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Species Act (PL93-205); four of the five are known to be captured and drowned
in flounder trawl nets. Superimposition of sea turtle positions (from aerial
surveys and at sea observers) on AVHRR imagery demonstrate that risks to sea
turtles are greatest when water temperatures are 11 o or greater. Seawater
temperatures in this area, documented by AVHRR imagery, are highly influenced
by the position and activity of the Gulf Stream, both of which are
unpredictable on time scales necessary for the management of sea
turtle/fishery interactions. During the past three fishing seasons, turtle
conservation measures, such as tow time restrictions and turtle excluder
devices, have been imposed on the fishery. AVHRR imagery is being used to
evaluate and modify, in near teal-time, the duration and geographic extent of
existing regulations, so that sea turtles receive adequate protection and the
fishery, with reasonable restrictions, can continue to operate.
Cheung, Steven N.S. (1970). "The Structure of a Contract and the Theory
of a Non-Exclusive Resource." Journal of Law and Economics,
13(April):49-70.
A common property externality is defined using the right of contract
concept. The absence of contractual stipulations governing resource use that
would exist if the fishing ground were private property, alters the constraint
of competition and affects resource allocation in a number of ways. The
alleged externalities in fisheries are thus attributable to the absence of the
right to contract.
Chin-Hwa Sun (199?). Optimal Number of Fishing Vessels for Taiwan s Offshore
Fisheries - A Comparison of Different Fleet Size Reduction Policies.
Preliminary Draft, Institute of Fisheries Economics, National Taiwan
Ocean University, 2 Pei-Ning Road, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China,
32 pp.
This study compares the harvest capacity of Taiwan s offshore fishing
fleet to sustainable yields fo offshore fisheries and evaluates different
legislative strategies designed to reduce the fishing fleet. Aggregate
fisheries resource dynamic movement and harvest functions are specified and
estimated. Results show that the resource stock of the offshore fisheries in
Taiwan starts to decline since 1973. Based on dynamic simulations, this study
shows that neither the Program to Restrict the Building of New Vessels nor a
combination of this program with the Vessel Retirement and Buyback Program
is sufficient to avoid the downward trend in fisheries harvests and the
deteriorating state of fisheries resource stocks. While reducing fishing
effort to maximum sustainable yields (MSY) might suffice as an initial vessel
reduction measure, attaining MSY within 5 to 10 years seems preferable over
one year approach. The long-run economic situation would be further improved
by an additional reduction of fishing effort to the optimal yield (OY) level.
Chittenden, Mark E., Jr. and John D. McEachran (1976). "Composition,
Ecology, and Dynamics of Demersal Fish Communities on the
Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf, with a Similar
Synopsis for the Entire Gulf." TAMU-SG-76-208, Department of
Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas Agricultural Experiment
Station, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, July,
104 pp.
Relative biomass was much higher on the brown shrimp grounds than on the
white shrimp grounds. Relative biomass was much higher in summer than during
winter, especially on the white shrimp grounds. Overall, 11.35 volumes of
discard were landed to one volume of headed shrimp. We estimate that about
219,050 metric tons of fish were discarded annually in the Gulf by Texas-based
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