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estimated. A proposed budget is presented.
Fox, William W., Jr. (1991). "Focus on the Fisheries." Washington
Post, August 24., Washington, D.C.
A rebuttal to an editorial (included) that suggests that fishery
resources are being depleted under federal management. The principles of
renewable marine resources, the failure of open access, and individual
transferable quotas are advanced as the goals and objectives of the National
Marine Fisheries Service.
Frank, Kenneth T., R. Ian Perry, and Kenneth F. Drinkwater (1990).
"Predicted Response of Northwest Atlantic Invertebrate and Fish
Stocks to CO 2 -Induced Climate Change." Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society, 119:353-365.
We discuss the effect of changes in oceanographic conditions induced by
a global increase in atmospheric CO 2 on the location, composition, and
recruitment of invertebrate and finfish populations inhabiting the region from
the Gulf of Maine to the Labrador Shelf. Published studies exist for the
region that link historical climate fluctuations with fish distributions or
that use physical data as proxy variables for nutrient flux, advection, and
stratification to predict species recruitment patterns and stock size
differences. We used these models in conjunction with a physical
oceanographic scenario resulting from a doubling of atmospheric CO 2 to
speculate on the most probable consequences to the fisheries of Atlantic
Canada. For example, a general warming and freshening of the continental
shelf waters is anticipated. We expect this to lead to shifts in the
geographic distribution of several commercially important groundfish stocks,
especially those that are presently at the extreme limits of their species
ranges. Earlier arrival times and later departures are expected for pelagic
species that undergo extensive seasonal migrations. Higher temperatures and
increased water column stratification may result in less organic material
reaching the bottom and tend to favor a pelagic fish community. Our analysis
is highly speculative, in part because of uncertainties in the predicted
physical changes, but also because of the limited knowledge of the processes
linking physical oceanography with fisheries.
Fraser, G. Alex (1979). "Limited Entry: Experience of the British
Columbia Salmon Fishery." J. Fish. Res. Board Can., 36:754-763.
In 1969 a program of limited entry was introduced in the B.C. salmon
fishery; this indicates the near desperation of fisheries managers at the
apparent bankruptcy of more traditional management measures. Also, this
introduction represents a significant break in traditional management
orientation. The goals of management were broadened to encompass not only
resource conservation, but also socioeconomic rationalization. Unfortunately,
the program was ill designed to achieve either objective. In spite of license
limitation it appears that fishing costs and fishing capacity are still
growing at a rapid rate. Although vessel numbers are declining, much of the
potential benefits are being offset by increasing capacity and capital
intensity in the individual vessels that now make up the limited fleet. While
some benefits may remain from the program due to the rapid increase in the
value of the salmon resource over recent years, the distribution of these
benefits is somewhat anomalous. The public purse has gained little because
license revenues represent a small proportion of the total management costs of
the fishery. At the same time, it cannot be interpreted that fishermen will
be the long run beneficiaries of the program. The only clear winners are the
original group of license holders. Various adjustments in the structure of
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