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

Water is a difficult resource to allocate because of its common pool
characteristics that lead to co-interference. As a result, a wide variety of
decision forums - judicial, legislative, executive/administrative, special
purpose districts, and markets - are used in various mixes in the U.S. In
Florida, only the market forum is not used. The reasonable beneficial use
standard in Florida suggests the necessity for economic and efficient
utilization while still reducing interference and satisfying the public
interest. Markets facilitate pursuit of mutual gain (i.e., economic
efficiency) in trades. Markets are valuing processes that create incentives
to save water (e.g. to reuse) and to avoid degrading water quality so that
more can be sold. Proportional shares in the safe yield could be marketed.
The water districts would specify the water quantity associated with each
share. Districts and governing boards would still be charged with defining
tolerable interference and ensuring the public interest considerations are
satisfied by administered markets. Such markets will be helpful in
determining what is a reasonable beneficial use.
Lyons, William G. (1980). "The Postlarval Stage of Scyllaridean
Lobsters." Fisheries, 5(4):47-49.
A biological description of the postlarval development of spiny lobsters
that lasts between 8 and 11 months.
MacCall, Alec D. (1990). Dynamic Geography of Marine Fish Populations.
Washington Sea Grant Program, University of Washington Press,
Seattle.
The author borrows an established concept from academic ecology the
theory of density dependent habitat selection and applies it to a major
problem in fisheries; anchovy.
MacKenzie, W.C. (1979). "Rational Fishery Management in a Depressed
Region: The Atlantic Groundfishery." J. Fish. Res. Board Can.,
36:811-826.
The economic and social milieu of the commercial fisheries in the
Atlantic provinces of Canada is described, followed by an analysis of the
structure of the major sector, the fishery based on the demersal stocks of the
region. Existence of the classic features of mature fisheries, i.e.
congestion and economic distress, is established for this fishery and the
causes considered. Extended national jurisdiction over the use of fishery
resources, it is argued, while it improves opportunity for development, does
not affect those causes. Possible approaches to rational management of the
fishery are reviewed, in particular the institution of inducements for fishing
enterprises to minimize production costs. A discussion in this respect of
quasi property rights for resource users and associated problems concludes the
paper.
McAvoy, Henry R. (19??). "The Potential for Expanding East and West
Coast Markets for Gulf and South Atlantic Swordfish." National
Marine Fisheries service, Fisheries Service, Fisheries Development
Division, St. Petersburg, FL.
This report presents the results of a informal survey conducted during
April 21-25 of selected seafood wholesalers in Boston, New York, Atlanta,
Chicago, San Diego, Los Angeles, San Pedro, and Seattle. Our objective was to
obtain comments on their present use of Gulf and south Atlantic swordfish and
ascertain potential for increased shipments to selected markets. Their
comments are presented for each market area.
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