A Bio-economic Analysis of an Area Rotational Management Program in the U.S. Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery

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The Atlantic sea scallop resources are located on the continental shelf off the east coast of North America, from the shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, in the north to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, U.S.A. in the south. Within the geographical range, a limited section to the US fishing industry spans from the Gulf of Maine to the mid-Atlantic waters with scallop high density in Georges Bank, southern New England, and the mid-Atlantic ocean areas. These resources have been over-exploited based on the assessment of NMFS biologists. (Click here for paper)

Source: Haksever, D., Hart, D., and S. Wang. 2000. “A Bio-economic Analysis of an Area Rotational Management Program in the U.S. Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery.” In: Proceedings of the Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade: Macrobehavior and Macroresults, July 10-14, 2000, Corvallis, Oregon. Corvallis, OR: International Institute for Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET).

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