Stouten, Hendrik with Kris Van Craeynest, Aime Heene, Xavier Gellynck, Jochen Depestele, Els Vanderperren, Bart Verschueren and Hans Polet, "A preliminary microworld to gain insights in Belgian fishery fleet dynamics.", 2007 July 29-2007 August 2
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The objective of this paper is to develop and evaluate a micro-economical microworld which will allow policy makers to gain more insight in parameters that influence the Belgian fishery fleet structure.
In a later stage, this microworld may contribute to the process of developing a long-term strategy for the Belgian fishery sector, serving as a laboratory for ex-ante evaluation of possible strategies. (Keys, Fulmer, and Stumpf 1996; De Geus 1997) By visualizing decisions and strategies (Morecroft 1999), it generates insights about fleet dynamics in response to a changing environment and policy changes.