Teaching Fisheries Bycatch: Exploring Economic and Behavioral Drivers of Bycatch Through a Classroom Game

Authors

Mitch B. Priestley, Portland State UniversityFollow
J. Forrest Williams, Portland State UniversityFollow
Sahan Dissanayake, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-19-2022

Subjects

Environmental impact, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, Education for Sustainable Development

Abstract

This paper presents a pedagogical exercise to explore the economics of price-based fisheries bycatch. In the exercise students experience the economic incentives that lead to bycatch due to highgrading; the discarding of low-value fish. We first discuss existing fisheries economics pedagogical activities and how our exercise is distinct. We then identify over forty economics, environmental studies, geography, management, and philosophy courses where the exercise could be played. Next, we describe the game and share results and student feedback. Finally, we provide discussion prompts and extensions to illustrate how incentives and policies can change fishing behavior to lead to sustainable fisheries.

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Copyright (c) 2022 The Authors

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Locate the Document

https://doi.org/10.1017/age.2022.15

DOI

10.1017/age.2022.15

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38435

Citation Details

Priestley, M. B., Williams, J. F., & Dissanayake, S. T. (2022). Teaching Fisheries Bycatch: Exploring Economic and Behavioral Drivers of Bycatch Through a Classroom Game. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 1-32.