Fisheries
Global fishery management has changed significantly with the widespread implementation of market-based approaches such as catch share programs, which often encompass numerous complex economic and social objectives specific to a region or species. RFF experts are evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs and other related policies.
Policy Design and Linkages Across Fisheries
Find out how fisheries policy can be designed more effectively.
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Examining Seafood Fraud
Read this report on tracking the amount of mislabeled seafood consumers buy.
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Common Resources — Nov 24, 2020
The Environmental Threat Posed by Mislabeled Seafood
Mislabeled seafood tends to come from poorly managed fisheries and can negatively impact marine populations. Before seafood consumption in the United States can be considered sustainable, more progress must be made to improve the accuracy of labeling.
Journal Article — Nov 16, 2020
Consequences of Seafood Mislabeling for Marine Populations and Fisheries Management
This article provides evidence that enabling conditions exist for seafood mislabeling in the United States to lead to negative impacts on marine populations and support consumption of products from poorly managed fisheries.
Resources Magazine — Oct 22, 2020
Dismantling Dams Can Help Address US Infrastructure Problems
If repairing hazardous dams can help prevent catastrophic destruction, but removing them is a more cost-effective option with environmental benefits—then, why is dam removal so rare?
Journal Article — Nov 16, 2020
Consequences of Seafood Mislabeling for Marine Populations and Fisheries Management
This article provides evidence that enabling conditions exist for seafood mislabeling in the United States to lead to negative impacts on marine populations and support consumption of products from poorly managed fisheries.
Journal Article — Aug 9, 2019
Classifying fishing behavioral diversity using high-frequency movement data
An approach to effective fisheries management where “big data” routinely collected by many fisheries agencies can be used in a data-driven framework to classify fishers into discrete behavioral types.
Working Paper — Apr 18, 2019
What is a Fish Out of Water? The Economics Behind the Joint Management of Water Resources and Aquatic Species in the United States
This paper reviews the economics literature on management problems involving linked water resources and aquatic species.
Common Resources — Nov 24, 2020
The Environmental Threat Posed by Mislabeled Seafood
Mislabeled seafood tends to come from poorly managed fisheries and can negatively impact marine populations. Before seafood consumption in the United States can be considered sustainable, more progress must be made to improve the accuracy of labeling.
Resources Magazine — Oct 22, 2020
Dismantling Dams Can Help Address US Infrastructure Problems
If repairing hazardous dams can help prevent catastrophic destruction, but removing them is a more cost-effective option with environmental benefits—then, why is dam removal so rare?
Resources Magazine — Jul 10, 2018
Understanding Linkages across Fisheries Can Inform More Effective Policy Design
Powerful new analytical tools can help improve understanding of how management decisions in one fishery can have cross-cutting effects for other fi...