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Larkin, Sherry L. and J. Walter Milon (1997). Florida s Spiny Lobster
Fishery: Preliminary Analysis Using Catch-Effort Data. Draft Report,
P.O. Box 110240, Food and Resource Economics Department, University of
Florida, Gainesville, Florida, August, 22 pp.
Several surplus production models are estimated for Florida s commercial
spiny lobster (Panulirus argus) fishery. Results are used to derive and
compare selected biological parameters including the intrinsic growth rate,
catchability coefficient, and maximum stock level. The model developed by
Clarke, Yoshimoto, and Pooley best explained the dynamics; this model had the
highest explanatory power largest number of statistically significant
independent variables, and reasonable estimates of the biological parameters.
Using this model, a statistical difference was found during years of fishing
in international waters. This result did not, however, appreciably alter the
biological parameter estimates.
Larkin, Sherry L. and Gilbert Sylvia (1995). Intrinsic Product
Characteristics and Fisheries Management: An Intraseason Bioeconomic
Analysis of the Pacific Whiting Fishery. Draft Report, Department of
Agriculture and Resource Economics, Ballard Extension Hall 322, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, Oregon and the Coastal Oregon Marine
Experiment Station, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State
University, Newport, Oregon, August.
An empirical bioeconomic model of the Pacific whiting fishery is
developed to illustrate the inefficiency of calendar independent policies
for managing stocks that display physical variation within seasons. The model
uses the characteristics of the harvested product to link biological
information with the economics of production. The socially optimal short run
management plan jointly regulates the intra season harvest pattern and quasiproperty
rights allocation. The distinct effects of these regulations are
examined using sensitivity analysis. Results indicate that society benefits
from harvest plans that consider intrinsic characteristics by regulating the
timing of harvest within each season. Moving from an early to a later season
fishery increased 3-year net present value from U.S. $36.5 million to $66.4
million due to greater biological growth and higher product recovery rates
associated with improved intrinsic quality of the fish. Results also show a
conservation effect for both the resource stock and the ecosystem. In
addition, the magnitude of benefits are robust to the allocations held by
onshore and offshore sectors. This analysis offers insights for improving
fisheries management.
Larkin, Sherry L. and Gilbert Sylvia (1995). Intrinsic Product
Characteristics and Intraseason Production Efficiency. Draft Report,
Food and Resource Economics Department, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL and the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station,
Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport,
Oregon.
Aside from the determination of harvest levels, contemporary management
of many species is dominated by concerns for the economic well-being of the
harvesters, especially when there are several competing heterogenous harvest
groups. Fisheries managers, therefore, often overlook the biological and
economic effects of seasonal physiological changes in individual fish cohorts.
For many marine species, these changes can affect harvest yields, processor
recovery rates, and quality characteristics of processed products. Ignoring
these factors can lead to smaller socks and harvests, increased costs, lower
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