while it is engaged in scalloping activities. The scallop industry is the only Maine fishery in which this is not a law.B.Overall Costs1.Someone will always be excluded by definition (the more resource productivity is considered as a factor the more individuals must be excluded). When all the variables are considered, deciding on an appropriate number would be difficult (ex. Influence of politics on who gets a license).2.Conflict between individual profit and equal distribution3.Makes entry into the industry more difficult4.Increased temptation for illegal harvesting by excluded individuals5.Difficult to pin- point number of license to distribute because of stock fluctuations.6.The level of efficiency each individual exerts may increase amount of stock landed, upsetting the desired balance.C.Overall Benefits1.Most variables are easily enforced2.High level of individual freedom3.Fairly easily established and administered.Enforcement: Easy to enforce at the patrol level using methods currently in place.Administration:What form of management would run the programs- State? Councils? Municipal government?Issue of increasing entry fee-oCould provide money that is need to fund research and project developmentoAllocated at whose discretion?Sustainability: Limited Entry programs help to meet the goal of sustainability by helping to reduce the fishing effort (the overall number of participants).2.Trip Limits- limiting the time which an individual may spend fishing A.Types of Limits1.Days at SeaProblems: oCan be detrimental to sales because buyers need a steady flow of product to rely upon, which means that market value can go down as buyers leave the Maine market placeoDoes not work as a control on total catch unless combined with another measure (ex. Limited entry or quotas)Benefits: oChoosing which days to fish has the benefit of distributing equal opportunity between individuals,oFishermen gain a high degree of freedom (can choose when to ...
