The purpose of this study was to identify and examine options to restructure the Bristol Bay salmon fishery and compare them, in terms of anticipated effects, to the option of not making changes to the fishery. Our analysis identified several sources of wealth that are foregone under the current structure of the fishery and three restructuring options would allow participants to capture this wealth.
Michael Link, BBSRI's Executive Director, designed and managed this project with assistance from a five-member team of subject matter experts and an 11-member Advisory Panel comprised of 7 fishermen, a processor, a fishery manager, an academic economist, and the chairman of the State's Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission.
The report was commissioned by the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation and the State of Alaska's Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force.