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without complete information and understanding about every species and
interaction. Use of fishery reserves will establish U.S. leadership in
producing model strategies for cooperative international reef resource
management in the Caribbean. Large resident fishes that wander out of
reserves can help maintain certain trophy fisheries. MFR sites with natural
species equilibrium will allow measurement of age, growth, and natural
mortality for fisheries purposes and will provide a basis for other
educational, economic, and scientific benefits. Because there is no fishing
within MFRs, impacts of hook and release mortality are eliminated and the
temptation for incidental poaching is reduced. A mixed management strategy is
recommended where 20% of the shelf is MFR while the remaining 80% is managed
for optimal yield by any of several traditional options. Coordinated fishery
reserve efforts in state waters would enhance the benefits of MFRs. The short
term impacts on total harvest caused by placing fishing habitat into fishing
reserves should be compensated by long term fishery benefits.
Platt, Jonathan L. (1988). "Estimating the Impact of Bag Limits on
Charterboat Anglers; Theory, Purpose, and Variable Definition."
Draft Report, Southeast Fisheries Center, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Miami, Florida.
This paper deals with the analysis of proposed regulatory actions direct
at Gulf of Mexico reef fish. It develops a theoretical framework for
estimating costs and benefits of proposed regulations to control the harvest
in recreational reef fish fisheries.
Platt, Jonathan L. (1988). "Visitation Modeling - Travel Cost Method
Model Aggregation Theory and Variable Development." Draft Report,
Southeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Miami, Florida.
A review of travel cost methodology.
Platt, Jonathan L. (1989). "Estimating the Economic Impacts of
Hypothetical Grouper Bag Limits in the Destin/Panama City, Florida
Charterboat Fishery." NOAA Technical Memorandum, NMFS-SEFC-227,
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, May, 72 pp.
This study measures the short run economic impacts of hypothetical reef
fish bag limits upon the charterboat industry in the Panama City and Destin
Ports of northwestern Florida using a 1985 survey of charterboat anglers
conducted by Arndorfer and Bockstael (1986) using a travel cost demand model.
Estimates of both recreational demand (annual number of trips) and
recreational value (annual consumer surplus) are developed.
Platt, Jonathan L. (1991). "The Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics
Survey, A Comparative Analysis of Effort and Participation
Estimates in the Southeastern U.S.; 1979-1988." NOAA Technical
Memorandum, NMFS-SEFC-269, March, 41 pp.
Although the Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey measures
catch, effort, and participation, the focus of this report is on effort and
participation estimation. While estimates of effort and participation are
used in many disciplines, they are critical for aggregation purposes in the
field of recreational economics. Recreational economic models often focus
upon the average angler or trip. To calculate total economic impacts from
these models for a state or subregion, the impacts from the average angler or
trip must be expanded by the appropriate estimate of subregional anglers or
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