yle of Maine’s fishermen (do not want to be told where they can fish).Benefits: Only through research can specific questions be answered, eventually leading to a management policy that has the best chance of ensuring the sustainability of the resource. Can control total fishing effort easilyCreates highly profitable stock with low effortProtects entire ecosystem for future study, in the case that funds for research are not available in the present.Enforcement: The larger the closed area is, the more easily the closure can be enforced. Boundaries of closed area are easier to enforce if they are well defined.If boats fishing for other species are allowed into the area, there is an issue of enforcement (example- bycatch). Another problem is theft prevention. It can be difficult to catch people engaged in the act of theft. To prevent theft in the closed areas, it needs to be illegal to pass through a closed area with unshucked scallops, or with scalloping gear. Administration: Many questions of administration-vWho decides what areas to close?vWho has access to these areas?vHow is the resource within the area allocated?vWhat kinds of fines or penalties would be imposed to lawbreakers?vWhat about people fishing for other resources in the closed areaSustainability:Closures can be an effective way to maintain a resource, and are economically maximized when preformed in a rotational manner.C. Rotational Closure- concentrates fishing effort on a particular stock, usually the one that will give the maximum economic yield. Practiced in New Zealand, Japan, and on Georges Banks will a high success rate. Costs: Many of the costs addressed above (especially the opposition from fishermen in support of the traditional fishery style) and in addition;Difficult to enforceEconomic cost of preventing access to other resources in the closed area Must have stock to begin with, or be enhanced High costs of management for enhanced systemsBenefits:...
