United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-11 monographic deposited born digital 44 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-241 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241 P0b002ee18037c557 f:d05241 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241 GAO-05-241 Administrative costs Cost analysis Fishes Fishing industry Program evaluation Program management Marine resources conservation Fishery legislation Other Written Product A19138 Overfishing may have significant environmental and economic consequences. One tool used to maintain fisheries at sustainable levels is the individual fishing quota (IFQ), which sets individual catch limits for eligible vessel owners or operators. This is GAO's third study on IFQ programs. For this study, GAO determined (1) the costs of managing (i.e., administering, monitoring, and enforcing) IFQ programs and how these costs differ from pre-IFQ management costs; (2) what, if any, IFQ management costs are currently being recovered by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); and (3) ways to share the costs of IFQ programs between government and industry. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241.pdf GAO-05-241 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-241 Other Written Product GAO-05-241; Individual Fishing Quotas: Management Costs Varied and Were Not Recovered as Required; Administrative costs Cost analysis Fishes Fishing industry Program evaluation Program management Marine resources conservation Fishery legislation