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Tradable Effort Permits: A Case Study of the Florida Spiny Lobster Trap Certificate Program

Creator:

Larkin, Sherry L. and Milon, J. Walter

Abstract:

The Florida spiny lobster trap certificate program (TCP) is one of the oldest U.S. fisheries programs involving tradable effort permits. Under the TCP, fishers must own a certificate (and pay an associated annual fee) for each trap used. The program was created in 1992 to address overcapitalization amid growing social...

Resource Type:

Conference Proceeding

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whole weight) by licensed wholesale dealers and are assumed to equal total commercial catch (C). This