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| Author: | Hicks, R. Schnier, K.E. |
| Title: | Eco-labeling and dolphin avoidance: A dynamic model of tuna fishing in the Eastern Tropical Pacific |
| Journal: | Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
2008 : SEP, VOL. 56:2, p. 103-116 |
| Index terms: | fishing location of industry |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article investigates the impact of dolphin-safe eco-labeling on the spatial distribution of fishing effort and fishermen's willingness to pay to avoid dolphins. This impact is examined by using a dynamic discrete choice model applied to the Eastern Tropical Pacific tuna fishery. This estimator connects the contemporaneous expected utility associated with fishing a specific site with the expected value of future optimal behavior for all future location choices on the cruise. The results indicate that producers attempting to avoid dolphins faced a smaller set of viable sites as compared to producers actively targeting dolphins. It was also revealed that vessels attempting to meet the label criteria were willing to pay substantial amounts to increase the spatial distribution of fishing grounds amenable to dolphin avoidance. |
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