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Creator:: Terry, Joseph M.
Abstract:: NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) was a key participant in the FAO technical and policy-level consultations of 1991-1999 that led to the FAO International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The U.S. Plan of Action includes a commitment to prepare regular assessments of overcapacity in federally-managed...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The U.S. Plan of Action includes a commitment

Creator:: Nguyen Thi, Kim Anh
Abstract:: From 1991 to 2003, number of fishing boats increased from 43,940 to 83,122. The average power per boat increased from 18HP/boat to 49.3HP/boat. Fishing productivity seems to be gradually decreased from 0.89ton/HP to 0.35ton/HP. In this period, the yield of marine fisheries has been constantly increased with an annual average...
Resource Type:: Research Paper

Creator:: Dewees, Christopher M., Sortais, Kristen, Krachey, Matthew J., Hackett, Steven C., and Hankin, David G.
Abstract:: Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) supports a valuable commercial fishery along the Pacific coast of North America. In recent decades the fishery has intensified significantly, with most crab landed during the first six weeks of the seven-month season. Management approaches to slow this intensifying and dangerous race have been elusive. This...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: management. Keywords: Dungeness crab, shellfish management, harvest capacity, fishing costs

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