The catch of cod in Norway is processed into a variety of final products, most of which are exported. The main product categories are salted, dried and frozen products. Most processors have some choice as to which type of product to produce. Our hypothesis is that the choice of product type is...

This paper demonstrates howadditional rents are generated in a fisherycharacterized by intraseasonal variation infish characteristics, including size,condition, and composition. Based on anexpanded conceptual model of the optimalharvest rule, fish characteristics affect preand post harvest...