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

This assessment examines the environmental impact of regulations
proposed by the National Marine Fisheries Service that require increased
conservation measures year round by shrimp trawlers in the south Atlantic and
Gulf of Mexico to reduce the incidental catch and mortality of sea turtles in
shrimp trawls. This proposed rule would amend those requirements currently
contained in the 1987 sea turtle conservation regulations (52 FR 24244, June
27, 1987). This report recommends that TEDs be required for all shrimp trawls
at most places and most times of the year from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina,
to the Texas-Mexico border to protect sea turtles as recommended by a National
Academy of Science study and required under the Endangered Species Act of
1973.
National Marine Fisheries Service (1991). "Our Living Oceans." NOAA
Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-1, November, 123 pp.
This report is a status review of U.S. living marine resources that have
commercial, recreational, and ecological significance. The report is broken
down into five distinct regions reflecting the Northeast Atlantic, Southeast
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, and Alaska.
National Marine Fisheries Service (1992). "Abstracts for Fifth Annual
MarFin Conference." Fifth Annual MarFin Conference, Corpus
Christi, Texas, October 28-29.
Refer to attached agenda for assistance in locating a specific abstract.
Abstracts for projects not presented are also included. The last section
contains research recommendations provided by conference participants.
National Marine Fisheries Service (1992). "Analysis of the Potential
Economic Benefits From Rebuilding U.S. Fisheries." Office of the
Senior Scientist for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of
Commerce, Silver Spring, Maryland, April, 7 pp.
This report provides two measures of the potential magnitude of economic
and social benefits that may be realized by rebuilding U.S. fisheries. First,
many U.S. fishery resources are over utilized and fishing industries over
capitalized. The report estimates the potential net benefits resulting from
the recovery of depleted stocks and the full and efficient utilization of all
fishery resources. These net benefits from the foundation for economic
investment and growth of the industry. Second, public officials and resource
managers are also interested in the immediate and long term effects of their
decisions on the overall economic activity, independent of economic
efficiency. Therefore, the report also estimates the cumulative direct,
indirect, and induced effects of increased harvesting on the Nation s Gross
National Product and on employment.
National Marine Fisheries Service (1992). "Environmental Assessment and
Supplemental Regulatory Impact Review of Proposed Regulations
Expanding Sea Turtle Conservation Requirements in the South
Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico." National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of Commerce, September.
A qualitative discussion of the costs associated with various proposed
sea turtle conservation regulations. Benefits are defined to be numbers of
sea turtle deaths prevented relative to the status quo in the fishery. No use
is made of economic theory as it applies to the fishery in the report.
Alternatives considered are restricted to the use of turtle excluder devices
or no shrimp harvesting. Alternative measures to restrict turtle mortality
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