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The Demand and Allocation of Alaskan and Canadian Snow Crab

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  • Mark Herrmann
  • Joshua Greenberg

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For over two decades the Alaskan snow crab industry has been an important component of the economic health of the Alaskan crab fisheries. This has been particularly true given the substantial historical stock declines in the Alaskan king and Tanner crab fisheries. However, dwindling local stocks, combined with substantial increases in snow (Queen) crab from Canada and other countries, has raised considerable concern over the sustained economic health from these fisheries. This paper reports on an econometric model of the Alaskan and Canadian snow crab fishery designed to both document the exvessel and wholesale price and revenue responses to harvest and market conditions, and to document the pre‐crab rationalization market performance of the Alaskan snow crab fishery on the eve of the historic implementation of both harvester and processor quotas. Pendant plus de deux décennies, l'industrie du crabe des neiges a constitué un élément important de la santééconomique de la pêche au crabe en Alaska. C'est particulièrement le cas en raison de la diminution substantielle des stocks historiques de crabe royal et de crabe des neiges du Pacifique. Cependant, la diminution des stocks locaux, combinée à des augmentations substantielles de crabe des neiges provenant du Canada et d'autres pays, a soulevé des inquiétudes considérables quant à la durabilité de la santééconomique de ces pêches. Le présent article présente un modèle économétrique de la pêche au crabe des neiges en Alaska et au Canada conçu pour documenter les prix au débarquement, les prix de gros et les revenus correspondants en fonction des conditions de récolte et de l'état du marché, et pour documenter la performance du marché avant que l'industrie du crabe des neiges en Alaska ne soit rationalisée par l'imposition historique de contingents aux pêcheurs et aux usines de transformation du poisson.

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  • Mark Herrmann & Joshua Greenberg, 2007. "The Demand and Allocation of Alaskan and Canadian Snow Crab," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 55(1), pages 27-48, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:canjag:v:55:y:2007:i:1:p:27-48
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2007.00078.x
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