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...
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...
The demersal fishery of southern Chile is a complex system including multiple species, fishing fleets and markets. Fishing activity is conducted under a rights-based system for southern hake (Merluccius australis) and hoki (Macroronus magellanicus), where a TAC is allocated in an even manner among fleets and operators. New management approaches...
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...
In 2000, the US Congress responded to the industry-wide constriction of the West Coast groundfish industry by allocating $5 million in disaster relief for Oregon, Washington, and California. Each state, with minimal federal oversight, designed and executed its own disaster response program to help impacted members of the fishing industry...
The Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery harvests a diverse and large grouping of fishes, but it did not become heavily fished until around WWII. This makes the groundfish fishery a comparatively young fishery. Despite its youth, it is one of the largest and most lucrative fisheries in Oregon—with a current harvest...
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I. Introduction
The Pacific Coast GroundfishFishery harvests a diverse
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...
Bycatch is repeatedly noted as a primary problem of fisheries management
and as the foremost negative impact of commercial fishing. In the Bering
Sea pollock fishery, salmon bycatch reduction measures have included gear
modifications but have principally consisted of area closures. Bycatch
levels of chum and Chinook salmon have risen...
Since 1999, the scallop fisheries have been granted access to closed areas on Georges Bank, and the
access programs have been managed through individual vessel quotas for scallops, and a common-pool
total allowable catch (TAC) for yellowtail flounder bycatch. The scallop resource is neither overfished
and nor is overfishing occurring,...
There is growing recognition worldwide that the impacts of fishing on non-targeted components of marine ecosystems should be included in the assessment of fisheries sustainability. This leads to the inclusion of new constraints in evaluations of the long-term bio-economic performance of fisheries. In this paper, we analyze the implications of...