An Economic Assessment of the Herring Purse-seine Fleet Restructuring Plan of 1983 : the Ten-year Management Plan at Mid-term
An Economic Assessment of the Herring Purse-seine Fleet Restructuring Plan of 1983 : the Ten-year Management Plan at Mid-term

Author: Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Scotia-Fundy Region. Program Coordination and Economic Branch

Publisher: Halifax, N.S. : Fisheries and Oceans, Canada

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 49

ISBN-13: 9780662172437

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The herring purse seine fleet is relatively new in Atlantic Canada, having its first commercial spurt as a distinct fishery during World War II. However, it has been subject to recurring boom and crisis brought about the variations in markets, herring stocks and quality. In 1983, the price paid for herring and the allowable catch were such that purse seiners were sustaining losses and the outlook was poor. A 10-year program was undertaken in which each purse seine licence holder was given a quasi-property right in a share of the allowable catch, which could be sold with the seller keeping the monetary reward. The buyer could accumulate extra quota which promised a greater measure of profitability. The fishery of 1988 marked the 5th season of the program. This study was undertaken to appraise the response of the fishery in an atmosphere of limited entry with transferable quotas, to what extent the objectives of the program were being achieved, and to clarify the determinants of the developments in the fleet.

Transition to Responsible Fisheries Economic and Policy Implications
Transition to Responsible Fisheries Economic and Policy Implications

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2000-09-25

Total Pages: 296

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If the fishing industry is to survive in the long term, more responsible practices and approaches need to be adopted. This involves not only the industry’s own practices, but also public sector policies and in particular fisheries management ...

Economic Futures on the North Atlantic Margin
Economic Futures on the North Atlantic Margin

Author: Reginald Byron

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13:

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This are the proceedings of the 12th seminar of marginal regions. They attempt to look into the future and to assess the probable consequences of economic development's being implemented by four countries neighbouring on the North Atlantic (Britain, Ireland, Norway and Canada). The hinterlands of these countries, sparsely-populated and heavily dependent on primary production (fishing, farming, forestry and mineral extraction), are threatened with the loss of their capacity to maintain their populations, sparse as they are already, as heavy industries retrench, agricultural subsidies are scaled down, fishing grounds are depleted and the end of the Cold War brings about the closure of military installations in remote areas.

Enclosing the Commons
Enclosing the Commons

Author: Richard Apostle

Publisher: Social and Economic Studies

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 180

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In 1991 the Atlantic groundfish fishery in Nova Scotia and southern New Brunswick experienced diminishing resources and overcapacity in the inshore mobile-gear fleet. The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans instituted individual quotas (IQs) for this sector of the fishery. Soon thereafter the IQs became individual transferable quotas (ITQs). Enclosing the Commons explores the industrial micropolitics associated with the creation of the ITQ Group and the push to reduce overcapacity through economic concentration of quota shares. This important study provides the first critical examination of an ITQ approach to fisheries management.