Management of Marine Fisheries in Canada

Chapters: 1) Canada and the fisheries; 2) The jurisdictional context for fisheries management in Canada; 3) Some biological and economic aspects of fish and fishing; 4) Objectives of fishery management; 5) Techniques of resource management; 6) Resource management of Canada's marine fisheries; 7) Managing the common property. I. Allocation of access; 8) II. Limited entry licensing; 9) III. Individual quotas; 10) The international dimension. I. The evolution and impact of extended fisheries jurisdiction; 11) II. Canadian international fisheries policy following extension of jurisdiction; 12) III. Canada's fisheries relations with its neighbours; 13) Riding the roller coaster; 14) The social dimension; 15) Reconciling conflicting interests; 16) Habitat management; 17) Science and fisheries management. I. The development of fisheries research and the scientific advisory process; 18) II. Fisheries science: challenge and opportunity; 19) Ensuring compliance: fisheries enforcement; 20) Some observations on marine fisheries management in other countries.