annotated bibliography of fisheries economics literature - Office of ...

The adoption of aquacultural products has extended the effects of market
forces, creating an imbalance of market power between catfish producers and
the processing sector that had exerted a monopsonistic power in certain region
such as west Alabama. However, because of the recent changes caused by
vertical integration of the catfish industry, the existence of an
oligopolistic power has been identified in the catfish industry. An empirical
model of pricing in the catfish industry was developed using a theoretical
model proposed by Appelbaum. An analysis of the market structure was
conducted to provide estimates of conjectural elasticities over time.
Conjectural elasticities were used to construct the oligopoly power index.
Results show some evidence of the existence of oligopolistic power in the
catfish industry that further suggests some degree of price enhancement.
Anonymous (1994). "Management Options for the Royal Red Shrimp Fishery
in the Gulf of Mexico." Draft report, Southeast Regional Office,
National Marine Fisheries Service, St. Petersburg, FL, July, 13
pp.
A review of the existing data for the royal red shrimp fishery in the
Gulf of Mexico. This paper on Phase 1 of the management approach is prepared
by NMFS at the request of the Council to provide scientific information and
advice and fishery management options for the royal red shrimp fishery
resource. Phase 1 is the first step in a series of four steps that are
intended to provide the Council with the material for a management plan for
this species.
Anonymous (1994). "Options for Reduction of Bycatch in Shrimp Trawls."
Tab D, No. 3, Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council Briefing
Book for the New Orleans Meeting, November, 19 pp.
Briefly discusses the trends in finfish bycatch in the shrimp fishery
and proposes bycatch reduction device management regulations to control and
reduce the level of finfish bycatch in the fishery. Alternative management
measures such as individual transferable quotas for shrimp or license
limitation programs to directly control effort or correct the market failure
are not presented or discussed.
Anonymous (1994). "Preliminary Alternatives for Management of the Royal
Red Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico." Preliminary draft
report, December, 13 pp.
This amendment provides for management of the fishery for royal red
shrimp in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. Management alternatives include
respecification of maximum sustainable yield (MSY), setting total allowable
catch (TAC), restricting participation in the fishery, and establishing
reporting requirements.
Anonymous (1994). "The Tragedy of the Oceans." The Economist, March
19 th , pp. 21-24.
Overfishing and pollution are exhausting the seas. The decline will be
reversed only if governments stop subsidies to fishing fleets, police their
waters well, and hardest of all, persuade fishermen to trust them.
Anonymous (1995). Bio-Economic Modelling in the EU, Concerted Action
Coordination of Research in Fishery Economics, Working Document Nr:
7,(AIR CT94 1489), Workshop, Edinburgh, October: 148-158.
Proceedings of a workshop on bioeconomic modeling in the European Union.
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