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Fishery Management by Harvester Cooperatives
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Cooperative catch shares can be used to meet specific fishery goals in a wide variety of situations. This article, by T. Deacon, provides an overview of the harvester cooperative as a fishery management option and found that cooperative systems can achieve goals that can’t be reached through the use of any single instrument.