New England Catch Shares Workshop
New England Fishery Management Council • October 20-21, 2009 • Bretton Woods, NH
The New England Catch Shares Workshop was hosted by the New England Fishery Management Council and the Fisheries Forum, in cooperation with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, for the purpose of sharing information and concerns about the use of catch shares in New England Fisheries.
Workshop Objectives
- Increase understanding of the science, economics, and policies related to catch shares
- Help decision-makers learn from successes, failures, and challenges in other regions
- Discuss catch shares in the context of decisions that have already been approved in New England with an eye towards future direction and action
Introductions and workshop context
Snapshot of New England Fisheries
Chris Kellogg, Deputy Director, New England Fishery Management Council
Introduction to catch shares
Amy Kenney, Program Director, Fisheries Forum
Rotating breakout sessions
Catch shares and the Pacific groundfish fishery
The Pacific Council’s groundfish trawl fishery catch share program
Don McIsaac, Executive Director, Pacific Fishery Management Council
Pacific groundfish trawl rationalization
Merrick Burden, Senior Analyst, Pacific Fishery Management Council
Fishing communities and catch shares
British Columbia’s groundfish fisheries: A fisherman’s perspective
Wes Erikson, Fisherman, British Columbia
Incorporating coastal communities into catch share programs
Steve Minor, Executive Director, North Pacific Crab Association
The many flavors of catch shares
New Zealand Fisheries
Jonathan Peacey, Strategic Projects Analyst, New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries
Management of British Columbia groundfish fisheries
Bruce Turris, Fisheries Consultant
The many flavors of catch shares
Mark Holliday, Director, NOAA Fisheries Office of Policy
Data collection and monitoring programs
Catch shares: the Alaskan experience
Jessica Gharrett, Restricted Access Management Program, NOAA Fisheries Alaska Region
Catch monitoring systems in British Columbia groundfish fisheries
Howard McElderry, Archipelago Marine Research
Fisheries Leadership & Sustainability Forum
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