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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: What are Catch Share?
I have been ask about Catch Chares and what they are.
Just what is a catch share? A catch share is an exclusive guarantee that whoever holds the catch share has the exclusive right to harvest a certain percentage of the total allowable catch of a particular species of marine life. That’s a mouthful, and you read it correctly.
Catch Shares are NOT GOOD for "recreational fishing, commercial fishing, and charter fishing". They will increase the costs of fishing substantially, to the point of many not being able to fish at all anymore. This Natural Resource, belongs to all the people, not just a few of the most wealthy. All in all, these Individual fishing quotas (IFQ) “catch-share” programs, are going to be bad for fishermen, bad for ecosystems and bad for consumers.
Catch Share, or individual fishing quotas, which would allocate personally owned shares of the catch of public fisheries only to certain fishermen
So what does this mean for you and me? Tighter regulations. Shorter fishing seasons. Higher prices. Less boats on the water. What does this mean for our economy? I don’t even want to think about it.
What is a Catch Share?
Catch Share" is a generic term used to describe fishery management programs that allocate a specific percentage of the total allowable fishery catch or a specific fishing area to individuals, cooperatives, communities, or other entities. It includes more specific programs defined in statute such as Limited Access Privileges (LAP) and Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQ). It also includes Territorial Use Rights Fisheries (TURFs) that grant an exclusive privilege to fish in a geographically designated fishing ground. The recipient of a catch share is directly accountable to stop fishing when its specific share allocation is reached.
Individual fishing quotas (IFQs) are one kind of catch share, a means by which many governments have tried to regulate fishing. Due to the widely recognized depletion of wild fish populations, governments set a species-by-species limit of total allowable catches (TAC). In the United States, the limits are based on historical records of fishing and given out as property rights to fishermen and companies.
Limited Access Privilege: A Federal permit, issued as part of a limited access system under section 303A to harvest a quantity of fish expressed by a unit or units representing a portion of the total allowable catch of the fishery that may be received or held for exclusive use by a person. This includes individual fishing quotas, but does not include community development quotas as described in section 305(i).
Territorial Use Right Fishery: A single fisherman (or firm, organized group, community, etc.) having an exclusive privilege to fish in a geographically designated fishing ground. [Note: Even though the term itself uses the word “right” the catch share programs in this policy are defined in terms of a granting of a privilege, not a property right.]
Detractors contend catch shares can contribute to different environmental problems. For example, if fishermen are allowed 100 fish, they might be more choosy about which ones they keep. That means they may throw less valuable fish back into the water and for some species, the survival rate isn’t good. Additionally, catch shares can result in consolidation of fishing fleets to the detriment of smaller traditional fishing communities. And they could limit access for recreational anglers.
Some lawsuits over catch share programs already are working through the courts.
The Magnuson Act does not require adoption of catch shares or IFQs nor is there any deadline for adoption. These programs are being promoted and pushed by several national environmental groups and the current Administration.
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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject:
Good explaination. Many of us talked about it at the DC Rally but not one person had the same answer as another about it! Thanx _________________ Capt. Greybeard
REEL DEAL II
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject: Royalties:
Royalties: NOAA will assist Councils if and when they determine that it is in the public interest
to collect royalties in connection with the initial or subsequent allocations in a limited access
privilege program. The Nation’s fisheries resources are managed in the public trust by NOAA.
Many of the Nation’s other public resources consumed or used by private individuals are subject
to a payment (i.e., resource rental) for their usage (e.g., oil and gas leases, grazing or silviculture
on federal lands, usage of federal radio frequency spectrum). To date, the recipients of initial
allocations of catch shares have received their allocations based on their historical fishing
records; no Council has employed a program to collect resource rent. _________________ Admin of southcarolina-offshore.com
Captain Keith
Cell: 843-907-0064
www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com www.feedinfrenzycharters.com www.southchathamtackle.com www.BarefootFishing.net www.fishfindertackle.com
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:28 pm Post subject: So we are STUCK with it for 5 years.....
So we are STUCK with it for 5 years.....
The granting of catch share privileges to an entity is not made in perpetuity. The MSA defines a
LAP as a permit, issued for a period of not more than 10 years, which will be renewed if not
revoked, limited or modified. The program can be amended at any time specified by the Council.
Regular monitoring and review of catch shares by the Council is expected and a formal and
detailed review 5 years after implementation of the program (and at least every 7 years
thereafter) is required by statute. The design flexibility, including transferability provisions,
associated with catch shares helps ensure that all allocations of allowable catch are fair and
equitable, regardless of whether every sector chooses to adopt a catch share for their sector. _________________ Admin of southcarolina-offshore.com
Captain Keith
Cell: 843-907-0064
www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com www.feedinfrenzycharters.com www.southchathamtackle.com www.BarefootFishing.net www.fishfindertackle.com
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: This means some of you are SCREWED!
This means some of you are SCREWED!
a. Fishery is overcapitalized – Overcapitalized fisheries are more likely to have lower
economic returns to fishermen than could be achieved through catch shares. A fishery
demonstrates excess capacity in the form of larger than necessary fishing fleet size, type or
amount of fishing equipment, etc., to harvest the total allowable catch. Generally, historical
open access policies lead to race-for-fish or derby conditions, and result in overfishing,
overfished stocks and overcapitalized fisheries. If a fishery is overcapitalized, transferable
catch shares can result in a more economically efficient fleet size. _________________ Admin of southcarolina-offshore.com
Captain Keith
Cell: 843-907-0064
www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com www.feedinfrenzycharters.com www.southchathamtackle.com www.BarefootFishing.net www.fishfindertackle.com
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: THEY ONLY WANT TO HELP YOU BUY THIS BULLSHIT!
THEY ONLY WANT TO HELP YOU BUY THIS BULLSHIT!
2.7 – Promote the wider use of the NMFS Fisheries Finance Program for purchase of quota
shares. NOAA will work with Councils and stakeholders during the design and implementation
phase of their catch share programs to promote the use of the NMFS Fisheries Finance Program
to support the purchase of quota shares. Currently, under MSA Section 303A(g), only two of the
12 catch share programs utilize this capability that was designed to help small vessel owners and
first time limited access privilege purchasers.
_________________ _________________ Admin of southcarolina-offshore.com
Captain Keith
Cell: 843-907-0064
www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com www.feedinfrenzycharters.com www.southchathamtackle.com www.BarefootFishing.net www.fishfindertackle.com
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:31 pm Post subject: And WHO is going to PAY for this....WE ARE!
And WHO is going to PAY for this....WE ARE!
4.1 – Establish a nationwide electronic reporting goal for all fisheries. It is NOAA’s goal that all
U.S. fisheries managed under the MSA adopt electronic reporting to improve accuracy,
timeliness and completeness of reporting. NOAA is mindful that some communities and
geographic areas may lack sufficient technology access, have language barriers, or face other
challenges to electronic reporting that require special consideration. However, as early as 1998,
NOAA identified the elements of a fisheries information system made up of regional electronic
reporting programs meeting a commonly agreed upon set of standards. This report to Congress
was in response to the 1996 MSA requirements of Section 401(a)-(f). Such a system is not yet
implemented. Available funds have supported the research and development phase of a national
permit system. The conversion of fisheries statistics programs from paper-based or non-standard
regional systems to satisfy an electronic reporting standard will face technical and organizational
challenges for NOAA and its many state data collection partners, and will require close
collaboration with Councils and respondents.
4.2 – Observer program design. Observers record data at-sea that are not available for recording
at dockside, including those events that require independent validation of self-reported data by
fishermen. Many of the current observer programs were initiated to monitor compliance with
policies and requirements governing interactions and bycatch of marine mammals and protected
species. Today, observers support multiple missions of science and research in addition to
fisheries and protected resources compliance monitoring. The most challenging elements involve
the inter-related issues of coverage/sample size, costs, and who pays those costs (industry versus
government), regardless of whether the fishery uses catch shares. _________________ Admin of southcarolina-offshore.com
Captain Keith
Cell: 843-907-0064
www.NorthMyrtleBeachFishingCharters.com www.feedinfrenzycharters.com www.southchathamtackle.com www.BarefootFishing.net www.fishfindertackle.com
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:43 pm Post subject: NOAA has drafted a catch share policy for public review and
NOAA has drafted a catch share policy for public review and comment
The public comment period will end on April 10, 2010.
NOAA Proposes Draft Catch Share Policy
NOAA is developing a national catch share policy to promote future consideration and adoption of catch share programs as a management strategy in U.S. fisheries where appropriate. In June 2009, NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco appointed members from NOAA and each of the Regional Fishery Management Councils to a Catch Share Task Force to support this priority. NOAA has drafted a catch share policy for public review and comment, and is seeking broad input on its draft policy through this website.
Background
In fisheries managed with catch shares, individuals or groups of fishermen are allotted a share of the total allowable catch of a fish stock. These fishermen then decide how to catch their allotment when weather, markets and individual business conditions are most favorable, and they must ensure that they do not exceed their catch limits. Catch shares have been used in some U.S. fisheries since 1990. Experience here and in other countries has shown they can effectively achieve annual catch limits, eliminate overfishing, reduce the negative biological and economic impacts of the race for fish, and result in safer and more profitable fisheries while also addressing other social objectives. While catch shares are not appropriate for all fisheries, NOAA believes it is in the public interest to encourage and support the evaluation of catch share programs in the context of the challenges facing U.S. fishery managers.
Purpose
NOAA's goals are to: help reduce any administrative or organizational impediments to the consideration of catch shares; inform and educate stakeholders of the different options and capabilities of catch share programs; and help organize collaborative efforts with interested Councils, states, communities, fishermen and other stakeholders on the design and implementation of catch share programs.
Draft Policy
The Draft NOAA Catch Share Policy.
Submit A Comment
NOAA has drafted a catch share policy for public review and comment, and is seeking broad input on its draft policy from interested commercial and recreational fishermen, communities, state and local governments, tribes, businesses, associations, non-governmental organizations and the general public. The public comment period will end on April 10, 2010. Use the form below to submit your comment.
Alternately, comments may be submitted via the following methods. Email: catchshares@noaa.gov; Fax: (301) 713-1940, Attn: Catch Shares; Mail: Office of Policy, NOAA Fisheries Service, 1315 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
*Because Americans of all ages use our website, we ask all those who elect to submit a public comment to conduct themselves in a civil manner -- to refrain from posting threats, obscenity, other materials that would violate the law if published here, abusive language, and sexually explicit material.
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