Measuring and Assessing Capacity in Fisheries

Download or read book Measuring and Assessing Capacity in Fisheries written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2003-11-30 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper contains guidance on the measurement and assessment of fishing capacity, in light of the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. Topics discussed include: definitions of capacity and related concepts; measurement of capacity and capacity utilisation; methodologies such as rapid appraisal techniques, stochastic production frontiers and data envelopment analysis; target capacity; interpretation and use of excess capacity measures.