fisheries. Extended jurisdiction will call for many public and private 

 decisions involving fishermen, fish processors, wholesalers, retailers, 

 and consumers. A number of studies is designed to provide decision- 

 makers with data and analyses of the economic implications of extended 

 jurisdiction, particularly with respect to fisheries management issu(js. In 

 one such study. Oregon State University is trying to put together a fra- 

 mework for evaluating the economic impact of extended fishery 

 jurisdiction. Questions involve estimating how much domestic invest- 

 ment is called for to harvest available stocks, and determining whether 

 sufficient economic incentives exist to attract investors. Another key 

 issue involves setting criteria for the determination of equitable rates for 

 the reduction of foreign fishing efforts and the formulation of appropri- 

 ate levels for fees to be paid by foreign fishermen. 



A study supported by NSF at the University of Delaware will look at 

 how various stocks are distributed within the extended fisheries zone, 

 and what effects these distributions will have on harvests. The data will 

 be used to suggest different management schemes in areas falling under 

 the jurisdiction of the United States. 



Another project relates to management in the anticipated 200-mile 

 fisheries zone and involves finding out how to cut back on fishing 

 efforts, possibly by limiting entry to particular fisheries. The study, con- 

 ducted by an economist and an anthropologist for the Woods Hole 

 Oceanographic Institution's Marine Policy and Ocean Management 

 Program, deals specifically with the New England fishery. Interviews 

 with skippers, fishermen, and processors have been conducted in New 

 England ports, including New Bedford, Chatham, Provincetown, 

 Gloucester, Boston, Rye, Rockland, and Portland. One aspect of the 

 study describes the fish-processing plants in New Bedford, including the 

 volume of fish, types of handling, markets, labor, and port investment. 



The information, gathered directly from New England ports and from 

 sources such as NMFS, will be used to describe the structure of the fish- 

 ing industry in New England. By combining the specific characteristics 

 of New England ports with information about methods for reducing ac- 

 cess to fisheries elsewhere, the researchers hope to develop regulatory 

 mechanisms for regional management plans. 



At the University of California, investigators are looking at different 

 approaches to public regulation of the Santa Barbara Channel abalone 

 industry by limiting access to the fishery. Attention will be given to 

 political and administrative factors involved in controlling access to 

 these fisheries and putting new rules into effect. Study of existing 

 limited entry programs and explicit comparisons with analogous indus- 

 tries should identify pitfalls to be avoided in the drafting and implemen- 

 tation of regulations for the fishing industry. 



Additional projects in marine economics deal with such diverse 

 topics as the prospects for commercial fisheries in the Great Lakes, the 



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