It depends on whether you're looking at state fisheries or federal fisheries. In the context of the North Pacific, each is different, but with regard to state fisheries, active fishermen or working fishermen, those on the water, are the ones holding the rights. So the value of the fishery is going to the fishermen. There's nothing taken off the top in terms of having to lease the right to access the fish.
In general, there have been concerted efforts, in recent years in particular, to increase the value to fishermen through various initiatives around direct marketing and community-supported fisheries, and there are organizations in Alaska funded by a tax paid by fishing licence-holders or permit holders designed to increase the value of Alaska seafood.
With regard to the challenges that Alaska fishermen face in ensuring their businesses remain viable, it's not just the cost of entry. Operating costs are going up. Health insurance is a major factor for fishermen who are small business owners. There have been a number of organizations in the state creating fairly innovative financing tools not only to support entry but also to reduce the risk to Alaska fishermen and young or new fishermen in building their fishing businesses, so that one bad fishing season won't put a new fisherman under water in terms of debt repayment.
Those are some of the key factors in terms of what's affecting the share going to fishermen, but largely there's been an effort through the policy to ensure that it's boots on deck, that the value of the fishery isn't going to people who aren't doing the fishing but who hold the rights.