ABSTRACT
The formation of coalitions among fishing States is a central issue in straddling stock fisheries. In this chapter, this is approached through a game in partition function form. The game is applied to a fishery represented by the classical Gordon-Schaefer bioeconomic model and to the North Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery. Both cases show very pessimistic prospects regarding the cooperative management of the fish resources. This study concludes that the breakdown of cooperative agreements on straddling stock fisheries is a very likely scenario if countries can adopt free-ride strategies.
