Office of Science and Technology

February 3	Rethinking fisheries policy: purging the frontier from our mind	Daniel W. Bromley Agricultural & Applied Econ, University of Wisconsin
February 9	Using laboratory experiments to reduce volatility in tradable fishing allowance markets	Chris Anderson Dept of Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island
February 10	ITQs: the New Zealand experience	James Sanchirico Resources for the Future
February 23	Assessing fishing capacity: implications for capacity reduction programs	Jim Kirkley Virginia Institute of Marine Science

March 10	Saltwater anglers' attitudes towards Marine Protected Areas	Ron Salz Office of Science & Technology
March 17	No-take zones as optimal fishery management	Jim Sanchirico Resources for the Future
March 23	Using optimization models to evaluate fishery management plans	John Walden NEFSC
March 31	Estimating the economic impact of the Steller Sea Lion Conservation Area	Alan Haynie AFSC

April 6	Effort response, harvest, and climate in the Gulf of Mexico recreational fishery	David W. Carter, SEFSC David Letson, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
April 13	Valuing water quality changes using a bioeconomic model of a coastal recreational fishery	Matt Massey, Steve Newbold, EPA National Center for Environmental Economics
April 20	Recreational demand models as they relate to groundfish management issues on the Pacific Coast	Cindy Thomson SWFSC, Santa Cruz
April 21	Angling management organizations: an option for cooperative, rights-based management of recreational fisheries	Robert Johnston Agricultural & Resource Econ, University of Connecticut