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Structure of the Florida Shrimp Processing Industry." Report No.
9, State University System of Florida, Sea Grant Program,
February, 46 pp.
This report provides information about the Florida shrimp processing
industry based on 1972 data including the raw product supply situation,
marketing channels and market structure, and conduct and performance. Changes
and trends are identified to assist firms and potential investors in planning
future participation in the industry. Specifically, the objectives are (1)
delineate the organization and behavior of firms in the Florida shrimp
processing industry by studying entry and exit, market concentration, product
differentiation, and vertical integration; (2) identify emerging changes and
important trends in procurement, processing activities, and product markets
that will influence the shrimp processing industry in Florida.
Alverson, D.L. and Steven E. Hughes (1997). Bycatch: From Emotion to
Effective Natural Resource Management. In Solving Bycatch,
Considerations for Today and Tomorrow, Alaskan Sea Grant College Program
Report No. 96-03, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska, 322 pp.
Bycatch of discards is not a new fisheries management problem. Bycatch
has been with us as an integral component of fishing since humans began to use
the world seas, lakes, rivers, and streams as sources of food. What is new,
however, is the explosive growth of bycatch as a major management issue over
the past decade and the formal national and international recognition that
bycatch in many world fisheries constitutes important waste and raises
conservation, ecological, and economic issues requiring the priority attention
of managers. This paper provides: (1) a cursory review of the recent
development of bycatch policy, (2) presentation of bycatch as a problem in
world fisheries, (3) discussion of bycatch as a component of fishing induced
mortalities with examples of graphics and tabular presentations of information
on fishery induced mortalities, and (4) refections on issues of a
philosophical nature.
Alverson, D.L., M.H. Freeberg, J.G. Pope, and S.A. Murawski (1994). A Global
Assessment of Fisheries Bycatch and Discards. FAO Fisheries Technical
Paper, No. 339, Rome, FAO, 233 pp.
An average of 27 million tons of fish are discarded each year in
commercial fisheries. Of four major gear groups, shrimp trawls stand alone at
the top of the list. The authors point to inadequate data to determine the
biological, ecological, economic, and cultural impacts of discards although
economic losses run to billions of dollars. However, it appears most likely
that socio-cultural attitudes towards marine resources will guide
international discard policies. Techniques to reduce bycatch levels including
traditional net selectivity, fishing gear development and time/area
restrictions are discussed. Effort reduction, incentive programmes and
individual transferable quotas (that make the vessel responsible for bycatch
reduction) are seen as promising avenues for the future. However, quick
solutions to the problem are unlikely and much more information is required.
Amemiya, Takeshi, (1974). "Multivariate Regression and Simultaneous
Equation Models when the Dependent Variables are Truncated
Normal." Econometrica, 42(6):999-1012.
This paper extends the single equation regression model with the
truncated dependent variable considered by Tobin and Amemiya to multivariate
and simultaneous equation models and proposes a computationally simple
consistent estimator.
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