Labor and the Labor Process in a Limited Entry Fishery

We examine aspects of labor in the harvesting sector of the surf clam/ocean quahog industry of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States in the context of limited entry. Vessel owners are both diversifying and cutting back on labor costs through crew consolidation in response to difficulties in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: McCay, Bonnie J., Gatewood, John B., Creed, Carolyn F.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1989
Subjects:
fishery management
labor
crewing
Atlantic sea clams
limited entry
social impact
Environmental Economics and Policy
Labor and Human Capital
Resource /Energy Economics and Policy
Ocean quahog
Online Access:http://purl.umn.edu/48546
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Summary:We examine aspects of labor in the harvesting sector of the surf clam/ocean quahog industry of the mid-Atlantic region of the United States in the context of limited entry. Vessel owners are both diversifying and cutting back on labor costs through crew consolidation in response to difficulties in the sea clam industry. A survey of crew-members on job satisfaction reveals more about the preferences and experiences of labor. We make predictions about the fate of labor under a new management regime based on individual transferable quotas. The analysis is intended to bring the interests of crew-members into the decision-making process and to improve the basis for predicting how future regulatory measures may affect crewing.

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