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• 11. [Article] Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen

  Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen Author: Lipton, Doug, Hutniczak, Barbara, Townsend, Howard Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This approach is widely known as ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). One of the most often highlighted aspects of EBFM is the relevance of predator-prey interactions in the aquatic ecosystems. The motivation is that there are considerable trade-offs between the supporting role of forage species as energy conveyors in food webs and provisioning service as target species to fisheries. We study this aspect by looking at the Chesapeake Bay. The motivation is a recent debate on the potential impact of excessive forage base fishing. In particular, we are interested in the propagation of forage overfishing through the food web and its influence on more valuable, higher trophic species fisheries. We develop a Bayesian model of recreational harvest of striped bass where benefits are derived from stock size as well as age structure. The age structure drives the probability of catching a fish of a particular size what is of considerable importance to the fishery highly constrained by minimum catch size regulations. Then, using a dynamic multispecies framework (Ecosim) and modified random utility model, we analyze multiple scenarios varying by menhaden regulations and derive benefits changes imposed on the striped bass recreational fishery. We focus on the recreational sector as recent research indicates that the recreational fishing is becoming increasingly important and new management strategies may be necessary to address this shifting trend. Title: Measuring the Value of Forage Fish to Recreational Fishermen Author: Lipton, Doug, Hutniczak, Barbara, Townsend, Howard Fisheries management has been traditionally single-species oriented. Only recently more pressure has been put on developing a holistic, science-based approach that considers the ecosystem as a whole. This approach is widely known as ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM). One of the most often highlighted aspects of EBFM is the relevance of predator-prey interactions in the aquatic ecosystems. The motivation is that there are considerable trade-offs between the supporting role of forage species as energy conveyors in food webs and provisioning service as target species to fisheries. We study this aspect by looking at the Chesapeake Bay. The motivation is a recent debate on the potential impact of excessive forage base fishing. In particular, we are interested in the propagation of forage overfishing through the food web and its influence on more valuable, higher trophic species fisheries. We develop a Bayesian model of recreational harvest of striped bass where benefits are derived from stock size as well as age structure. The age structure drives the probability of catching a fish of a particular size what is of considerable importance to the fishery highly constrained by minimum catch size regulations. Then, using a dynamic multispecies framework (Ecosim) and modified random utility model, we analyze multiple scenarios varying by menhaden regulations and derive benefits changes imposed on the striped bass recreational fishery. We focus on the recreational sector as recent research indicates that the recreational fishing is becoming increasingly important and new management strategies may be necessary to address this shifting trend. Close

• 12. [Article] Escaping the Fisheries Subsidies Trap: The Role of Cooperative Fisheries Management

  The evidence of the destructive economic and biological consequences of “bad” fisheries subsidies is now all but overwhelming.  Yet still these subsidies persist, in spite of the evidence. This paper looks ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Escaping the Fisheries Subsidies Trap: The Role of Cooperative Fisheries Management Author: Munro, Gordon The evidence of the destructive economic and biological consequences of “bad” fisheries subsidies is now all but overwhelming.  Yet still these subsidies persist, in spite of the evidence. This paper looks at ways of escaping the fisheries subsidies trap, by pursuing and developing a theme, which this author first put forward in a WWF sponsored forum on fisheries subsidies in La Paz. We commence by asking what the prime motivation politically is for fisheries subsidies. It is maintained that the prime motivation is income support, as in the case of agricultural subsidies. If so, then the first step towards escaping the trap is one provided for us by those involved with agricultural subsidies, namely the de-coupling of income maintenance from exploitation of the resource. This, however, is only a first step and is indeed very much a second best solution to the problem. The first best solution is one that is obvious upon being stated, namely improved fisheries management. Such management will raise the incomes of fishers, thereby removing the rationale for subsides. In support of this argument, the paper will provide a case study of a major fishery, with clear evidence in the past of severe economic distress. The resource managers responded, not with “bad” subsidies for the distressed fishery, but rather by introducing radical resource management reforms. The consequence has been a fishery that is now prosperous, free of government “bad” subsidies, and one that is actually experiencing negative subsidies self-imposed by the industry.   Title: Escaping the Fisheries Subsidies Trap: The Role of Cooperative Fisheries Management Author: Munro, Gordon The evidence of the destructive economic and biological consequences of “bad” fisheries subsidies is now all but overwhelming.  Yet still these subsidies persist, in spite of the evidence. This paper looks at ways of escaping the fisheries subsidies trap, by pursuing and developing a theme, which this author first put forward in a WWF sponsored forum on fisheries subsidies in La Paz. We commence by asking what the prime motivation politically is for fisheries subsidies. It is maintained that the prime motivation is income support, as in the case of agricultural subsidies. If so, then the first step towards escaping the trap is one provided for us by those involved with agricultural subsidies, namely the de-coupling of income maintenance from exploitation of the resource. This, however, is only a first step and is indeed very much a second best solution to the problem. The first best solution is one that is obvious upon being stated, namely improved fisheries management. Such management will raise the incomes of fishers, thereby removing the rationale for subsides. In support of this argument, the paper will provide a case study of a major fishery, with clear evidence in the past of severe economic distress. The resource managers responded, not with “bad” subsidies for the distressed fishery, but rather by introducing radical resource management reforms. The consequence has been a fishery that is now prosperous, free of government “bad” subsidies, and one that is actually experiencing negative subsidies self-imposed by the industry.   Close

• 13. [Article] Reforming Fisheries Subsidies

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Reforming Fisheries Subsidies Author: Sanjurjo, Enrique, Hernandez Trejo, Victor Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Title: Reforming Fisheries Subsidies Author: Sanjurjo, Enrique, Hernandez Trejo, Victor Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Close

• 14. [Article] Applying a Bioeconomic Model to Recreational Fisheries Management in the Northeast U.S.: The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Ugly

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Applying a Bioeconomic Model to Recreational Fisheries Management in the Northeast U.S.: The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Ugly Author: Steinback, Scott, Wallmo, Kristy, Lee, Min-Yang Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Title: Applying a Bioeconomic Model to Recreational Fisheries Management in the Northeast U.S.: The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Ugly Author: Steinback, Scott, Wallmo, Kristy, Lee, Min-Yang Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Close

• 15. [Article] Fisheries Subsidies: Why Should You Care About Them?

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Fisheries Subsidies: Why Should You Care About Them? Author: Sumaila, U. Rashid Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Title: Fisheries Subsidies: Why Should You Care About Them? Author: Sumaila, U. Rashid Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Close

• 16. [Article] The NOAA Science Board Report on Ecosystem Services Valuation and Its Implications

  In May 2016, the NOAA Science Advisory Board, Ecosystem Services and Management Working Group, submitted a report to the NOAA Administrator entitled, An Assessment of the Use and Potential Use of Ecosystem ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: The NOAA Science Board Report on Ecosystem Services Valuation and Its Implications Author: Lipton, Douglas In May 2016, the NOAA Science Advisory Board, Ecosystem Services and Management Working Group, submitted a report to the NOAA Administrator entitled, An Assessment of the Use and Potential Use of Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) within NOAA: A Report from the NOAA Science Advisory Board”. While the report covers all ecosystem service valuation, its primary emphasis is on non-market valuation, and particularly non-use value. We present our interpretation of the major findings of the report and the potential NOAA response. The report finds that the demand for ecosystem services valuation is evolving at NOAA and is likely to increase, but the capacity of the organization to assimilate findings needs to be further developed. On the supply side, the capacity to deliver ecosystem services valuation is limited to a few “hot spots” within the agency. We explore the challenges to expanding this capacity by leveraging with other federal agencies and the academic community. Other recommendations related to the use of benefits transfer and “off-the-shelf” valuation approaches that have not been fully vetted. Title: The NOAA Science Board Report on Ecosystem Services Valuation and Its Implications Author: Lipton, Douglas In May 2016, the NOAA Science Advisory Board, Ecosystem Services and Management Working Group, submitted a report to the NOAA Administrator entitled, An Assessment of the Use and Potential Use of Ecosystem Service Valuation (ESV) within NOAA: A Report from the NOAA Science Advisory Board”. While the report covers all ecosystem service valuation, its primary emphasis is on non-market valuation, and particularly non-use value. We present our interpretation of the major findings of the report and the potential NOAA response. The report finds that the demand for ecosystem services valuation is evolving at NOAA and is likely to increase, but the capacity of the organization to assimilate findings needs to be further developed. On the supply side, the capacity to deliver ecosystem services valuation is limited to a few “hot spots” within the agency. We explore the challenges to expanding this capacity by leveraging with other federal agencies and the academic community. Other recommendations related to the use of benefits transfer and “off-the-shelf” valuation approaches that have not been fully vetted. Close

• 17. [Article] Data and Information Needs for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: A Washington State Case Study

  Washington state is currently developing a marine spatial plan for its outer coast under a mandate from its Legislature.  One key mandate for the plan involves mapping areas that have “high potential for ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Data and Information Needs for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: A Washington State Case Study Author: Niles, Corey Washington state is currently developing a marine spatial plan for its outer coast under a mandate from its Legislature.  One key mandate for the plan involves mapping areas that have “high potential for renewable energy production with minimal potential for conflicts with existing uses and sensitive environments.”  Fisheries are a major focus with the Legislature mandating that the plan “minimize the negative impacts” on commercial and recreational fishing.  The plan will apply directly to state waters and also seek to influence the siting of projects in federal waters through the Coastal Zone Management Act and linkages to federal marine spatial planning efforts. The prospect of renewable energy projects in the ocean has been controversial. Washington’s coast is not heavily populated but no area of the ocean clearly shows “minimal potential for conflict.”  The northern coast is home to Native American tribes who hold treaty rights to fish in the ocean, a national marine sanctuary, a national park, and hundreds of offshore rocks and reefs managed as national wildlife refuges.  The southern coast is the center of the Dungeness Crab fishery, the most important commercial fishery for the coast's fishing communities. Planning has been ongoing for a number of years with the plan now scheduled for completion in 2017.  This talk will reflect on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s experience with the process and will discuss how the innovations sought by marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management have played out so far.  Title: Data and Information Needs for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning: A Washington State Case Study Author: Niles, Corey Washington state is currently developing a marine spatial plan for its outer coast under a mandate from its Legislature.  One key mandate for the plan involves mapping areas that have “high potential for renewable energy production with minimal potential for conflicts with existing uses and sensitive environments.”  Fisheries are a major focus with the Legislature mandating that the plan “minimize the negative impacts” on commercial and recreational fishing.  The plan will apply directly to state waters and also seek to influence the siting of projects in federal waters through the Coastal Zone Management Act and linkages to federal marine spatial planning efforts. The prospect of renewable energy projects in the ocean has been controversial. Washington’s coast is not heavily populated but no area of the ocean clearly shows “minimal potential for conflict.”  The northern coast is home to Native American tribes who hold treaty rights to fish in the ocean, a national marine sanctuary, a national park, and hundreds of offshore rocks and reefs managed as national wildlife refuges.  The southern coast is the center of the Dungeness Crab fishery, the most important commercial fishery for the coast's fishing communities. Planning has been ongoing for a number of years with the plan now scheduled for completion in 2017.  This talk will reflect on the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s experience with the process and will discuss how the innovations sought by marine spatial planning and ecosystem-based management have played out so far.  Close

• 18. [Article] Co-Management of a Recreational Fishery with a Social-Ecological Approach

  Most regulations for recreational fishing in Mexico focus primarily on offshore boat fishing. However, regulations for inshore recreational fishing in Mexico are insufficient. Every year hundreds of European ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Co-Management of a Recreational Fishery with a Social-Ecological Approach Author: Palomo, Leopoldo, Hernández Flores, Dr. Alvaro Most regulations for recreational fishing in Mexico focus primarily on offshore boat fishing. However, regulations for inshore recreational fishing in Mexico are insufficient. Every year hundreds of European and American fishermen visit Punta Allen, Mexico to practice fly-fishing. Punta Allen is a coastal village located in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo.  For many years, locals have been organized for a sustainable management of lobster fishing. This experience let them to organize and develop internal regulations to manage the newly created fly-fishing activity. The objective of this study is to assess the economic spill from fly-fishing in the community. With data from semi-structured questionnaires to fishing guides and records of cooperatives, the contribution of this activity to the sustainability is explained by describing the internal organization. We observed that in order to increase profits, villagers organized themselves into cooperatives and established alliances with private firms, some of these from the United States. These companies make contact with anglers abroad and offer them all-inclusive packages per day and/or week, including ground transportation, accommodation, meals, and hire local guides with their own boats to take fishermen to fly fishing sites. Local guides have organized five cooperatives to avoid unfair competition by establishing agreements, maximum number of boats, and schedules. Despite few private external firms acquired licenses to provide fly-fishing guiding services, most licenses belong to local cooperatives, which has empowered them in the alliances to co-manage the activity. Title: Co-Management of a Recreational Fishery with a Social-Ecological Approach Author: Palomo, Leopoldo, Hernández Flores, Dr. Alvaro Most regulations for recreational fishing in Mexico focus primarily on offshore boat fishing. However, regulations for inshore recreational fishing in Mexico are insufficient. Every year hundreds of European and American fishermen visit Punta Allen, Mexico to practice fly-fishing. Punta Allen is a coastal village located in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo.  For many years, locals have been organized for a sustainable management of lobster fishing. This experience let them to organize and develop internal regulations to manage the newly created fly-fishing activity. The objective of this study is to assess the economic spill from fly-fishing in the community. With data from semi-structured questionnaires to fishing guides and records of cooperatives, the contribution of this activity to the sustainability is explained by describing the internal organization. We observed that in order to increase profits, villagers organized themselves into cooperatives and established alliances with private firms, some of these from the United States. These companies make contact with anglers abroad and offer them all-inclusive packages per day and/or week, including ground transportation, accommodation, meals, and hire local guides with their own boats to take fishermen to fly fishing sites. Local guides have organized five cooperatives to avoid unfair competition by establishing agreements, maximum number of boats, and schedules. Despite few private external firms acquired licenses to provide fly-fishing guiding services, most licenses belong to local cooperatives, which has empowered them in the alliances to co-manage the activity. Close

• 19. [Article] Catch Quotas for the Pacific Hake Fishery in the Gulf of California

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Catch Quotas for the Pacific Hake Fishery in the Gulf of California Author: Ramirez-Rodriguez, Mauricio Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Title: Catch Quotas for the Pacific Hake Fishery in the Gulf of California Author: Ramirez-Rodriguez, Mauricio Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Close

• 20. [Article] Commercial Fishing Behavior under Changing Ocean Conditions: Spatial Analysis of the US West Coast Salmon Fishery

  Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Commercial Fishing Behavior under Changing Ocean Conditions: Spatial Analysis of the US West Coast Salmon Fishery Author: Thomas-Smyth, Alice, Speir, Cameron Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Title: Commercial Fishing Behavior under Changing Ocean Conditions: Spatial Analysis of the US West Coast Salmon Fishery Author: Thomas-Smyth, Alice, Speir, Cameron Suggested Bibliographic Reference: NAAFE Forum 2017 Proceedings, March 22-24, 2017. Compiled by Ann L. Shriver with assistance from Stefani Evers. North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE), Corvallis, 2017. Close