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the fishery, the conception, development, and implementation of the ITQ
program. Monitoring the progress of the program is vital to evaluating
whether it is fulfilling its objectives. The use of socioeconomic data is
important not only for this process, but also in developing the ITQ program.
A close look is given to the role socioeconomic data has played in this
process. Some thoughts are provided on the lessons learned from this process
and to what types of socioeconomic data could improve future implementation of
ITQ programs.
Brainerd, Theophilus R., John M. Ward, and John R. Gauvin (1994). "A
Look at the Utility of Socioeconomic Data for the Individual
Transferable Quota (ITQ) Program for the Wreckfish (Polyprion
Americanus) Fishery in the South Atlantic Region." Paper
presented at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
Workshop on Socio-Economic Data and Analysis for Recreational
Fisheries Management in Annapolis, Maryland, July, 19 pp.
The individual transferable quota (ITQ) program for wreckfish in the
south Atlantic was first implemented during the 1992-1993 season. The program
has now entered its third year and so far no changes have been made to the
initial actions that established the ITQ program. A monitoring program has
been tracking landings, shares and coupons transactions, among others and has
provided information to the stock assessment group that meets annually to
evaluate the status of the fishery. This paper presents a brief background of
the fishery, the conception, development, and implementation of the ITQ
program. Monitoring the progress of the program is vital to evaluating
whether it is fulfilling its objectives. The use of socioeconomic data is
important not only for this process, but also in developing the ITQ program.
A close look is given to the role socioeconomic data has played in this
process. Some thoughts are provided on the lessons learned from this process
and to what types of socioeconomic data could improve future implementation of
ITQ programs.
Brander, James A. and M. Scott Taylor (1998). Open Access Renewable
Resources: Trade and Trade Policy in a Two-Country Model. Journal of
International Economics, 44(2):181-210.
This paper develops a two-good, two-country model with national open
access renewable resources. We derive an appropriate analog of factor
proportions for the renewable resource case and link it to trade patterns and
to the likelihood of diversified production. The resource importer gains from
trade. However, a diversified resource exporting country necessarily suffers
a decline in steady state utility resulting from trade, and may lose along the
entire transition path. Thus the basic gains from trade presumption is
substantially undermined by open access resources. Tariffs imposed by the
resource importing country always benefit the resource exporter and may be
Pareto-improving.
Brandt, Hartmut (1999). Stretching Our Fish Stocks. Samudra (Sept): 37-42.
A discussion of capacity, overfishing, and demand for seafood. The
author suggests that the inelastic demand for fish is responsible for
overcapitalization in fisheries. He feels this brings into question the
usefulness of using ITQ to efficiently manage fish stocks. Two suggested
types of intervention to improve marine ecological outcomes depend on (1) the
future success of direct government actions to reduce worldwide catching
overcapacities, and the coordination of these actions at the international
level and (2) the successful propagation of ecologically, socially, and
economically rational fishery policies.
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