Those previous buyouts were just a straight reduction in the fleet, not an elimination of a specific fishery fleet so you're assessment of the same fish being spread out over fewers nets is correct.

I would propose the elimination of the GH commercial gillnet fishery altogether through a phased buyout. After a period of years there would be no non-treaty commercials in GH. Their nets would have no effect.
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