Case Study U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Migratory Pelagics Fishery Authors: Katie Westfall and Andrea Dell’Apa Abstract When accounting for the impacts of climate change, the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico pelagic longline (PLL) fishery that target Highly Migratory...
Case Study Tasmania Rock Lobster Fishery (Australia) Authors: Gretta Pecl and Emily Ogier Abstract The commercial southern rock lobster (Jasus edwardsii) fishery is the second largest wild catch fishery in Tasmania, Australia, primarily exported to high-value Asian...
Case Study United States West Coast Pacific Sardine Fishery Authors: Merrick Burden and Rod Fujita Abstract The Pacific sardine fishery has historically been a productive and lucrative industry along the West Coast of North America. However, climate change and...
Case Study Northeast Atlantic Small Pelagic Fishery Author: Mark Dickey-Collas Abstract This case study is about a fishery operating out of the Netherlands, UK, Denmark & Germany that targets pelagic fish using vessels greater than 40m in length. The case study...
Case Study Maine American Lobster Fishery (United States) Author: Katherine E. Mills Abstract The American lobster (Homarus americanus) fishery in the state of Maine (US) was examined to identify ecological, socio-economic, and governance attributes that influence its...
Case Study Iceland Groundfish Fisheries Author: Julia Mason Abstract Iceland’s Individual Transferrable Quota (ITQ) commercial fisheries demonstrate how flexible and responsive management, centralized organization that promotes learning, ample assets, and resilience...
