The Japanese High Seas Salmon Mothership Fishery in the North Pacific Ocean: The Economic Implications of a Loss of INPFC Constraints

摘要

The development and eastward expansion of the Japanese High Seas Mothership Salmon fishery in the North Pacific and Bering Sea was responsible for the establishment of the International Convention of the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (INPFC). The Convention was, as it remains to date, a tri-national agreement between the United States, Canada, and Japan intended to guarantee the interests of each nation in the fisheries of the North Pacific. This report attempts to answer questions by examining the potential economic impacts which might be incurred by North American salmon fishermen should the Convention be revoked by the U.S.