Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/296809 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 1417
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
The Pacific Island nations heavily rely on the tuna fishery for government revenue and economic growth. Since the conversion of some nations to the Vessel Days Scheme (VDS) from the fishing Quota system, the region's domestic catch has significantly increased. VDS has stimulated economic return but raised concerns about tuna overexploitation. We apply Difference in Difference to investigate the effects of the VDS on domestic catch levels in the Pacific region using data on domestic catches from 17 Pacific countries from 2000 to 2020. The estimated result indicates that tuna catches increased by more than 200% in VDS nations relative to non-VDS nations in the region.
Subjects: 
Vessel Day Scheme
tuna fishery
total fleet catch
Pacific island countries
JEL: 
F55
O11
O13
O56
Q22
Q27
Q28
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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