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Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) in the Pacific Halibut Fishery : Applications to the Magnuson Act

Creator:

Reisenweber, John W.

Abstract:

The Pacific halibut has supported a major commercial fishery on the West coast of the United States for over 100 years. In the past, the halibut fishery was managed by a policy of open access which led to an overcapitalized fishery and raised concerns about overfishing, fishing safety, and deteriorating...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

Full Text:

weather of the North Pacific and tap the abundant halibut stocks off Alaska. Today, the halibut fishery