Catastrophe Theory and Fisheries Regulation
- 1 December 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 33 (12) , 2829-2833
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f76-338
Abstract
Catastrophe theory is a mathematical approach for analyzing systems that show abrupt changes. This paper attempts to apply the theory to fishery development and collapse, where the key variables are assumed to be stock size, level of economic investment of fleet size and technological efficiency of the fishery gear. The analysis produces no new predictions about uncontrolled development and its consequences, but it appears to provide a useful way of exploring the implications of regulatory policies involving taxation, development subsidies and technological improvement.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Adaptive Control of Fishing SystemsJournal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada, 1976