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Catch shares infographics

  • Map: Catch shares around the world

    Map: Catch shares around the world

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    As of 2012, over 180 catch share programs exist worldwide, affecting over 500 different species in 33 countries.

  • What is a catch share?

    What is a catch share?

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    Similar to divvying up a pie, catch shares allocate a secure privilege to harvest a specified amount of a fishery's total catch.

  • Traditional fisheries management

    Conventional fisheries management

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    Without catch shares, fisheries have suffered from dramatic overfishing, resulting in high fishing costs, extensive job loss, and crumbling fishing communities.

  • U.S. catch shares

    U.S. catch shares

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    Federal and state programs, as of July 2011. The Secretary of Commerce reviews, approves and implements federal fishery management plans developed by the regional councils.

  • U.S. catch shares over time

    U.S. catch shares over time

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    Since the early 1970s, the US has implemented over 24 catch share programs in federal and state waters. Here is a timeline showing each of those programs.