{"id":376,"date":"2010-04-01T00:50:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T00:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/?p=376"},"modified":"2010-04-01T00:51:14","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T00:51:14","slug":"376","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reefrelieffounders.com\/science\/2010\/04\/01\/376\/","title":{"rendered":"Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, T. Essington, Ecological Indicators display reduced variation in No. Am. catch share fisheries"},"content":{"rendered":"

http:\/\/www.lenfestocean.org\/publications\/catch_shares.html<\/a>\u00a0and http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/107\/2\/754.full<\/a><\/p>\n

Ecological indicators display reduced variation in North American catch share fisheries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. <\/em>Essington, T. 2009.<\/h3>\n

In a new study funded by the Lenfest Ocean Program, Dr. Tim Essington studied 15 North American catch share programs to determine their effect on marine ecosystems. Dr. Essington examined a range of measurements of fishery health, including population status, catch landings and fishing rate. He compared fisheries with catch shares to fisheries without them and also evaluated fisheries before and after the implementation of a catch share program. He found that catch share programs can help eliminate erratic swings in fishing rates, catch landings and fish population sizes, among other factors, but may not necessarily lead to larger fish populations.<\/p>\n