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At the request of the University of Rhode Island that is under contract
to USAID, an evaluation is made of the offshore shrimp fisheries of Ecuador
and recommendations are made concerning their management and research. This
paper reviews, in a general sense, the information available for the offshore
shrimp fishery of Ecuador, synthesizes some of the major findings and makes
recommendations concerning their management and research.
Klima, Edward F. (1989). "Approaches to Research and Management of U.S.
Fisheries for Penaeid Shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico." Chapter 4 in
John F. Caddy (ed.) Marine Invertebrate Fisheries: Their
Assessment and Management. John Wiley & Sons, New York.
This paper summarizes the results of current shrimp management and
research programs, including estuarine research programs in the U.S. Gulf of
Mexico.
Klima, Edward F., K. Neal Baxter, and Frank J. Patella (1982). "A
Review of the Offshore Shrimp Fishery and the 1981 Texas Closure."
Marine Fisheries Review, 44(9-10):16-30.
Prohibition of shrimp fishing within 200 miles of the Texas coast on 22
May 1981 resulted in large brown shrimp catches off Texas when the season
reopened on 15 July. Catch per unit effort off Texas in late July and August
1981 ranged from 1,349 to 2,250 pounds per fishing day, compared with only 820
to 858 pounds per fishing day for the Louisiana offshore brown shrimp fishery.
The July-August 1981 relative abundance (CPUE) off Texas was greater than
during similar time periods for any other year. Shrimp caught and landed off
Louisiana were also predominantly smaller than those caught and landed off
Texas.
Recruitment from Texas bays to the offshore fishery appeared average to
good, but was not sufficient to account for the outstanding abundance levels
found offshore. The closure of Texas waters to fishing appears to have been a
major reason for the large catches and high catch rates in July and August off
Texas in 1981.
Klima, Edward F., Terrell W. Roberts, and Albert C. Jones (1986).
"Overview of the Tortugas Sanctuary Studies." North American
Journal of Fisheries Management, 6(3):297-300.
A summary of the Tortugas pink shrimp sanctuary studies that found that
the area should remain closed to protect undersized pink shrimp from being
harvested by shrimp fishermen.
Klima, Edward F., Gregg R. Gitschlag, and Maurice L. Renaud (1988).
"Impacts of the Explosive Removal of Offshore Petroleum Platforms
on Sea Turtles and Dolphins." Marine Fisheries Review, 50(3):33-
42.
Comparisons of turtle strandings during periods characterized by high
and low numbers of offshore explosions, March-April 1985-88, suggest a
positive relationship between the frequency of explosions and the stranding of
turtles. Although dolphins may be impacted by explosions, the relationship
between the stranding of dolphins and offshore explosions was not as
conspicuous.
Klima, Edward F., K. Neal Baxter, Frank J. Patella, and Geoffrey A.
Matthews (1984). "Review of the 1983 Texas Closure for the Shrimp
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