The Role of Economics in Fisheries Management: A Personal Perspective Keynote Address

Abstract

These experiences working on regional and national problems for fisheries managers in NMFS have given me a perspective on the role of economics in fisheries management that I am going to share with you today. I would like to stress that this perspective is unique to me and does not reflect a stated or implicit policy of the National Marine Fisheries Service. It does reflect the evolution of my view of the role of economics in the fisheries management process.