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Catch SharesCatch Shares

Review and Proposal for the Review and Proposal for the Russian Far EastRussian Far East

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Accepted Elements of Good Accepted Elements of Good Fisheries ManagementFisheries Management

• Scientifically set and enforced Scientifically set and enforced catch limitcatch limit

• Controls on bycatchControls on bycatch

• Habitat protectionHabitat protection

BUT…BUT…

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The ProblemThe Problem

• Economic survival vs. Economic survival vs. resource sustainabilityresource sustainability

• ““Race for fish” is Race for fish” is wasteful and wasteful and dangerousdangerous

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Solution: Catch SharesSolution: Catch Shares

• Secure, dedicated Secure, dedicated portion of the catchportion of the catch

• Aligns economics Aligns economics and resource and resource sustainabilitysustainability

• Better for fish and Better for fish and fishermenfishermen

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Performance Review of 10 Performance Review of 10 FisheriesFisheries

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Result: Result: Fisheries Improved with Catch SharesFisheries Improved with Catch Shares

EnvironmentallEnvironmentallyy

EconomicallyEconomically SociallySocially

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RecommendationsRecommendations

• Ensure robust and Ensure robust and effective designeffective design

• Invest in the futureInvest in the future

• Review and adaptReview and adapt

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Russian Far East - VisionRussian Far East - Vision

• Robust salmon runsRobust salmon runs

• Good river habitatGood river habitat

• Management based on sound Management based on sound sciencescience

• Stable jobsStable jobs

• High value product fetching good High value product fetching good pricesprices

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AssumptionsAssumptions

• Most salmon caught at river Most salmon caught at river mouthsmouths

• Relatively cohesive communitiesRelatively cohesive communities

• Ability to offload product locallyAbility to offload product locally

• Government cooperationGovernment cooperation

• Desire for connections to marketsDesire for connections to markets

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A Catch Share ModelA Catch Share Model

• Create river-based “trusts” that hold Create river-based “trusts” that hold quota, permits or assets with quota, permits or assets with appropriate tenure lengthappropriate tenure length

• (Co) - manage salmon runs based on (Co) - manage salmon runs based on escapement or catch limitescapement or catch limit

• Design and carry-out harvesting rules, Design and carry-out harvesting rules, science, monitoring and enforcementscience, monitoring and enforcement

• Develop mechanisms to share profits Develop mechanisms to share profits within trust or communitywithin trust or community

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Connecting to MarketConnecting to Market

• Becomes institutional hub to Becomes institutional hub to organize all activitiesorganize all activities

• Complementary purchasing and Complementary purchasing and marketing functionsmarketing functions

• Overarching “cooperative” for Overarching “cooperative” for regional branding and product regional branding and product distributiondistribution

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Thank YouThank You

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