The Pacific Salmon Fisheries: A Study of Irrational Conservation [Hardcover]

This study attributes the chronic economic distress of the valuable Pacific salmon industry not only to decline in catch but also to the economic problems of open access ocean fisheries. It analyzes salmon public management programs and proposes alternatives.Originally published in 1969Crutchfield, James A. ; Pontecorvo, GiulioChapter 1 The Issues; Chapter 2 Bio-Economic Models of Exploited Fisheries; Chapter 3 Salmon Fishing Gear and Methods of Regulation; Chapter 4 The Alaska Salmon Fishery: The Environment, the Attitudes; Chapter 5 Development of the Alaska Salmon Fishery; Chapter 6 History of Regulation in Alaska; Chapter 7 Potential Economic Yield from the Alaska Salmon Fisheries; Chapter 8 The Puget Sound Case: Background and History; Chapter 9 Performance of the Puget Sound Fishery: The Economics of Scientific Regulation; Chapter 10 An Alternative Regulatory Program; Chapter 11 Conclusions;US? Earthscan 1969, 2011