This study examines productivity change in the Mid-Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog fishery, which has been managed since 1990 using Individual Transferable Ouotas (ITQ). Productivity change is estimated through a Malmquist index from 1981-2008, capturing change before and after implementation of the quota system. We then decompose the index to...
The Untied States has embarked on a policy path of promoting catch share
programs to manage fisheries. These can include a range of programs, from
community based management arrangements to individual transferable
quota programs (ITQ's). The Mid-Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog
Fishery has the longest running U.S. ITQ program, which...
In 1996, the US New England Fishery Management Council formed a
technical team (PDT) to develop a new plan for Atlantic Herring (Clupea
harengus harengus). The inshore stock was close to fully exploited while
the offshore stock was underexploited. There were few full-time herring
harvesters and very few processors. Fresh...