The Norwegian industrial trawl fishery in the North Sea : a study on how the total catch in 1975 could have been increased without exceeding the quotas of cod, haddock and whiting
Abstract
Linear programming is used to demonstrate a way to maximise the total catch in a mixed
fishery. Constraints are set by quotas, as well as requirements that the total catch should not be
too unevenly distributed between areas and throughout the season. A practical application of
this technique in fisheries management depends on a satisfactory prediction of the ratio of the
quota-regulated species in the total catch before the season starts.
Publisher
[Fiskeridirektoratets havforskningsinstitutt]Series
Fiskeridirektoratets skrifter, Serie Havundersøkelservol 17 no 1