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- Title
Active and Passive Management of the Recreational Fishery for Pacific Halibut off the U.S. West Coast.
- Authors
Williams, Gregg H.; Blood, Calvin L.
- Abstract
Since the 1970s, the recreational fishery for Pacific halibut Hippoglossus stenolepis off the West Coast of the United States (Washington, Oregon, and California) has grown substantially, thereby reducing the amount of halibut available to other users. A catch sharing plan (CSP) was developed in 1988 to allocate the available yield among recreational fishers, commercial fishers, and treaty Indian tribes. The CSP defines the share of the total available catch allocated to each group and further subdivisions within the groups. The most complex allocation is that for the recreational fishery, which is managed by the agencies of the three coastal states, the federal fisheries agency, and an international commission that has overall responsibility for the preservation of the species. Management tools for the recreational fishery include seasons, bag limits, closed areas, vessel licensing and registration, minimum length limits, and various levels of catch monitoring. Although the recreational fishery has been managed conservatively, catches often exceed catch limits, though not substantially. Further refinements to management will probably need to pursue new directions, as current management practices are performing as well as can be expected.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HALIBUT; FISHERIES; AQUATIC resources; FISHING; FISHERY management; AQUACULTURE
- Publication
North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2003, Vol 23, Issue 4, p1359
- ISSN
0275-5947
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1577/M01-233AM