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estimated. Attempts to fit spawner-recruit models to estimates obtained from
the age-structured catch data were inconclusive; so, age specific mortality
and growth estimates were only used to fit a yield-per-recruit model. After
comparing the results from the two models, the Schaefer model was deemed most
suitable for managing this fishery. The model estimated the maximum
sustainable yield at 2.46 million pounds. A strategy for managing the fishery
under a quota system was proposed.
Acheson, James M. (1984). "Government Regulation and Exploitive
Capacity: The Case of the New England Groundfishery." Human
Organization, 43(4):319-329.
The U.S. Fisheries Conservation and Management Act was designed to
control the exploitation of commercial marine species. However, during the
first two years after this act went into effect in New England in 1977, the
overall economic and regulatory environment sent fishermen a mixed set of
signals. Some factors, including aspects of regulation, stimulated expansion
of the groundfishing fleet; others had the opposite effect.
Two surveys indicated fishermen were unhappy with the regulations and
believed federal regulation would drive them out of business and lead to the
demise of the industry. However, a study of the fleet uncovered the fact that
fishermen were purchasing bigger, more versatile boats equipped with more
sophisticated electronic gear. In addition, the number of ground fishing
boats increased dramatically. Regulations were only one of a number of
factors influencing the decisions of fishermen. The age of the fleet,
increased catches and prices for fish, the increase in competition due to the
quota regulations themselves, and the economic difficulties in other fisheries
all played a role. The fact that regulation helped to produce a fleet with
more capacity to exploit fish stocks raises some key questions about ways to
generate effective, equitable resource management policies.
Adams, Charles M. (1984). "Price Dynamics in the U.S. Shrimp Market."
Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Food and Resource Economics,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Understanding the mechanism of price determination in a dynamic setting
is imperative to formulating effective policy and assessing price impacts at
each market level. This study examines the monthly and quarterly price
determination process for raw-headless shrimp of the 31-40 and 21-25 size
classes. Price response between market levels for both size classes was found
to be symmetric. However, policy measures that alter the quantity or size
distribution of shrimp through import quotas, tariffs, or seasonal
restrictions, will have a greater price impact on the smaller shrimp.
Increased supplies of maricultural shrimp will have a greater relative price
impact on the 31-40 size class.
Adams, Charles M. (1985). "Selected Economics Research Needs of the
Gulf and South Atlantic Shrimp Industry -- A Workshop." Summary
of a workshop held September 12-13, 1985, Madeira Beach, Florida.
Technical Paper No. 42, Project No. SGEP-8, Grant No. NA85AA-D-
SG059, November, 55 pp.
The workshop report focuses on (1) the impact of the development of
foreign shrimp mariculture on the various sectors (production, processing,
wholesaling, etc.) of the domestic shrimp industry, (2) the impact of future
development of seafood based analog products and surimi on the domestic shrimp
industry, and (3) the status of and problems associated with the development
and improvement of econometric and bioeconomic modeling efforts concerning the
domestic shrimp industry.
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