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  • An Economic Approach to Optimizing The Level of Observer Coverage

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    Kvamsdal, Sturla and Stohs, Stephen
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    The US Magnuson-Stevens Act authorizes the use of onboard observers to monitor commercial fisheries catch and bycatch (PFMC 2003). A question of concern in implementing an observer program is that of the appropriate level of observer coverage. Current practice varies by fishery; for example, the California-Oregon drift gillnet fishery for...
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    observer program is that of the appropriate level of observer coverage. Current practice varies by fishery

  • Bio-Economic Modelling of the Red King Crab Invasion in the Barents Sea

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    Falk-Petersen, Jannike and Armstrong, Claire
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    The red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus) is an alien invasive species in the Barents Sea representing a value as well as a potential pest. A bio-economic model is applied analysing the costs that traditional fisheries incur as a result of the king crab invasion, as well as the income from...
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    suggests that the king crab stock should be reduced in order to optimize the profit of the total fishery

  • Economic Efficiency and Sector Allocations in the New England Groundfish Fishery: A Comparison of Sector and Non-Sector Vessel Performance

    Creator:
    Gilbert, Ben
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    The case for assigning private property rights in fisheries has been thoroughly studied but has lead to a new debate over whether rights should be allocated to groups or individuals. The New England groundfish fishery provides a rich context in which to study this question. Beginning in 2004, several dozen...
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    Sector Allocations in the New England Groundfish Fishery: A Comparison of Sector and Non-Sector Vessel

  • A Point System for Managing Multispecies Fisheries

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    Anderson, Christopher
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    An industry group has proposed a novel mechanism for management of the multispecies groundfish fishery off the northeastern United States. Under this mechanism, individual harvesters would be allocated a budget of points, to be expended landing fish. A regulatory body will set different prices, denominated in points, for landing each...
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    proposed a novel mechanism for management of the multispecies groundfish fishery off the northeastern

  • Bio-Economic Evaluation of Implementing Selective Gears

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    Vestergaard, Niels, Grønbæk Kronbak, Lone, Nielsen, Rasmus, and Jørgensen, Ole
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    The lack of selectivity in many fisheries may lead to discards and bycatch. Discards of under-sized or non-commercial species/individuals represent damage to the eco-system, an additional source of overfishing and a waste of resources. Bycatch may increase fishing pressure on species targeted by other fishermen. The purpose of the paper...
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    for implementing more selective gears in the Danish mixed nephops fishery in Kattegat/Skagerrak. The

  • Fleet coordination of catch under share-based management in the Central Gulf of Alaska groundfish fishery

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    Fina, Mark
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    This paper examines the effects of a share-based management program in the Central Gulf of Alaska rockfish fishery. The program provides exclusive allocations to cooperatives of nine species, including one species for which retention is prohibited. Under the program, allocations of all species are required to fish and all catch,...
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    catch under share-based management in the Central Gulf of Alaska groundfish fishery Author(s

  • Markets, Pooling and Insurance for Managing Incidental Catch In Fisheries

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    Holland, Dan
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    Bycatch is a nearly universal problem for fisheries, and it is becoming increasingly common to place strict limits on allowable bycatch, either on individuals or as a cap on an industry sector s bycatch. Individual bycatch quotas strengthen individual incentives to avoid bycatch and may reduce the likelihood that the...
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  • Incentive Systems for Reducing Bycatch In the Alaska Pollock/Salmon Fishery

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    Wilen, James
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    The bycatch problem has remained troubling and persistent, even in fisheries that have rationalized their target fisheries. The Alaskan Pollock fishery is an example of a fishery struggling to contain the bycatch of salmon in spite of a transformation of incentives associated with a harvester coop system in the target...
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    Reducing Bycatch In the Alaska Pollock/Salmon Fishery Authors: James Wilen, University of

  • A Pilot Observer Program for the Reduction of Sea Turtle and Other By-catch in Vietnamese Longline Fisheries

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    Symington, Keith, Thuy, Nguyen Thi Dieu, and Dung, Phan Hung
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    Five species of marine turtles are found within the territorial waters of Vietnam, and all populations are declining. As part of a broader strategy and Action Plan, the Government of Vietnam and WWF Vietnam have launched a two-year project to: 1) document relative gear impacts, and geographic hotspots , for...
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    interviews. Comprehensive data pertinent to the fishery hotspots in Vietnam will be provided. Together with

  • Demonstrating the Evolution towards Ecosystem Management in Regional Fishery Management Organizations

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    Brinson, Ayeisha and Die, David
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    In ecosystem-based fishery management, the ecosystem comprises the natural sub-system and also human components, including user groups, institutions and the processes of management. Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs), particularly those designed to manage tunas, were not established with an ecosystem view of the pelagic environment. However, tuna RFMOs have evolved...
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    Evolution towards Ecosystem Management in Regional Fishery Management Organizations Authors: Ayeisha