The Application of Farm Programs to Commercial Fisheries: The Case of Crop Insurance for the Bristol Bay Commercial Salmon Fisheries

Under the direction of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000, the U.S. Congress proposed a crop insurance program for the Bristol Bay, Alaska, commercial salmon fishery. This study examines the feasibility of extending crop insurance to this commercial fishery. The specific focus of this analysis is on differences between this commercial capture fishery and agricultural enterprises in the context of property rights and producer control. Findings show that differences between this commercial fishery and agricultural enterprises would require substantial modifications to existing crop insurance programs. Furthermore, it is recommended that the consideration of extending crop insurance be delayed until this fishery is rationalized.Bristol Bay, commercial fisheries, crop insurance, farm programs, property rights, risk management, salmon, Agricultural and Food Policy, Risk and Uncertainty,

The B -> pi K Puzzle and New Physics

The present B -> pi K data is studied in the context of the standard model (SM) and with new physics (NP). We confirm that the SM has difficulties explaining the B -> pi K measurements. By adopting an effective-lagrangian parametrization of NP effects, we are able to rule out several classes of NP. Our model-independent analysis shows that the B -> pi K data can be accommodated by NP in the electroweak penguin sector.Comment: 4 pages (revtex

Constitutional Law - Fifth Amendment - Takings - Regulatory Takings

The United States Supreme Court held that in order to survive a takings challenge, a development exaction must have an essential nexus with a legitimate state interest, and also that a rough proportionality must exist between the development exaction and the burdens to be imposed by the proposed development. Dolan v. City of Tigard, 114 S. Ct. 2309 (1994)

Alien Registration- Hamel, Joseph A. (Brownville, Piscataquis County)

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Panel Discussion - Management of Eurasian watermilfoil in the United States using native insects: State regulatory and management issues

While researchers have evaluated the potential of native insect herbivores to manage nonindigenous aquatic plant species such as Eurasian watermilfoil ( Myriophyllum spicatum L.), the practical matters of regulatory compliance and implementation have been neglected. A panel of aquatic nuisance species program managers from three state natural resource management agencies (Minnesota, Vermont and Washington) discussed their regulatory and policy concerns. In addition, one ecological consultant attempting to market one of the native insects to manage Eurasian watermilfoil added his perspective on the special challenges of distributing a native biological control agent for management of Eurasian watermilfoil

To what extent do the Classical Equations of Motion Determine the Quantization Scheme?

A simple example of one particle moving in a (1+1) space-time is considered. As an example we take the harmonic oscillator. We confirm the statement that the classical Equations of Motion do not determine at all the quantization scheme. To this aim we use two inequivalent Lagrange functions, yielding Euler-Lagrange Equations, having the same set of solutions. We present in detail the calculations of both cases to emphasize the differences occuring between them.Comment: LaTeX 20 page