TY - JOUR
T1 - Anchoring to determine negotiated catch limits
T2 - a case study of an industrial fishery in Oman
AU - Al-Masroori, H. S.
AU - Bose, S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/4/22
Y1 - 2016/4/22
N2 - Despite refinement in scientific methods of setting total allowable catches (TACs), the choice of values is affected by uncertainty that arises as a result of incomplete information and the behavioural intentions of resource users, among others. In this context, this paper promotes ‘anchoring’ – which is a subject of behavioural economics and is generally practised in decision-making when faced with uncertainty – as an approach to TAC setting. We estimate a set of anchor points for nine demersal species by employing two modelling scenarios, the first using catch-and-effort data and the second only catch data collected from the demersal trawl fishery. A non-parametric test yielded no significant difference between the sets of anchor points generated from the two models. It is hoped that the use of anchoring would constitute a proactive management approach that could serve as a mechanism of promoting knowledge integration and effective communication, developing mutual trust, and improving management outcomes in the future.
AB - Despite refinement in scientific methods of setting total allowable catches (TACs), the choice of values is affected by uncertainty that arises as a result of incomplete information and the behavioural intentions of resource users, among others. In this context, this paper promotes ‘anchoring’ – which is a subject of behavioural economics and is generally practised in decision-making when faced with uncertainty – as an approach to TAC setting. We estimate a set of anchor points for nine demersal species by employing two modelling scenarios, the first using catch-and-effort data and the second only catch data collected from the demersal trawl fishery. A non-parametric test yielded no significant difference between the sets of anchor points generated from the two models. It is hoped that the use of anchoring would constitute a proactive management approach that could serve as a mechanism of promoting knowledge integration and effective communication, developing mutual trust, and improving management outcomes in the future.
KW - demersal trawl fishery
KW - negotiation
KW - proactive management
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U2 - 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159983
DO - 10.2989/1814232X.2016.1159983
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84962840949
SN - 1814-232X
VL - 38
SP - 101
EP - 109
JO - African Journal of Marine Science
JF - African Journal of Marine Science
IS - 1
ER -