Impact Analysis of Changes in Fishery Regulations in the Norton Sound Red King Crab Fishery
ABSTRACT. In 1994, the Norton Sound summer red king crab fishery became the only federally managed Alaska king crab fishery designated as “super-exclusive. ” The new designation has fundamentally changed this fishery’s industrial structure: previously dominated by a highly capitalized, distant-water...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT. In 1994, the Norton Sound summer red king crab fishery became the only federally managed Alaska king crab fishery designated as “super-exclusive. ” The new designation has fundamentally changed this fishery’s industrial structure: previously dominated by a highly capitalized, distant-water fleet, it has become a small-scale local fishery. A regional economic input-output model was constructed to evaluate the economic impacts of this “new ” fishery on the Nome region. The model results indicate that in 1994 this industry was able to contribute over half a million dollars in income to an economically depressed region of Alaska where few local industries exist and the prospects for developing new industries are dim. Furthermore, model results suggest that the regional economic impact nearly doubles when the contributions of both increased local processing and participation by other western Alaska communities are included in the estimation. Key words: Norton Sound, crab fishery, input-output models, economic impact analysis, regional economic analysis RÉSUMÉ. En 1994, la pêche estivale au crabe de l’Alaska dans le Norton Sound est devenue l’unique pêche gérée par le gouvernement fédéral portant le label de «super-exclusive». Cette nouvelle désignation a fondamentalement changé la structure industrielle de cette pêcherie. Dominée auparavant par une flotte hauturière fortement capitalisée, elle est devenue une industrie de pêche locale à petite échelle. On a construit un modèle des entrées-sorties économiques de la région afin d’évaluer les retombées économiques de cette «nouvelle » pêcherie sur la région du Norton Sound. Les résultats du modèle indiquent qu’en 1994 cette industrie a réussi à injecter plus d’un demi-million de dollars de revenus dans une région de l’Alaska en pleine crise économique, où existent peu d’industries locales et où les perspectives de création de nouvelles industries sont minimes. De plus, les résultats |
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