The Development of an Optimum Management Plan for the Sablefish Fishery of the California, Oregon and Washington Coast.
Abstract
The Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, generated requirements for the optimal management of fishery resources of the United States. This thesis examines, from the perspective of a government regulatory agency, the Coast Guard, the management problem facing the Pacific Regional Council in developing a management plan for the sablefish fishery of the California, Oregon and Washington coast. Economic and biological considerations, which make government regulation an apparently desirable social alternative, are reviewed. A review and examination is made of the Act, the preliminary management plan, the sablefish fishery itself, including markets, the Coast Guard relationship to the enforcement of the plan, and the current status of the Councils plan development. Alternatives are developed and critiqued with an orientation towards optimal management of the fishery and indications as to the requisite Coast Guard involvement for enforcement. Conclusions and recommendations are included.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1978
- Accession Number
- ADA057911
Entities
People
- Stephen John Wehner
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School