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Jenny Seifert

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Jenny Seifert is the communications officer for the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.

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Fishermen are more likely to have stable year-to-year incomes if they diversify their fishing portfolios. But quota management has limited movement between fisheries and consolidated fleets. Richard Brenner photo

Locked in and off-loaded: Quotas stifle diversity and stability in fishing

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