Đối với nghề cá ven biển, chất lượng của các số liệu thống kê thủy sản cung cấp cho FAO bởi quốc gia chính phủ nói chung là không phải là rất tốt. Trong thực tế, ước tính sản xuất thủy sản ven biển bởi các cán bộ thủy sản của chính phủ trong khoảng một nửa Thái Bình Dương Đảo quốc gia phần lớn là phỏng đoán. Thông thường, các cơ quan chính phủ thủy sản ưu tiên thấp để ước tính số lượng của sản lượng đánh bắt ven biển. Nhìn chung, quy mô nhỏ hơn đánh bắt cá, được biết đến về. | Commercial Fishery Disaster Assistance Harold F. Upton Analyst in Natural Resources Policy July 29 2010 Congressional Research Service 7-5700 RL34209 CRS Report for Congress------------- Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress Commercial Fishery Disaster Assistance Summary Disaster relief may be provided by the federal government to assist the fishing industry when it is affected by a commercial fishery failure. A commercial fishery failure occurs when fishermen endure economic hardships resulting from fish population declines or other disruptions to the fishery. The Department of Commerce can provide disaster assistance under Sections 308 b and 308 d of the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act 16 . 4107 as amended and Sections 312 a and 315 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 16 1861 . The National Marine Fisheries Service plays a central role in determining whether a commercial fishery failure has occurred and in allocating federal funding to states and affected fishing communities. Congress plays a pivotal role by appropriating funds and providing oversight of the process. Fisheries are subject to environmental variability that may affect the fishery resource and or commercial infrastructure such as boats shoreside processing and ports. Since 1994 federal fishery failures have been declared on 29 occasions and nearly 827 million in federal funding has been appropriated for fishery disaster relief. Funds have been allocated to fisheries of the North Pacific Pacific Northwest Gulf of Mexico and the East Coast. Recent cases include Gulf of Mexico fisheries the Chesapeake Bay soft shell blue crab fishery the West Coast salmon troll fishery New England shellfish fisheries Puget Sound sockeye salmon fisheries and the Yukon River Chinook salmon fishery. The most recent fishery failure was declared because of harm to Gulf of Mexico fisheries from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Direct federal financial assistance
