The history of commercial fishery management in Canada and the struggle between industry and ecological responsibility.

Co-published by: National Research Council of Canada.

This report describes and evaluates the impact of the major changes in the management of Canada's marine fisheries in recent decades. The report covers the historical and jurisdictional context; biological and economic aspects; objectives of fisheries management; techniques of resources management in general and those used for specific species; managing the common property through allocation of access, limited entry licensing, and individual quotas; the international dimension; the social dimension; habitat management; fisheries enforcement; and fisheries management in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Iceland, and the European Community.

"NRC Monograph Publishing Program"--P. [ii].

Managing Small-Scale Fisheries: Alternative directions and methods