Why It Matters To You

A sustainable West Coast fishing industry requires not only good fishery management practices, it must also be economically stable and free from subsidy. Having the primary participants share in an initial allocation of fishing quota insures increased stability and encourages the best and most innovative use of the natural resource.

A monopoly based quota system will create instability and decrease the important role of the processor in the areas of species management, food safety and value added to the resource.