Part of the session will be devoted to presentations and the remainder to round-table discussion. A discussion of the state of North American fisheries economics data. Participants are sought to present perspectives on these questions. The objective of this session is to promote a discussion of economic issues associated with fleet reduction and fishing cooperatives in the Bering Sea pollock fishery under the American Fisheries Act. Experience with the resulting new system is short and potential effects of the industry re-organization are many.
Some people view the cooperatives as essentially a substitute for IFQs.
Others are concerned with the implications for price bargaining between fishing coops and processors. Part I of the session will address the origins, implementations and effects of the American Fisheries Act. Part II will include theoretical analyses and broader implications of cooperative management. In Fisheries Measuring efficiency and capacity in fisheries has received a great deal of attention over the last few years, primarily because of international agreements calling on nations to reduce fishing capacity. Topics relating to measurement methods, theoretical considerations, applications, or management strategies for reducing capacity are desired for this session.