Fishing Grounds

Defining A New Era For American Fisheries Management

Fisheries managemtoday is highly contentious. The interests of fishers and fish processors, coastal communities, the government, and environmental organizations are often differand can even be mutually incompatible.*Fishing Grounds* offers a comprehensive assessmof the legal, social, economic and biological context of marine fisheries managemin the United States. Drawing on interviews with stakeholders from all sides of the issue, the authors seek common ground -- and points of unresolved controversy -- among the diversity of interests and viewpoints involved. Chapters examine: history and background status of marine fisheries fishery productivity from biological, social, and economic perspectives ownership of fishery resources managemstructures and incentives the roles of science and evaluation Each chapter begins with legal, technical, and conceptual background to help readers understand the sets of issues involved and follows that with a balanced presentation of stakeholder views.*Fishing Grounds* presents a useful overview of fisheries managemoptions and positions regarding those options, providing valuable insight into the opinions and concerns of stakeholders and the sets of incentives to which those stakeholders respond. It is an important work for fisheries managemprofessionals in industry, governmagencies, and nongovernmental organizations, as well as for students and researchers involved with fisheries and fisheries management.