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The incentives of the commons ceased to suffice as a management
framework for marine fishery resources during the 1960's. The laws of demand
and supply went awry. Demand rose; supply of the more valuable species
declined as fishing effort increased. Measures taken to solve the resulting
overfishing problem have failed to remove the root cause, the incentives of
harvester rights inherent in a commons. The resulting management system
creates ill will and friction that severely impedes management of the
resources. The efficacy of a management framework based on ownership of the
ocean pastures is compared to one based on rights to harvest. The conclusion
is reached that a full owner framework provides a well tested basis for
management of marine fishery resources that can result in a large increase in
resource benefits.
Keiser, Richard K., Jr. (1976). "Species Composition, Magnitude and
Utilization of the Incidental Catch of the South Carolina Shrimp
Fishery." South Carolina Marine Resource Center, Technical Report
Number 16, September, 1976.
The quantity of fish caught incidental to shrimping activities in South
Carolina was estimated by determining fish/whole shrimp ratios from commercial
catches. The overall median fish/shrimp weight ratio was 1.94:1; however, the
median ratio varied seasonally being smaller from September to December
(1.24:1) than from May to August (3.58:1). The confidence interval for this
estimate was defined by the 25 th and 75 th percentiles. An estimated fish catch
of between 3,358,000 and 15,197,000 kgs was derived from expansion of detailed
ratio estimates derived from this study. Sciaenids were the predominant
family during the study except for the months of January and April when
clupeids and gadids, respectively, comprised the greatest percentage of the
catch. In general, fish caught incidental to shrimping were small; mean total
lengths of 25 species ranged from 6.90 to 18.58 cm. At the present time, only
a fraction of the total incidental catch is landed; the majority is discarded
at sea. This apparently reflects a lack of demand for most species captured.
It is estimated that 74% of the flounder catch is landed and sold as food fish
compared to less than 2% of the sciaenids and scombrids.
Keiser, Richard K., Jr. (1977). "The Incidental Catch from Commercial
Shrimp Trawlers of the South Atlantic States." South Carolina
Marine Resources Center, Technical Report Number 26, October, 38
pp.
Fish:shrimp (heads-on) ratios ranged from a low of 1.2:1 to a high of
4.0:1. Expansion of ratios indicated that an average of 69.4 million pounds
of fish were caught by shrimp trawlers each year from 1973 to 1975. This was
more than 24 times the 2.9 million pounds reportedly landed each year.
Flounders and edible size kingfish, spot, and croaker were the predominant
species landed, while industrial size fish (primarily small sciaenids) were
discarded.
Keithly, Walter R. (198?). "An Analysis of Foreign Competition and
Implications for the U.S. Shrimp Industry." Draft report, Coastal
Fisheries Institute, Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State
University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Imports represent a large and growing component of the total U.S. shrimp
supply. Industry, concerned with their trend, has in the past attempted to
control imports. Before national policy can be made, policy makers must have
an understanding of the role of imports in the U.S. market. The purpose of
this study was to provide an understanding of the U.S. shrimp industry, the
underlying factors responsible for the recent rise in imports, the role of
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