Table 2

Difference-In-Differences Regressions of Halibut Bycatch Rate

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5
Year = 19932.32 (0.70)1.93 (0.67)2.02 (0.71)1.65 (0.73)1.65 (1.28)
Year = 19945.45 (1.62)5.36 (1.81)*5.19 (1.78)*4.32 (1.83)*4.32 (2.31)**
Year = 19953.91 (0.81)4.81 (1.04)4.03 (0.88)3.39 (0.87)3.39 (1.09)
Year = 19962.04 (0.44)3.22 (0.74)2.07 (0.46)1.80 (0.47)1.80 (0.61)
Year = 19972.68 (0.69)2.38 (0.65)1.14 (0.30)0.54 (0.17)0.54 (0.20)
Year = 19980.01 (0.00)−0.84 (−0.23)−1.98 (−0.51)−2.14 (−0.67)−2.14 (−0.76)
Year = 19999.84 (2.15)**7.80 (1.75)*6.26 (1.32)4.12 (1.00)4.12 (1.34)
Year = 2000−0.58 (−0.14)−1.59 (−0.41)−2.98 (−0.69)−2.99 (−0.83)−2.99 (−1.15)
Sea State (=1 if initial member)−3.84 (−1.64)−3.82 (−1.73)*
Horsepower/vessel length−0.16 (−1.57)−0.13 (−1.40)−0.86 (−1.26)−0.78 (−1.46)−0.78 (−0.96)
Month = May−3.21 (−1.27)−3.59 (−1.43)−5.59 (−2.49)**−5.59 (−1.33)
Month = June−3.40 (−1.16)−4.24 (−1.45)−5.32 (−2.09)**−5.32 (−1.01)
Month = July−6.92 (−2.44)**−7.15 (−2.54)**−7.79 (−3.21)***−7.79 (−1.44)
Month = August−12.28 (−5.01)***−12.34 (−5.08)***−12.97 (−6.25)***−12.97 (−2.70)**
Month = September−14.40 (−5.90)***−14.39 (−5.94)***−15.58 (−7.53)***−15.58 (−3.79)***
Month = October−9.48 (−3.70)***−9.65 (−3.80)***−10.40 (−4.78)***−10.40 (−2.38)**
Month = November−5.10 (−1.64)−5.44 (−1.76)*−5.99 (−2.23)**−5.99 (−1.70)
Sea State * 19954.72 (0.91)4.11 (0.84)5.04 (1.03)4.35 (1.03)4.35 (1.08)
Sea State * 19965.70 (1.08)5.69 (1.14)6.80 (1.32)6.39 (1.47)6.39 (1.63)
Sea State * 19972.73 (0.65)3.09 (0.79)4.21 (1.01)4.44 (1.27)4.44 (1.63)
Sea State * 199817.12 (3.86)***18.27 (4.40)***18.49 (4.22)***16.95 (4.69)***16.95 (4.14)***
Sea State * 199913.30 (2.60)***14.86 (3.02)***16.40 (3.10)***17.33 (3.81)***17.33 (2.79)**
Sea State * 200020.61 (4.54)***21.47 (5.04)***22.83 (4.77)***22.10 (5.51)***22.10 (4.54)***
Constant10.77 (3.03)***17.92 (4.72)***30.45 (2.92)***30.16 (3.68)***30.16 (2.18)**
Observations2,7842,7842,7842,7842,784
R20.060.090.10.130.13
Estimated ρ0.330.2830.266n/an/a
  • Note: z-Statistics in parentheses. See text for details of calculation. n/a, not applicable.

  • * Significant at 10%;

  • ** significant at 5%;

  • *** significant at 1%.