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...
Entrepreneurial New Zealand harvesters created a viable diving fishery for King Clams, Panopea zelandica, in the 1970's
contributing to the development of allocation rights to harvest. Once under the quota management system (QMS), however,
allocations for allowable catch do not reflect the harvest potential for this fishery. Expectations for quota...