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Griffin, Wade L., Linda A. Jensen, and Charles M. Adams (1983). "A
Generalized Budget Simulation Model for Fishing Vessels." TAMU-
SG-83-203, Marine Information Service, Sea Grant College Program,
Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, January, 113 pp.
The Vessel Budget Simulator System (VBSS) enables a user to select and
equip a vessel to be operated in any fishing ground normally frequented by
U.S. owned vessels. The physical flow of inputs into the production process
aboard a vessel is simulated to produce the information required for financial
reports. This system consists of two programs; a data management program
(DMP) in COBOL that is used to create and update direct access (D-A) physical
inventory files and a budget simulation program (BSP) in FORTRAN that performs
all operational procedures. Part 1 of the manual describes the use of the DMP
while Part 2 describes the use of the BSP.
Griffin, Wade L., Ronald D. Lacewell, and Wayne A. Hayenga (1974).
"Estimated Costs, Returns, and Financial Analysis: Gulf of Mexico
Shrimp Vessels." Marine Fisheries Review, 36(12):1-4.
This report results from an economic evaluation of shrimp landings in
the Gulf of Mexico based on data available from the National Marine Fisheries
Service and is intended for financial institutions, shrimp vessel owners, and
prospective shrimp vessel owners. The first part of this report indicates
costs and returns of shrimp vessels in 1971. The second part is an investment
analysis including cash flow and rate of return on a shrimp vessel entering
the Gulf shrimping fleet. The last section reflects cost changes in the base
1971 data to account for cost levels experienced in early 1974.
Griffin, Wade L., Ronald D. Lacewell, and John P. Nichols (1976).
"Optimum Effort and Rent Distribution in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp
Fishery." American Journal of Agricultural Economics Nov:644-652.
Traditional methods used to estimate fishing effort that maximize rent
to an open access resource have almost universally assumed all costs are
directly proportional to effort. When crews receive a fixed share of gross
returns, labor costs are proportional to catch. Hence, rent accrues to crews
as well as vessel owners under limited entry. A model that allows costs to be
proportional to effort and catch is applied to the Gulf of Mexico shrimp
fishery. This study indicates that traditional analysis would result in
management schemes that overtax vessels and ignore rent accruing to crews.
Griffin, Wade L., J. Nichols, and Ronald D. Lacewell (1973). "Trends in
Catch/Effort Series: Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery." Project
Number 03-3-042-19, Department Technical Report Number 74, Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University, December,
85 pp.
The objective of this study is to determine time series relationships
for the Gulf of Mexico shrimp resource with respect to catch, effort, and
catch per unit effort.
Griffin, Wade L., J. Nichols, and Joe Bob Smith (1975). "Economic
Analysis of Returns to Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Vessel Owners for the
Period 1971-1975." Dir 75-1, SP-4, The Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station, Texas A&M University System, College Station,
Texas, July.
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