Sablefish Catch (IMAGE)

NOAA Fisheries West Coast Region

Sablefish Catch

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Captain and crew pose with Sablefish caught off the coast of Half Moon Bay, California. Commercial fishing is one of the most dangerous occupations in terms of accident, injury, and mortality rates. Pfeiffer and Gratz identified a substantial decline in the propensity to take fishing trips in poor weather as a result of a management change in the West Coast Sablefish fixed gear fishery. Their findings suggest catch shares (the individual allocation of fishing quota to vessels) can reduce risk-taking and improve safety in commercial fishing. Image courtesy of Ethan Righter.

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Ethan Righter

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