Fish, Markets, and Fishermen The Economics of Overfishing

About this book

The authors provide a primer on fish population biology and the economics of fisheries under various access regimes, and use that information in analyzing policies for managing fisheries.

Contents

Not enough fish in the sea; what economics has to do with fishing; biology, economics and bio-economics of fish populations; the impact of subsidies; managing fisheries rationally; license limitation in Alaska salmon fisheries; lessons from New Zealand; Nova Scotia individual quota system; surf clams and ocean quahogs; wreckfish in the South Atlantic; halibut and sablefish; Canada's Pacific Halibut fishery; conclusion - no new quotas.

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Biography

Suzanne Iudicello is a freelance writer in fisheries issues and efitor of the newsletter The Fish Rapper, based in Rapid City, South Dakota. Michael Weber is a freelance writer based in Redondo Beach, California, and co-author of The Wealth of Nations. Robert Wieland is an economic consultant.