Catch share management was implemented in the bottom trawl sector of the West Coast
Groundfish fishery in 2011 to address a range of issues including high bycatch and discard …

Abstract The West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program was designed to achieve
multiple economic goals and objectives, including increasing net benefits, profitability …

A growing push to implement catch share fishery programs is based partly on the
recognition that they may provide stronger incentives for ecological stewardship than …

The authors estimate that between 17.9 and 39.5 million tons (average 27.0 million) of fish
are discarded each year in commercial fisheries. These estimates are based on a review of …

The implementation of catch share programs can have socio-economic and ecological
benefits, yet may also change the distribution of those benefits within a fishery or across …

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 …

Fishery managers, economists, industry advocates, and some environmental public interest
groups are currently promoting catch shares (or the allocation of exclusive portions of the …

Discarding is considered by many as an important problem in world fisheries. In many
regions, data collection onboard commercial vessels has intensified, and the understanding …

Discards refer to that part of the catch returned to the sea during fishing operations. This
study assesses the consequences, causes, and potential solutions to the discard problem …

" Effective design of a catch share program is the critical piece that can make all the
difference in how the needs of a fishery and its fishing communities are met under catch …