capacity and the number of vessels to decommission in three Java Sea fisheries of Indonesia, the purse seine, mini purse seine, and longline. First- and second-best policy measures are discussed to reduce the excess capacity and give sustainable management and development. The importance of incentive design, asymmetric information, and the regulator's principal-agent problem are emphasized in license limitation programs.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Universiti Putra Malaysia
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X03000068
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: Excess capacity; Sustainable development; Java Sea fisheries; Overfishing; Common-pool resources; Indonesia; Purse seine
Depositing User: Ms. Zaimah Saiful Yazan
Date Deposited: 22 Apr 2025 06:29
Last Modified: 22 Apr 2025 06:29
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116985
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