South Coast Group Project

 

Photos courtesy of Rick Coleman                                                                                                                               Project Results

Pathway to Self-funding

A Case Study on the California Spiny Lobster Fishery

Client: California Lobster & Trap Fishermen Association

John Guth, President

Chris Miller, Community Port Organizer 

Group Project Advisor: Dr. Christopher Costello


Acknowledgements

Our group would like to give thanks to the James S. Bower Foundation & Sustainable Fisheries Group for their contributions that made our project possible.


We would like to give special thanks to Dr. Christopher Costello and Carla Guenther for all of their technical support and guidance. We would also like to thank the following people: Dr. Hunter Lenihan, Dr. Sarah Anderson, Dr. Gail Osherenko, Laura Grant, Matt Kay and Cathy Roheim.


Thanks to all those from the fishing community who contributed, John Guth, Chris Miller, Charlie Graham, Rodger Healy, all survey participants, Chris Voss, Talib Wahab, Natalie Webster, and Craig Barilotti.


Lastly, thanks to Kristine Barsky (DFG), Dan Averill (MSC), Alex McCall (SWFSC), Huff McGonigal (EDF), and Kristina Phipps (EDF).