West Coast Fishermen Adapt to Catch Shares and End Wasteful "Regulatory...
By Shems JudAlmost one year ago, the West Coast's largest commercial fishery by volume transitioned to a catch share management system. The new system: Enables fishermen operating in the multispecies...
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Pacific Catch Shares are Working to Reduce Discards and Improve Business
By EDF Oceans The November issue of Fishermen’s News includes in-depth look at the transformation of fishing for almost 100 species along the West Coast since catch shares were introduced last year....
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New management plan continues to yield conservation & economic benefits in...
By EDF OceansWCGOP ObserverPhoto Credit: NOAA Report, supplied by Sean Sullivan On September 24, NOAA Fisheries released their report on the second year (2012) of the West Coast Groundfish Catch Shares...
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‘Doing it for the Halibut: How a discard ban saved my fishery’
By Guest AuthorBy: Wes Erikson Fisherman Wes Erikson shares his experiences fishing under strict Canadian discard legislation to demonstrate how the Common Fisheries Policy landing obligation can...
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Empowered fishermen play an important role in reducing seafood waste
By Doug RaderSeafood for sale at the Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA. Photo: Kate Culzoni Squandering ocean fish—an essential living resource—unnecessarily harms not only wild creatures, but also the...
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