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Interstate Fisheries Management Problems: The Case Of Striped Bass, Richard Randall Schneider
Interstate Fisheries Management Problems: The Case Of Striped Bass, Richard Randall Schneider
Theses and Major Papers
The striped bass (Morone saxatilis), or rockfish, fishery has been important both commercially and recreationally for decades along the Atlantic seaboard. In recent years, though, the fishery has undergone a serious decline and, as a result, has elicited considerable public concern. Although specific reasons for the decline have not been pinpointed, it is clear that inconsistent management practices within the range of striped bass have done little to help the fishery's condition. An anadromous species, striped bass spawn in the fresh water reaches of estuaries, after which many of the individuals return to the coastal ocean. In the Atlantic, the …
Carriage Of The Package By Sea: An Analysis Of Laws Governing Shipowner Liability For Cargo Damange, Amy M. Stone
Carriage Of The Package By Sea: An Analysis Of Laws Governing Shipowner Liability For Cargo Damange, Amy M. Stone
Theses and Major Papers
This thesis traces the development of laws governing limitation of shipowner liability to cargo owners from the Harter Act to the Hague Rules and the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act (COGSA). The inadequacy of the $500 per package limitation of liability as protection to shippers is illustrated through the use of case studies by comparing the application of this provision to break-bulk shipments when COGSA was first passed to its application today in the age of containerization. The efforts of the major maritime nations to revise the Hague Rules/COGSA system in the Visby Amendments are examined and compared to …