Published papers were reviewed to assess ecosystem impacts of individual transferable
quotas (ITQs) and other dedicated access systems. Under ITQs, quota shares increase with …

Data from 4,713 fisheries worldwide, representing 78% of global reported fish catch, are
analyzed to estimate the status, trends, and benefits of alternative approaches to recovering …

Many of the world's fisheries face major challenges including overfishing, overcapacity and
low returns. Using recent developments in microeconomic theory and with numerous case …

Les échecs des aménagements traditionnels centrés sur les espèces-cibles ont incité
plusieurs chercheurs à proposer des approches halieutiques basées sur les écosystèmes …

Individual fishing quotas give fishers incentives to reduce costs (or increase productivity),
lengthen the harvest season and increase price by improving catch quality. To what extent …

The world faces major risks in ensuring the sustainability and on-going socio-economic
benefits from its marine capture fisheries (MCFs). Key drivers of risks for MCFs include …

In most fisheries, a number of species are unintentionally caught as bycatch while
attempting to catch the targeted species. While much of the bycatch problem is technological …

Abstract In May 2010 the New England Fishery Management Council introduced a catch
share, program in the Northeast Multispecies (groundfish) Fishery. Amendment 16 of the …

Fisheries can generate substantial economic returns to society if managed with economic
targets as the main objective, that is with biomass, catch, and effort levels that correspond to …

This study examines productivity change in the Mid‐Atlantic surfclam and ocean quahog
fishery, which has been managed since 1990 using Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQ) …