The Amendment 80 Fishery: a Long-Term View on the Key Management Changes that Have Impacted this North Pacific Multi-species Fishery off the Coast of Alaska

• Main Authors: Haynie, Alan, Abbott, Joshua, Reimer, Matthew
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English; unknown
• Subjects: Seafood > Marketing; Aquaculture > Economic aspects; Seafood industry > Congresses; Fishery management > Congresses; Bering Sea; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/conference_proceedings_or_journals/4f16c496h

The Alaska non-pollock multi-species catcher processor trawl fishery, referred to as the Amendment 80 fishery since 2008, is an endlessly fascinating subject from the perspective of an economist. A diverse group of companies and vessels, emphasizing different species mixes from a multi-species ecosystem, targets fish across the Eastern Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, and the Gulf of Alaska. Significant attention has been given by economists and others to the fishery's fishing behavior, bycatch management, Steller sea lion protection, and rationalization. Here we look back at the long-term changes that have occurred in the fishery and present a selection of the key empirical results that we have learned on how fishers have adapted. We also discuss current challenges and on-going research focused on building structural models that will allow us to better predict the impacts of future management actions. Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade, held July 11-15, 2016 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC), Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.