The purpose of this project is to develop a coalition of fishing, environmental, and natural resource policy groups in support of IFQs, and to educate policy makers about how IFQs should be implemented through a series of seminars, informational booklets, and this Web site. The initial phase of the project will span a nine-month period and address three major areas:

• Overcoming obstacles to IFQs
• Ecological benefits of IFQs
• The role of IFQs in improving governmental accountability

PERC, the Property and Environment Research Center, is the nation's oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through markets and property rights. It pioneered the approach known as free market environmentalism and conducts original research that brings market principles to resolving environmental problems. To learn more about PERC and its work on ocean fisheries visit the PERC Web site.

For more information about PERC and the IFQ project, contact:

Donald Leal
Senior Associate
PERC
2048 Analysis Dr., Ste. A
Bozeman, MT 59718
Ph: 406-587-9591
email: don@perc.org

Reason Public Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public-policy think tank promoting choice, competition, and a dynamic market economy as the foundation for human dignity and progress. Reason produces rigorous, peer-reviewed research and directly engages the policy process, seeking strategies that emphasize cooperation, flexibility, local knowledge, and results. Through practical and innovative approaches to complex problems, Reason seeks to change the way people think about issues, and promote policies that allow and encourage individuals and voluntary institutions to flourish. To learn more about the institute see the Reason Web site.

For more information on Reason's participation in the IFQ project, contact: