FAO Fisheries Report No. 691
FIPP/R691 (En)
ISSN 0429-9337
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2002
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INTRODUCTION
OPENING OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION
ELECTION OF THE CHAIRPERSON
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIMETABLE
PRESENTATION: CAPACITY REDUCTION IN FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATESIntroduction
Fishery Management Entities
Capacity
ConclusionFACILITATED DISCUSSION: A SUMMARY
OPENING DISCUSSIONS
OPENING DISCUSSIONS: A SIMPLE SITUATION
CONTINUING DISCUSSIONSSocial Concerns/Issues
Social Concerns: Potential/partial solutions
Legal Concerns/Issues
Legal Concerns: Potential/partial solutions
Financial Concerns/Issues
Financial Concerns: Potential/partial solutions
Political Concerns/Issues
Political Concerns: Potential/partial solutions
Management Concerns/Issues
Management Concerns: Potential/partial solutions
Management Options
Economics
Economic Efficiency
Allocation and Cumulative Impacts of Capacity Reduction Programs
Distributional Effects
Using Economic Efficiency Analyses to Compare Capacity Reduction Programs
Economically Efficiency and Capacity Reduction Programs
Complications and Trade-offs
Concluding IdeasCLOSING SESSION OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION
ADOPTION OF THE REPORT OF THE EXPERT CONSULTATION
APPENDIX B: LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
PART III: BACKGROUND PAPER AND DISCUSSION ISSUES
FISH HARVESTING CAPACITY, EXCESS CAPACITY, & OVERCAPACITY
1 CAPACITY, EXCESS CAPACITY AND OVERCAPACITY
2 MODELS OF EXCESS CAPACITY AND OVERCAPACITY
2.1 Excess Capacity
2.2 Overcapacity
2.3 Comparison of Excess and Overcapacity
2.4 Linking Capacity and Fishing Mortality
2.5 Modeling Nuances3 INDICATIVE AND ANALYTICAL MEASURES OF CAPACITY
3.1.1 Biological status of the fishery
3.1.2 Management category
3.1.3 The Harvest - TAC relationship
3.1.4 The TAC/season length relationship
3.1.5 Total catch level
3.1.6 Latent permits
3.1.7 Catch per unit of effort3.2.1 Peak-to-peak
3.2.2 Data envelopment analysis (DEA)
3.2.3 Stochastic production frontier (SPF) analysis4 AN OVERVIEW OF CAPACITY MEASUREMENT STUDIES
4.1 Capacity Measurement in Global Fisheries
4.2 Capacity Measurement in Specific Commercial Fisheries4.2.1 Early Studies
4.2.2 Other Capacity Measurement Studies4.3 Capacity Measurement in Recreational Fisheries
4.4 Capacity Measurement in Artisanal Fisheries
4.5 Summary5 CAPACITY MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
5.1 Recognizing Capacity Problems
5.2 Incorporating Capacity Issues Into Management
5.3 Incentive Blocking Capacity Mitigating Measures5.3.1 Limited entry
5.3.2 Buyback programs
5.3.3 Gear and vessel restrictions
5.3.4 Total allowable catch
5.3.5 Vessel catch limits
5.3.6 Individual effort quotas5.4 Incentive Adjusting Capacity Correcting Measures
5.4.1 Individual transferable quotas
5.4.2 Taxes
5.4.3 Royalties
5.4.4 Group fishing rights
5.4.5 Territorial use rights (TURFs)6 CAPACITY MEASUREMENT: CONSIDERATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT
6.1 Capacity Management Considerations - the simplest case
6.2 Capacity Management Considerations - beyond the simple case
6.2.1 Multiple stakeholder groups
6.2.2 Variable fish stocks
6.2.3 High seas fisheries