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Shrimp fishing and specifically shrimper non-compliance with the use of
Turtle Excluder Devices (TEDs) have been deemed the most plausible causes of
ongoing mortality in endangered sea turtles. Our objectives were 1) to
quantify the prevalence of TED use, 2) to identify barriers to TED use, 3)
quantify the perception of the barriers, and 4) identify means to enhance
compliance.
Cabot, Courtenay Bromfield (1996). Shrimp and Sea Turtles in the Gulf of
Mexico: An Economic Analysis of the Effects of Turtle Excluder Devices
on the Shrimp Fishery and the Benefits of Protecting Sea Turtles.
Senior Honors Thesis, Northwestern University, May, 50 pp.
This study analyzes the effects of the use of Turtle Excluder Devices
(TEDs) in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery. It also examines the benefits of
protecting a sea turtle. Regression analysis indicates that TED regulations
are having a statistically significant negative impact on the fishery s
landings and revenue. Data also indicate that the fishery is overcapitalized
and possibly over harvested. A preliminary analysis of the value of a sea
turtle is accomplished through the use of the contingent valuation method.
Caddy, J.F. and R. Mahon (1995). Reference Points for Fisheries Management.
FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 347, Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, Rome, 83 pp.
This paper reviews the conceptual background and application of
technical reference points in fishery management. Despite considerable
investment in stock assessment methodology and expertise, fisheries worldwide
are overexploited. This appears to be due to a mismatch between the precision
of assessment and the precision of management. Two types of reference points
are recognized: target reference points (TRPs) and limit reference points
(LRPs). The use of MSY as a target reference point is considered in the light
of past performance of fishery management, and it is suggested that MSY and
other reference points formerly used as targets, may be more appropriately
applied as LRPs. The recent trend towards the quantification of uncertainty
and estimation of risk in the provision of advice is considered to be good,
but the cost and availability of information and expertise required may
preclude the use of these techniques for many small or low value stocks and
for most stocks in developing countries. The recent trend towards inclusion
of ecosystem concepts in setting fishery management objectives is also seen
as good, and overdue. Although still in their formative stages, ecosystem
concepts can still provide LRPs. Effective management will require a set of
rules comprising both TRPs and LRPs. In most national and international
fishery management situations, the current institutional structure will
probably require some modification to successfully apply these sets of rules.
Fisheries management organizations will continue to assess and manage
fisheries routinely, but management may need to develop an independent review
which comes into play when resource production limits are approached. The
action to be taken at such limits should be discussed and agreed on in
advance.
Caillouet, Charles W., Jr. and Kenneth N. Baxter (1973). "Gulf of
Mexico Shrimp Resource Research." Marine Fisheries Review, 35(3-
4):21-24.
This paper describes shrimp resource research presently being conducted
by the Galveston Laboratory of the National Marine Fisheries Service Gulf
Coastal Fisheries Center. Discussed are plans for development of a
mathematical model capable of explaining and predicting changes in shrimp
catch, and on-going mark recapture experiments, prediction of catch, stock
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