"This document provides an analysis of two fisheries policies designed to develop community-based marine resource management institutions in the Western Pacific Region of the United States as delineated in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The research was funded by NMFS Office of Science and Technology Community Data Collection Funds (NS8) to support social science and community-focused research initiatives. The views and analysis in this manuscript are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of NOAA or National Marine Fisheries Service. The content of and findings within this document do not reflect NOAA policy"--Executive summary.