Front Matter -- Acknowledgement of Reviewers -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fisheries Compared With Other Natural Resources -- 3 U.S. and Foreign Experience: Lessons Learned -- 4 Alternative Conservation and Management Measures -- 5 Considerations for a National Policy on Individual Fishing Quotas -- 6 Findings and Recommendations -- References -- APPENDIX A Relevant Sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act -- APPENDIX B Committee Biographies -- APPENDIX C Relevant Section From the Shipping Act of 19161 -- APPENDIX D National Standards in the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act1 -- APPENDIX E History of Changes to the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act1 -- APPENDIX F Acronyms and Glossary -- APPENDIX G Individual Fishing Quota Case Studies -- APPENDIX H Potential Economic Costs and Benefits of Individual Fishing Quotas to the Nation -- Index.