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Commercial Fishing: Economic Aid and Capacity Reduction (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date April 14, 1997
Report Number 97-441
Report Type Report
Authors Andrew G. Read and Eugene H. Buck, Environment and Natural Resources Policy Division
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

Congress has considered several approaches to address concerns about overcapitalization and excess capacity in the fishing industry. The economic aid and capacity reduction programs discussed in this report are some possible approaches to reducing overcapitalization and overfishing. Alternative approaches, such as community development quotas and individual transferable quotas, seek to meet some of the same objectives.