Carpenter, Betsy
What Price Dolphin? Scientists are reckoning the true cost of sparing an endearing mammal (PDF)
June 1994
"Six years ago, when a heartbreaking video of dolphins thrashing in the net of a Panamanian tuna boat was flashed across television screens around the world, the solution for once seemed blessedly simple: Ban the fishing gear and practices that enmesh the sleek, endearing mammals along with yellowfin tuna." This article was first published in US News & World Report.
Childers, Hoyt
Mixed Blessings. Quotas down under: American fishermen get a firsthand look at New Zealand's management system
February 2007
"In 1986, New Zealand's Labor government introduced an individual transferable quota system to manage fisheries within its huge exclusive economic zone, one of the largest in the world ... For 20 years, New Zealand's experiment has sparked robust debate within the U.S. fishing community."
Platt, Teresa
A Tuna Tale: Managing A Fishery to Increase Positives, Reduce Negatives
April 1996
"As farmers of the sea, fishermen use various equipment designed to harvest specific fish. ... A challenge for every fisherman is to design and use equipment and methods which selectively catch the target fish while minimizing non-targeted "bycatch" and discards." At the time of writing, the author was co-director of the San Diego-based Fishermen's Coalition.
Scott, Michael
The Tuna-Dolphin Controversy
August 1998
The author is a senior scientist with the Dolphin Programme of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission. This article was first published in "Whalewatcher", a journal of the American Cetacean Society, and is reproduced with permission of the author.