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    • Optimal Selection and Effort in a Fishery on a Stock with Cannibalistic Behaviour : The Case of the Northeast Arctic Cod Fisheries 

      Wikan, Arild; Eide, Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      We explore a fishery targeting the mature part of a stock, while bycatching the immature part. Both targeted catch and bycatch may have positive market values. Cost of effort is supposed to be a function of the selection properties of the fishing gears. Mature fish is assumed to cannibalise on the immature part of the stock. A bioeconomic model of the problem is set up and it is shown that the model ...
    • Economic Impacts of Global Warming : The Case of the Barents Sea Fisheries 

      Eide, Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      Regional analyses of possible physical and biological effects of global warming in the Barents Sea area have been carried out recently. Based on such studies possible economic impacts of global warming on the Barents Sea fisheries have been quantified, assuming different types of management regimes. The EconSimp2000 model, consisting of the ecosystem model AggMult and the fleet model EconMult have ...
    • Screening for antibacterial and antifungal activities in marine benthic invertebrates from northern Norway 

      Tadesse, Margey; Gulliksen, Bjørn; Strøm, Morten B.; Styrvold, Olaf B.; Haug, Tor (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008-06-18)
      Benthic marine invertebrates collected from sub-Arctic regions of northern Norway, were found to be a promising source of novel bioactive compounds against human and fish pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Lyophilized material from seven species of ascidians, six sponges and one soft alcyonid coral were extracted with 60% acidified acetonitrile (ACN). After separation into an ACN-rich phase (ACN extract) ...
    • Population dynamics of cod, Gadus morhua, in Porsangerfjord, Northern Norway - Analysis of back-calculated length at age from otoliths in 1992 and 2009 

      Larsen, Trine Holm (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-09)
      The thesis investigates growth of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) caught in 1992 and 2009, in Porsangerfjord North-Norway, with use of back-calculated length at age based on cod otoliths. The cod population in Porsangerfjord ecosystem have experienced major changes in abundance during the last decades: a dramatic decline in the costal cod population, and environmental influences. A back-calculation ...
    • Strategiprosessen knyttet til etablering av Balanced Scorecard i en tjenesteytende bedrift : en casestudie av Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA 

      Bye, Maria; Remen, Trine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05)
      Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i følgende problemstilling: Hvilket analysemateriale bør inngå i strategiprosessen knyttet til implementering av Balanced Scorecard i Norsk Privatøkonomi ASA, og hvordan bruke resultatene fra strategiprosessen til å utarbeide deres Balanced Scorecard-perspektiver? Et ensidig fokus på finansielle parametre er ikke et godt nok grunnlag for å lede en virksomhet i et ...
    • Preference-based segmentation : a study of food category and meal preferences among Vietnamese teenagers 

      Vu, Thi Hoa (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-18)
      The purpose of this paper is to examine the applicability of preference-based segmentation for a broad array of meals and food categories in the context of teenagers in Vietnam. A convenience sample of 413 Vietnamese teenagers in secondary and high schools provided an evaluation on the preference of 30 items of food categories and 36 common meals was collected based on structured questionnaires and ...
    • Tourist motivation and activities : a case study of Nha Trang, Vietnam 

      Phan, Thi Kim Lien (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      The study investigates tourist’s motivation with a segmentation approach in order to give an understanding of the theory of motivation in general and the motivation factors influencing consumer decision making in a tourism context in particular. The segmentation based on motivation, which was supported by a factor-cluster analysis, was carried out on a primary survey of 446 international tourists ...
    • The role of consumer satisfaction, consideration set size, variety seeking and convenience orientation in explaining seafood consumption in Vietnam 

      Ninh, Thi Kim Anh (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-31)
      The study examines the relationship betweens convenience food and seafood consumption in Vietnam through a replication and an extension of studies of Rortveit and Olsen (2007; 2009). The main purpose of this study is to give an understanding of the role of consumers’ satisfaction, consideration set size, variety seeking, and convenience in explaining seafood consumption behavior in Vietnam.
    • Technical efficiency of the gillnet fishery in Da Nang, Vietnam : an application of a stochastic production frontier 

      Nguyen, Xuan Truong (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      This study investigates the level and determinants of technical efficiency for a sample of gilnnet fishing vessels operating in Da Nang in 2009 by using a stochastic production frontier, which involved the simultaneous estimation of a translog stochastic frontier model and a model for vessel-specific technical inefficiencies. Furthermore, the other important determinants of this fleet were also ...
    • Factors affecting efficiency of four-eye sleeper poly-culture in Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province, Vietnam : a DEA approach to technical efficiency 

      Nguyen, Van Quang (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      This research estimated the technical, scale efficiency and its determinants of four-eye sleeper (Bostrichthys sinensis Lacépède, 1801) poly-culture in Nghia Hung district, Nam Dinh province, Vietnam. A nonparametric DEA approach were applied to evaluate technical and scale efficiency of farm level using input orientation DEA model. The study was based on the cross sectional primary data collected ...
    • Value based segmentation : a study of wild fish versus farmed fish consumption in Nha Trang 

      Suneth Jayampathi, R.P.S. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      The primary purpose of this study was to identify market segments based on personal values, values and lifestyles, environmental concern, fish welfare concern, ethical concern for fish farming and health involvement. A self-administrated questionnaire was conducted on a convenience sample of 209 Vietnamese consumers. It was designed to investigate consumers’ concern for issues used as segmentation ...
    • Technical efficiency of improved extensive shrimp farming in Ca Mau province, Vietnam 

      Tung, Pham Ba Vu (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-16)
      The purpose of this thesis is to measure the mean technical efficiency of improved extensive shrimp farming in Cai Nuoc and Dam Doi districts, Ca Mau Province, Vietnam. Data Envelopment Analysis Input-oriented variable return to scale were used in this thesis and estimating technical super-efficiency was regressed to the pond area, farmer experiences, black tiger shrimp, mud crab stocking density ...
    • Ecosystem based fishery management in Yangtze River Delta basin and fishery management opinions for Jiangxin island of Nanjing 

      Zhang, Xiao (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-12)
      In the past ten years, China has developed to be one of the most important countries of fishery production field. Annually Chinese fishery products is increasing . In 2009 the total fishery production is 50.4 million tones.(China statistical reports,2009) As the same rate as the increase economy, the sharply development of fishery production is also remarkable. But there are serious problems ...
    • On the economic performance and efficiency of gillnet vessels in Nha Trang, Vietnam 

      Nguyen, Ngoc Duy (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-06-10)
      Vietnam’s policy was to shift the fishing pressure from onshore to offshore water since the coastal resource has been overexploited, and a program of investing offshore vessels has thus implemented since 1997. The question raised is whether the offshore fishing fleet is profitable and efficient or not? This study aims to evaluating economic performance and efficiency of the offshore fleet in Vietnam ...
    • Assessment of MPA management: using the analytic hierarchy process to analyze stakeholder preferences for performance indicators in Nha Trang Bay MPA, Vietnam 

      Nguyen, Hai Anh (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      The establishment of the Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area (NTB-MPA) in the Southern coastal of Central Vietnam in 2002 focused on two main purposes: to reserve and manage the biodiversity environment within the MPA areas; and, to enhance the local communities’ life-conditions by providing the alternative livelihoods. To assess the efficiency of an MPA management process, it needs the understandings ...
    • Effectiveness evaluation of a marine protected area in Vietnam : the Cu Lao Cham MPA case study 

      Nguyen, Thi Trang Nhung (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      Planning, implementing and managing MPA not only requires attentions to biological issues which influence the performance of MPA but also to social and economic aspects that can greatly affect the outcome of MPA implementation. This study used data from logbook program over 4 years and face-to-face interview to explore the effectiveness of Cu Lao Cham MPA which is one of 4 MPAs in Vietnam through ...
    • Fisheries benefits from protecting corals : the case of the Nha Trang Bay marine protected area and Trao Reef marine reserve 

      Nguyen, Thi Minh Huyen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-16)
      The value of a coral reef is one of the ways to indicate the success of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) and protected resources. Khanh Hoa has two MPAs with the abundance coral reefs with status quite good and a developing fisheries industry. This paper will examine the link between fishery and coral reef using two models, essential fish habitat (EFH) model and facultative habitat (FH) model. The final ...
    • Co-management in Trao Reef marine reserve, Vietnam : a transaction costs approach 

      Nguyen, Thi Hoa Hong (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05)
      Humans are getting more dependent on marine and coastal resources. This has led to increased fishery exploitation and in many cases overexploitation with habitat degradation. This threatens coastal and marine resources all over the world. The current management approaches have failed to control fishing capacity and conflict in sharing fisheries resources due to population growth, poverty and a lack ...
    • Values, attitudes and intention to consume wild fish versus farmed fish in Nha Trang 

      Nelka Rajani, Pemattuge (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-17)
      The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the consumers’ values and the difference in consumption, attitude and intention to consume wild fish versus farmed fish in Vietnam. Second, it aimed to investigate the relationship between values, attitudes and intention to consume wild versus farmed fish by applying value-attitude-behavior model. The measurement scales used here were adapted from ...
    • The role of attitude, preference conflict, norms, and family identity in explaining intention/behavior toward fish consumption in Vietnamese families 

      Le, Chi Cong (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-05-16)
      The main objective of the thesis is to explore and test the roles of attitude, preference conflict, norms and family identity in explaining intention/behavior toward fish consumption in Vietnamese families. This study utilizes a theoretical framework based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, but more focused on some other variables (ambivalence, family conflict and identity) in an extended model. The ...