Title Page
Contents
Abstract 7
Introduction 9
Situation of fisheries in Ezbet EL-Borg 13
1. Study site 13
2. Production and Major fisheries 15
2.1. Trawl Fishery 16
2.2. Purse seine fishery 16
2.3. Long line fishery 16
2.4. Trammel net fishery in Ezbet EL-Borg 17
Methods and Data 18
3. Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) 18
3.1. Output-Orientated DEA 19
3.2. Productivity change 20
3.3. Technical efficiency 21
3.4. Malmquist index approach 22
3.5. Estimation of Malmquist index by DEA method 24
3.6. Scale efficiency 27
4. Data 28
Results 32
5. Technical Efficiency 32
5.1. Technical Efficiency of trawl fishing vessels 32
5.2. Technical Efficiency of purse seine fishing vessels 33
5.3. Technical Efficiency of trammel net fishing vessels 35
5.4. Technical Efficiency of longline fishing vessels 36
5.2. Distance functions 37
5.3. Malmquist index approach 41
Conclusion and Implications 48
References 52
Appendices 57
Table 1. Mean values of output and inputs variables of fishing vessels (period 2001-2014) 30
Table 2. Mean values of output and inputs variables of Ezbet EL Borg fisheries... 31
Table 3. Mean technical efficiencies of trawl fishing vessels 33
Table 4. Mean technical efficiencies of purse seine fishing vessels 34
Table 5. Mean technical efficiencies of trammel net fishing vessels 35
Table 6. Mean technical efficiencies of longline fishing vessels 36
Table 7. Distance functions of fisheries in Ezbet EL Borg 38
Table 8. Malmquist productivity index by fisheries in Ezbet EL Borg (TFPCH) 43
Figure 1. Map of Ezbet EL-Borg city (Google Map). 14
Figure 2. Production of total marine capture fisheries, the Mediterranean sea fisheries and... 15
Figure 3. Malmquist index showing TFPCH,EFFCH,TECHCH,PECH and SECH 46