Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations

During the past 12 years fishery managers responsible for federal fisheries off Alaska have developed and implemented three new fishery management limited access/quota share programs in place of traditional open access management. The three limited access programs are unique but each provides for th...

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Main Authors: Hughes, Steven E., Woodley, Christopher
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Published: Via Medica 2010
Subjects:
Alaska fishery management; transition; open access management; limited access/quota share based management; commercial fishing impacts
Bering Sea
Alaska
Tanner crab
Online Access:https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26288
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spelling ftviamedicaojs:oai:czasopisma.viamedica.pl:article/26288 2023-05-15T15:43:31+02:00 Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations Hughes, Steven E. Woodley, Christopher 2010-03-26 application/pdf https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26288 Via Medica Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Owner, i.e. International Maritime Health Foundation, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data or figures presented in their work anywhere and in any language without the prior written consent of the owner of the copyrights, i.e. the Owner. Legal relations between the Publisher and the author(s) are in accordance with Polish law and with international conventions binding to Poland. The legal bases to acquiring the copyright are article 921 section copyright law and related law as well as the international conventions binding to Poland. International Maritime Health; Vol 58, No 1-4 (2007); 33-45 Alaska fishery management; transition; open access management; limited access/quota share based management; commercial fishing impacts Peer-reviewed Article 2010 ftviamedicaojs 2019-03-25T12:56:52Z During the past 12 years fishery managers responsible for federal fisheries off Alaska have developed and implemented three new fishery management limited access/quota share programs in place of traditional open access management. The three limited access programs are unique but each provides for the allocation of quota shares to individual participants in the halibut and sablefish longline fishery, in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery and in the Bering Sea king and Tanner crab fishery, respectively. New management programs are briefly described and contrasted with traditional management. For each of the three fisheries, management changes over time have generated substantial changes in fishing fleets, their operations, crew employment, economics and safety records. Under quota share management, fleet consolidations have occurred, particularly in the more over capitalized fisheries. The intense speed and inflexible timing associated with open access fisheries have greatly lessened as have the risk taking and incentives to maximize fishing power. Active vessel economic viability has strengthened due to a combination of increased efficiency, higher product yields, reduced costs, greater crew stability and safer operations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Bering Sea Alaska Tanner crab Via Medica Journals Bering Sea
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topic Alaska fishery management; transition; open access management; limited access/quota share based management; commercial fishing impacts
spellingShingle Alaska fishery management; transition; open access management; limited access/quota share based management; commercial fishing impacts
Hughes, Steven E.
Woodley, Christopher
Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
topic_facet Alaska fishery management; transition; open access management; limited access/quota share based management; commercial fishing impacts
description During the past 12 years fishery managers responsible for federal fisheries off Alaska have developed and implemented three new fishery management limited access/quota share programs in place of traditional open access management. The three limited access programs are unique but each provides for the allocation of quota shares to individual participants in the halibut and sablefish longline fishery, in the Bering Sea pollock trawl fishery and in the Bering Sea king and Tanner crab fishery, respectively. New management programs are briefly described and contrasted with traditional management. For each of the three fisheries, management changes over time have generated substantial changes in fishing fleets, their operations, crew employment, economics and safety records. Under quota share management, fleet consolidations have occurred, particularly in the more over capitalized fisheries. The intense speed and inflexible timing associated with open access fisheries have greatly lessened as have the risk taking and incentives to maximize fishing power. Active vessel economic viability has strengthened due to a combination of increased efficiency, higher product yields, reduced costs, greater crew stability and safer operations.
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author Hughes, Steven E.
Woodley, Christopher
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Woodley, Christopher
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title Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
title_short Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
title_full Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
title_fullStr Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
title_full_unstemmed Transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in Alaska increased the safety of operations
title_sort transition from open access to quota based fishery management regimes in alaska increased the safety of operations
publisher Via Medica
publishDate 2010
url https://journals.viamedica.pl/international_maritime_health/article/view/26288
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Alaska
Tanner crab
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Alaska
Tanner crab
op_source International Maritime Health; Vol 58, No 1-4 (2007); 33-45
op_rights Completion of the online submission form electronically is tantamount to automatically and free-of-charge transferring of the copyright for publishing and distribution of the submitted material (in all known now and developed in the future forms and fields of exploitation) to the Owner, i.e. International Maritime Health Foundation, under condition that those materials are accepted for publication. The authors agree not to publish any data or figures presented in their work anywhere and in any language without the prior written consent of the owner of the copyrights, i.e. the Owner. Legal relations between the Publisher and the author(s) are in accordance with Polish law and with international conventions binding to Poland. The legal bases to acquiring the copyright are article 921 section copyright law and related law as well as the international conventions binding to Poland.
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