Download or read book Capturing the Commons written by James M. Acheson and published by University Press of New England. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most pressing concerns of environmentalists and policy makers is the overexploitation of natural resources. Efforts to regulate such resources are too often undermined by the people whose livelihoods depend on their use. One of the great challenges for wildlife managers in the twenty-first century is learning to create the conditions under which people will erect effective and workable rules to conserve those resources. James M. Acheson, author of the best-selling Lobster Gangs of Maine (the seminal work on the culture and economics of lobster fishing), here turns his attention to the management of the lobster industry. In this illuminating new book, he shows that resource degradation is not inevitable. Indeed, the Maine lobster fishery is one of the most successful fisheries in the world. Catches have been stable since World War II, and record highs have been achieved since the late 1980s. According to Acheson, these high catches are due, in part, to the institutions generated by the lobster-fishing industry to control fishing practices. These rules are effective. Rational choice theory frames Acheson's down-to-earth study. Rational choice theorists believe that the overexploitation of marine resources stems from their common-pool nature, which results in collective action problems. In fisheries, what is rational for the individual fishermen can lead to disaster for the society. The progressive Maine lobster industry, lobster fishermen, and local groups have solved a series of such problems by creating three different sets of regulations: informal territorial rules; rules to control the number of traps; and formal conservation legislation. In recent years, the industry has successfully influenced new regulations at the federal level and has developed a strong co-management system with the Maine government. The process of developing these rules has been quite acrimonious; factions of fishermen have disagreed over lobster rules designed to give commercial advantage to one group or another. Although fishermen and scientists have come to share a conservation ethic, they often disagree over how to best conserve the lobster and even the quality of science. The importance of Capturing the Commons is twofold: it provides a case study of the management of one highly successful fishery, which can serve as a management model for policy makers, politicians, and local communities; and it adds to the body of theory concerning the conditions under which people will and will not devise institutions to manage natural resources.

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry in Florida written by Robert M. Ingle and published by . This book was released on 197? with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of Florida written by Frederick George Walton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of the Caribbean and Florida written by Frederick George Walton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of the Caribbean written by Frederick George Walton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Florida Spiny Lobster Fishery written by Joel S. Williams and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-28 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Florida Spiny Lobster Fishery: Landings, Prices and Resource Productivity Florida's spiny lobster industry achieved tremendous growth during the past two decades and is presently the second most important fishery in the state in terms of dockside value of landings. This substantial growth has caused much concern in the industry regarding the possibility of exploitation of the lobster resource. Both state and federal govern ment and university personnel are responding with numerous research projects in the biological, physical and social sciences designed to address the exploitation question. The Food and Resource Economics Department has initiated a lobster management study designed to analyze fishery management alternatives for this industry. This report includes much of the background information currently in existence and is being reported prior to the completion of the study in order to aid other researchers, industry members and governmental agencies in their evaluation and understanding of trends and events in the lobster in dustry. Additional necessary data collected from a sample survey of the industry is also currently being analyzed. This report has four sections. Section one is an analysis of the trends in the quality and value of spiny lobster landings in Florida. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of the Caribbean and Florida by F G Walton Smith written by Frederick George Walton Smith and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Maine Lobster Industry written by Cathy Billings and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at the history and traditions behind this New England delicacy. Since the first recorded lobster catch in 1605, the Maine lobster fishery has grown into a multibillion-dollar force. In this book, Cathy Billings of the University of Maine Lobster Institute embarks on a journey from trap to plate, introducing readers to lobstermen, boat builders, bait dealers, marine suppliers, and the expansive industry that revolves around the fishery. Maine lobster families extend for generations back, and strides in sustainability have been a hallmark of the Maine fishery throughout the centuries—from the time lobstermen themselves introduced conservation measures in the mid-1800s. Today, Maine’s lobster fishery is a model of a co-managed, sustainable fishery. The people who work Maine’s lobster fishery have developed a coastal economy with an international influence and deep history, and this book takes you behind the scenes.

Download or read book The Lobster Gangs of Maine written by James M. Acheson and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthropologist describes the working world of Maine lobstermen, focusing on the intricate personal network that sustains them.

Download or read book An Economic Analysis of Alternative Management Strategies for the Spiny Lobster Industry written by Joel Sylvan Williams and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Developing Live Spiny Lobster Industry written by William O. Antozzi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A live spiny lobster industry has developed in the last few years and has become significant, with potential for future growth.This paper will describe this trend as well as provide some background information and implications for fisheries management consideration"--INtroduction

Download or read book Salmon from Market to Plate written by Maureen C. Berry and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A narrative-driven text and cookbook. A quick-guide for the conscientious consumer who wants to maintain a sustainable seafood kitchen.

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of the Caribbean a Report of Developments in the Industry Up to 1957 and Regulations in Force in Florida by F G Walton Smith Port of Spain Trinidad Caribbean Commission written by F. G. Watson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1959 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Spiny Lobster Industry of the Bahamas written by Ronald W. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fishery Management Plan and Regulatory Analysis for Spiny Lobster in the Gulf of Mexico written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Last Lobster written by Christopher White and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For the past five years, the lobster population along the coast of Maine has boomed, resulting in a lobster harvest six times the size of the record catch from the 1980s ... [This book] follows three lobster captains ... as they haul and set thousands of traps. Unexpectedly, boom may turn to bust, as the captains must fight a warming ocean, volatile prices, and rough weather to keep their livelihood afloat. The three captains work longer hours, trying to make up in volume what they lack in price. As a result, there are 3 million lobster traps on the bottom of the Gulf of Maine, while Frank, Jason, and others call for a reduction of traps ... Maine lobstering towns are among the first American communities to confront global warming, and the survival of the Maine Coast depends upon their efforts. It may be an uphill battle to create a sustainable catch as high temperatures are already displacing lobsters northward toward Canadian waters--out of reach of American fishermen"--