The Pacific salmon fisheries : a study of irrational conservation

1. The issues -- 2. Bio-economic models of exploited fisheries -- 3. Salmon fishing gear and methods of regulation -- 4. The Alaska salmon fishery : the environment, the attitudes -- 5. Development of the Alaska salmon fishery -- 6. History of regulation in Alaska -- 7. Potential economic yield from the Alaska salmon fisheries -- 8. The Puget Sound case : background and history -- 9. Performance of the Puget Sound fishery : the economics of scientific regulation -- 10. An alternative regulatory program -- 11. Conclusions.