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Managing environmental impacts of fishing: input controls versus outcome-oriented approaches

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Fishery management has focused primarily on limiting the total catch of key target species to sustainable levels, but fishery managers and the public are becoming increasingly concerned with environmental impacts of fishing such as damage to habitat and bycatch of non-target species, particularly marine mammals and seabirds. There are two main approaches to managing environmental impacts of fishing. The first is to prohibit or prescribe use of particular fishing gears and methods in particular areas either year-round or at specific times. The primary alternative is an outcome-oriented approach under which the environmental impacts are regulated directly, either by setting and monitoring limits on impacts by individuals or groups or by taxing impacts. This paper explores the factors that determine relative effectiveness and efficiency of input versus outcome-oriented approaches to managing environmental impacts of fishing. This paper highlights the role of technology in determining the preferable regulatory methods.

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  • Daniel S. Holland, 2007. "Managing environmental impacts of fishing: input controls versus outcome-oriented approaches," International Journal of Global Environmental Issues, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(2/3), pages 255-272.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijgenv:v:7:y:2007:i:2/3:p:255-272
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    Cited by:

    1. Michiyuki Yagi & Shunsuke Managi, 2011. "Catch limits, capacity utilization and cost reduction in Japanese fishery management," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 42(5), pages 577-592, September.
    2. Holland, D.S., 2010. "Markets, pooling and insurance for managing bycatch in fisheries," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 70(1), pages 121-133, November.

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