Eco-labeling and dolphin avoidance a dynamic model of tuna fishing in the eastern tropical pacific
Hicks,R.L.; Schnier,K.E.
Journal Of Environmental Economics And Management: 2, 103-116
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0095-0696
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2008.01.001
Accession: 031043640
This paper examines the impact of dolphin-safe eco-labeling on the spatial distribution of fishing effort and fishermen's willingness to pay to avoid dolphins using a dynamic discrete choice model applied to the Eastern Tropical Pacific tuna fishery. This estimator couples 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.