Overview

Based on testimony from fishermen, regulators, environmentalists and others, this is an exploration of how individual fishing quotas (IFQs) might address the serious social, economic and biologic issues raised by depleted fish stocks. In their approach to a national policy on IFQs, the panel makes direct recommendations to the American Congress, the Secretary of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service, regional fishery management councils, state authorities, and others. This book provides definitions and examples, reviews legislation and regulations, and includes lessons learned from fisheries on the US East Coast and in Alaska, in Iceland and New Zealand, and other nations. The committee discusses the public trust doctrine, management of common-pool resources, alternative and complementary approaches to the IFQ, and more.

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources ,  Ocean Studies Board ,  Committee to Review Individual Fishing Quotas
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.871kg
ISBN:  

9780309063302

ISBN 10:   0309063302
Pages:   436
Publication Date:   09 July 1999
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Fisheries Compared with Other Natural Resources; 5 3 U.S. and Foreign Experience: Lessons Learned; 6 4 Alternative Conservation and Management Measures; 7 5 Considerations for a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas; 8 6 Findings and Recommendations; 9 References; 10 A Relevant Sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; 11 B Committee Biographies; 12 C Relevant Section from the Shipping Act of 1916; 13 D National Standards in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; 14 E History of Changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act; 15 F Acronyms and Glossary; 16 G Individual Fishing Quota Case Studies; 17 H Potential Economic Costs and Benefits of Individual Fishing Quotas to the Nation; 18 Index

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