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Muse, Ben. 1998. "Management of the British Columbia Geoduck Fishery." CFEC
Rpt. 98-3N. Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. Juneau: May 1998. 23
pages.
Abstract:
The British Columbia commercial dive fishery for geoducks started in 1976. For its first three years this
was an open access fishery without catch limits. Limited entry and total allowable catches were
introduced in 1979. Excessive effort and concomitant problems led to the introduction of individual
vessel quotas at industry request in 1989. This fishery has operated under individual quotas since
that time. This paper reviews the history of this fishery paying particular attention to the limited
entry and the individual quota programs.