Operations research is becoming increasingly prevalent in the natural resource sector,
specifically in agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining. While there are similar research …

Dynamic ocean management, or management that uses near real-time data to guide the
spatial distribution of commercial activities, is an emerging approach to balance ocean …

Technical efficiency (TE) measures the relationship between a vessel's inputs to the fishing
process and its outputs, with full efficiency being achieved when outputs are maximised from …

Social capital is an important resource that can be mobilized for purposive action or
competitive gain. The distribution of social capital in social–ecological systems can …

Mangroves are multi-functional ecosystems providing resource provisions and various
ecosystem services, all of which are critical to the local livelihood and national economy …

The determination of efficient production levels for tilapia growout operations, given the
existing technology, is necessary to examine alternative options to increase productivity. If …

Variations in the efficiency of demersal trawlers operating in the English Channel were
examined through the estimation of a stochastic frontier production function. The most …

This paper provides the first ex post estimates of the effects of input controls on technical
efficiency in a fishery. Using individual vessel data from the northern prawn fishery of …

This Fisheries Technical Paper provides guidance for the measurement and assessment of
fishing capacity, with the aim of facilitating the implementation of the International Plan of …

Application of copper based fungicide to control black pod disease caused by Phytophthora
megakarya is a common practice among cocoa farmers. Copper based fungicide has …