Instructions: Identify the Following

question 53

Short Answer

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term.
Curtis Act

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Definitions:

Individual Transferable Quotas

A regulatory tool involving fixed total allowable catch levels for fisheries, with quotas that can be bought, sold, or leased by fishers, aimed at sustainable fishery management.

Catch Sizes

The amount or volume of fish or seafood harvested from the sea or freshwater bodies in a single fishing trip or period.

ITQs

Individual Transferable Quotas, a system used in fishery management whereby individual operators are given the right to catch a specified share of the total allowable catch for a particular fishery.

Pacific Halibut

A large flatfish native to the North Pacific Ocean, valued for its culinary uses and recreational fishing interest.