Economic Assessment of Mid-Atlantic Horseshoe Crab and Dependent Fisheries including a Qualitative Discussion of the Potential Effects of Addendum IV

In an effort to evaluate the potential economic impacts of Addendum IV, the Atlantic State Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) contracted Industrial Economics, Incorporated (IEc) to conduct an economic assessment of the horseshoe crab and dependent fisheries, including American eel and conch, for the states most likely affected by the Addendum IV management measures: Delaware, Maryland,…