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- Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Program; FASRP; marine artificial reef development; recreational fisheries; fishery management; Policy Delphi (1)
- United States; Massachusetts; inshore commercial lobster fishery; fishery management; limited entry programs; Division of Marine Fisheries; DMF; Marine Fisheries Advisory Commission; MFAC (1)
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The Role Of The Federal Aid In Sportfish Restoration Program In Promoting State Marine Artificial Reef Development Activities, Loren Clark Evans
The Role Of The Federal Aid In Sportfish Restoration Program In Promoting State Marine Artificial Reef Development Activities, Loren Clark Evans
Theses and Major Papers
The passage of the Wallop-Breaux Amendments to the Federal Aid in Sportfish Restoration Program (FASRP), in 1984, significantly increased the funding available to states participating in the Program. Subsequently, the FASRP became the largest single source of funding for state marine artificial reef development activities. In recent years, there has been concern among program constituents that FASRP funds are not being utilized as intended. The principle question of the current research focused on how effective FASRP subsidies have been in providing meaningful benefits to state fisheries management programs. Specifically, the research focused on the application of FASRP monies in promoting …
An Analysis Of The Massachusetts Inshore Lobster Fishery, Peter Robertson Hoar
An Analysis Of The Massachusetts Inshore Lobster Fishery, Peter Robertson Hoar
Theses and Major Papers
The purpose of this thesis was to explore the limited entry alternative of fishery management by examining the history of a particular limited entry scheme: the Massachusetts inshore commercial lobster fishery license limitation law. A review was made of existing limited entry theory, followed by a description of limited entry programs extant in U.S. fisheries. The legislative and political histories of the Massachusetts lobster fishery limited entry program was then examined. The limited entry law was then analyzed by comparing what actually occurred with what is supposed to occur according to limited entry theory. A quantitative analysis of changes in …