Conservation and Management of Transnational Tuna Fisheries

Abstract

Part I. Introduction. 1 Introduction ( Robin Allen, James Joseph, Dale Squires, and Elizabeth Stryjewski ). 2 Addressing the Problem of Excess Fishing Capacity in Tuna Fisheries ( James Joseph, Dale Squires, William Bayliff, and Theodore Groves ). 3 Property and Use Rights in Fisheries ( Dale Squires ). 4 Rights-Based Management in Transnational Tuna Fisheries ( Robin Allen, William Bayliff, James Joseph, and Dale Squires ). 5 The Benefits and Costs of Transformation of Open Access on the High Seas ( Robin Allen, William Bayliff, James Joseph, and Dale Squires ). Part II. Rights-Based Management, 6 International Fisheries Law and the Transferability of Quota: Principles and Precedents ( Andrew Serdy ). 7 Can Rights Put It Right? Industry Initiatives to Resolve Overcapacity Issues: Observations from a Boat Deck and a Manager's Desk ( Daryl Sykes ). 8 Rights-Based Management of Tuna Fisheries: Lessons from the Assignment of Property Rights on the Western US Frontier ( Gary Libecap ). 9 The Economics of Allocation in Tuna Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) ( R. Quentin Grafton, Rognvaldur Hannesson, Bruce Shallard, Daryl Sykes, and Joseph Terry ). 10 Allocating Fish across Jurisdictions ( Jon Van Dyke ). 11 Buybacks in Transnational Fisheries ( Dale Squires, James Joseph, and Theodore Groves ). 12 Limited Access in Transnational Tuna Fisheries ( Brian Hallman, Scott Barrett, Raymond Clarke, James Joseph, and Dale Squires ). Part III. Bycatch. 13 Individual Transferable Quotas for Bycatches: Lessons for the Tuna-Dolphin Issue ( Rognvaldur Hannesson ). 14 Incentives to Address Bycatch Issues ( Heidi Gjertsen, Martin Hall, and Dale Squires ). Part IV. Politics, Enforcement, and Compliance. 15 Politics for Use Rights in Tuna RFMOs ( Frank Alcock ). 16 Flags of Convenience and Property Rights on the High Seas ( Elizabeth DeSombre ). 17 Japanese Policies, Ocean Law, and the Tuna Fisheries: Sustainability Goals, the IUU Issue, and Overcapacity ( Katherine J. Mengerink, Harry N. Scheiber, and Yann-Huie Song ). 18 Quasi-Property Rights and the Effectiveness of Atlantic Tuna Management ( D. G. Webster ).