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result in increased catches by these fisheries if 

 they are not limited. 



Rather, the problem that must be faced is one of 

 resource allocation. If a commercial fishery cannot 

 be made a viable economic enterprise, the public 

 interest to be served by allowing it to exist at all 

 must be carefully examined. This is particularly 

 relevant in such areas as Cook Inlet and south- 

 eastern Alaska where sport fishing is in many 

 cases in direct competition with the commercial 

 fisheries for a share of the resource. The fisheries 

 are a valuable asset that belong to all the people of 

 a state and allocation decisions must be made with 

 this in mind. 



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