| Community Development Quota Prog Alaska Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Earth and Life Studies (Author), Polar Research Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309060826 ISBN-13: 9780309060820 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $63.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 1999 Annotation: This book reviews the performance and effectiveness of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs created as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a method of allocating access to fisheries to eligible communities with the intent of promoting local social and economic conditions through participation in fishing-related activities. The book looks at those Alaskan fisheries experienced with such CDQs for halibut, pollock, sablefish, and crab. It comments on the extent to which these programs have met their objectives -- helping communities develop ongoing commercial fishing and processing activities, creating employment opportunities, and providing capital for investment in fishing, processing, and support projects such as infrastructure. It also considers how CDQ-type programs might apply in the Western Pacific. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Fisheries & Aquaculture - Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development - Social Science |
| Dewey: 307.140 |
| LCCN: 98086773 |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.95" W x 8.97" (0.84 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book reviews the performance and effectiveness of the Community Development Quotas (CDQ) programs that were formed as a result of the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996. The CDQ program is a method of allocating access to fisheries to eligible communities with the intent of promoting local social and economic conditions through participation in fishing-related activities. The book looks at those Alaskan fisheries that have experience with CDQs, such as halibut, pollock, sablefish, and crab, and comments on the extent to which the programs have met their objectives?helping communities develop ongoing commercial fishing and processing activities, creating employment opportunities, and providing capital for investment in fishing, processing, and support projects such as infrastructure. It also considers how CDQ-type programs might apply in the Western Pacific. |