Demand-side fishery management: integrating two forms of input control

摘要: Abstract A fishery management approach is presented which combines (1) a buyback of fishing vessels, and (2) tax or fee on seafood going to market. Tax rate by species set proportional the extent overexploitation. revenue used for several purposes, including licenses at free-market price. Advantages disadvantages this policy are discussed, with specific comparison individual transferable quotas (ITQs). This regulatory offers advantages multispecies fisheries, ecosystem management, (3) where self-funded financing license needed, in place together ITQs (4) allocation, discarding highgrading, quota setting, enforcement problematic.