Renegotiating property rights in the Florida golden crab fishery
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Summary
DOI: 10.18352/ijc.385
DescriptionThe golden crab (Chaceon fenneri) supports a small, economically healthy fishery in south Florida. Crabbers in the fishery have successfully protected themselves against larger outside fishing interests in the past, and management has been stable for over fifteen years. Why, then, did a portion of the fleet propose shifting to individual transferable quotas (ITQs)? Our findings suggest that proponents sought ITQ management because they believed it would further limit the ability of other crabbers to enter the fishery and act as a mechanism to legally preserve the informal and formal property rights that they have previously negotiated among themselves. Opponents believed that a shift to an ITQ regime would destroy those same property rights. We explore the implications of these findings to a broader understanding of property rights and natural resource management institutions, noting that the currently existing system closely resembles a territorial use rights fishery (TURF)
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Journal article
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Acrobat Portable Document Format
Publication Date
2013-08-29
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Title: | Renegotiating property rights in the Florida golden crab fishery |
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Status: | Completed |
Publication Date: | 2013-08-29 |
Abstract: |
The golden crab (Chaceon fenneri) supports a small, economically healthy fishery in south Florida. Crabbers in the fishery have successfully protected themselves against larger outside fishing interests in the past, and management has been stable for over fifteen years. Why, then, did a portion of the fleet propose shifting to individual transferable quotas (ITQs)? Our findings suggest that proponents sought ITQ management because they believed it would further limit the ability of other crabbers to enter the fishery and act as a mechanism to legally preserve the informal and formal property rights that they have previously negotiated among themselves. Opponents believed that a shift to an ITQ regime would destroy those same property rights. We explore the implications of these findings to a broader understanding of property rights and natural resource management institutions, noting that the currently existing system closely resembles a territorial use rights fishery (TURF) |
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Crosson, S., Yandle, T., & Stoffle, B. (2013). Renegotiating property rights in the Florida golden crab fishery. International Journal of the Commons, 7(2), 521-548. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.385 |
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.18352/ijc.385 |
Document Information
Document Type: | Journal article |
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Format: | Acrobat Portable Document Format |
Status Code: | Published |
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Author
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Contact (Person): | Crosson, Scott |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
Email Address: | scott.crosson@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4468 |
Co-Author
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Contact (Person): | Stoffle, Brent |
Address: |
75 Virginia Beach Drive Miami, FL 33149 USA |
Email Address: | brent.stoffle@noaa.gov |
Phone: | 305-361-4276 |
Fax: | 305-365-4219 |
Co-Author
Date Effective From: | 2013 |
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Contact (Person): | Yandle, Tracy |
Address: |
400 Dowman Drive Atlanta, GA 30322 |
Email Address: | tyandle@emory.edu |
Phone: | 404-727-6314 |
Fax: | 404-727-4448 |
URL: | Tracy Yandle's Home Page at Emory |
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URL: | http://doi.org/10.18352/ijc.385 |
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Name: | International Journal of the Commons, 7(2), 521-548 |
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Renegotiating property rights in the Florida golden crab fishery Authors: Scott Crosson , Tracy Yandle, Brent Stoffle |
Catalog Details
Catalog Item ID: | 66682 |
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GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:66682 |
Metadata Record Created By: | Lee M Weinberger |
Metadata Record Created: | 2022-02-23 19:37+0000 |
Metadata Record Last Modified By: | SysAdmin InPortAdmin |
Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2022-08-09 17:11+0000 |
Metadata Record Published: | 2022-02-23 |
Owner Org: | SEFSC |
Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
Do Not Publish?: | N |
Metadata Last Review Date: | 2022-02-23 |
Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
Metadata Next Review Date: | 2023-02-23 |