TM 164 Table 11

Home Table 11. Summary of responses to selected questions on management alternatives, asked in the Social and Economic Survey administered during Round II of the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Disaster Assistance Program. (Responses were ranked scores, where 1 = most and 6 = least; table values are average ranks of scores.)
Alternative	Effective in Reducing Fishing Mortality?		Difficult for a Family to Adjust To?		Hard on Net Income or Profits?
Alternative	Owner	Crew	Owner	Crew	Owner	Crew
DAS limits	2.8	2.9	3.1	2.7	2.8	2.8
Large, long-term closed areas	3.3	3.4	1.8	2.2	1.8	2.2
Large, long-term closed areas			(Most difficult)		(Most impact)
Short-term closed areas	3.4	3.4	3.3	3.4	3.2	3.3
Mesh-size regulations	1.7	1.9	4.9	4.6	4.3	4.3
Mesh-size regulations	(Most effective)		(Least difficult)		(Least impact)
Trip limits	3.8	3.9	2.9	2.8	2.7	2.6
Overall quotas (TACs)	4.5	4.2	2.9	2.9	3.0	2.9
Overall quotas (TACs)	(Least effective)

(Modified Jun. 13 2008)