Sharing the Fish : Toward a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas.

Most U.S. fish stocks are fully or over-exploited, and harvesting in many fisheries far exceeds sustainable levels. The individual fishing quota (IFQ) is a relatively new instrument under which harvesting privileges are allocated to individual fishermen -- innovative yet controversial because of its...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Research Council
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1999.
Temas:
Fishery management > United States.
Fishery policy > United States.
Fishery management.
Fishery policy.
Pêches > Gestion > États-Unis.
Pêches > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Pêches > Gestion.
Pêches > Politique gouvernementale.
Fishery management
Fishery policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Acknowledgement of Reviewers
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Fisheries Compared With Other Natural Resources
  • 3 U.S. and Foreign Experience: Lessons Learned
  • 4 Alternative Conservation and Management Measures
  • 5 Considerations for a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas
  • 6 Findings and Recommendations
  • References
  • APPENDIX A Relevant Sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
  • APPENDIX B Committee Biographies
  • APPENDIX C Relevant Section From the Shipping Act of 19161APPENDIX D National Standards in the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act1
  • APPENDIX E History of Changes to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act1
  • APPENDIX F Acronyms and Glossary
  • APPENDIX G Individual Fishing Quota Case Studies
  • APPENDIX H Potential Economic Costs and Benefits of Individual Fishing Quotas to the Nation
  • Index

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