CANADIAN FISHERIES POLICY - CHALLENGES AND CHOICES

Canada faces grave challenges in its ocean fisheries. The problems inc lude the collapse of Atlantic ground-fish stocks in the early 1990s, i nternational disputes over shared and straddling: fisheries, conflicts among competing fishers, and low incomes and overcapitalization in ma ny important fisheries. We assess the present state of Canada's ocean fisheries, evaluate past and current management to address the problem s and propose policies to help Canada realize the full potential from its marine resources.