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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Replacing trip limits with individual transferable quotas: Implications for discarding
Marine Policy, Volume 30, No. 3, Year 2006
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In the British Columbia groundfish fishery (BC fishery), full observer coverage and the accounting of discard mortality of marketable fish in landing limits resulted in low discard fractions. When individual transferable quotas (ITQs) were additionally introduced, total discard fractions declined for most species, and marketable discard fractions declined from 0.20% to 0.10%, after an adjustment period. In contrast, the US West Coast groundfish fishery, which is regulated by 2-monthly landing limits, has higher discard fractions (31-43% vs. 14-19% for BC). The BC experience suggests that full observer coverage, ITQs, and mortality accounting would reduce West Coast discarding fractions, but severe catch restrictions on overfished West Coast species may limit such reductions. © 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Branch, Trevor A.
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Rutherford, Kate
Canada, Nanaimo
Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Hilborn, Ray
United States, Seattle
University of Washington
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.marpol.2004.12.003
ISSN:
0308597X
Research Areas
Health System And Policy