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The impact of the Texas Closure on the western Gulf of Mexico in terms
of trips, catches, revenues, domestic supplies at Texas ports, and employment
in coastal counties of Texas is analyzed. No discernable effects are found in
a descriptive analysis of the shrimp landings files.
Poffenberger, John R. (1986). "Estimated Impacts of Texas Closure
Regulation on Ex-Vessel Prices and Value, 1984-1985." NOAA
Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFC-184, U.S. Department of Commerce,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Center, Economics and
Statistics Office, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL, October, 12
pp.
A federal regulation closes the fishery conservation zone (FCZ) in the
Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas to fishing for brown shrimp beginning in
late May until the middle of July when the area is reopened to commercial
fishing. The objective of this regulation is to essentially eliminate fishing
mortality on brown shrimp during a period of rapid growth in their life
cycles. Analyses are preformed to estimate the effects of these regulations
on the amount of shrimp caught and landed and the value of the catch. The
effects on catch are estimated in Nichols (1986) and his estimates are used to
estimate the effects of the closure on ex-vessel prices and value. According
to Nichols, the closure during May through mid July, 1984 resulted in an
increase of 1.4 million pounds of brown shrimp. This increase in landings is
estimated to have resulted in an increase in total revenue to the fishery of
about $18.7 million. Preliminary estimates for the May to mid July, 1985
closure are also provided that indicate a range of impacts from a loss of $5.2
million to a gain of $756 thousand.
Poffenberger, John R. (1987). "An Economic Assessment of the Fisheries
for King and Spanish Mackerel." Economics and Statistics Office,
Southeast Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75
Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL.
This economic assessment provides (1) a description of the economic
conditions in the king and Spanish mackerel fisheries in the southeastern
United States and (2) estimates of the effects of existing regulations on
these fisheries. These two species are important to both recreational and
commercial fishermen and it is important to describe the conditions in both of
these fisheries.
Poffenberger, John R. (1987). "Economic Impacts of the Texas Closure,
1985-1986." A report prepared for the Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council, Economics and Statistics Office, Southeast
Fisheries Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, 75 Virginia
Beach Drive, Miami, FL.
The impact of the Texas Closure on the shrimp fishery of the Gulf of
Mexico is discussed in this report. The net effect of the modified area
closure in 1986 is estimated to be an increase of $190 thousand compared to
the net effect if the FCZ had been closed out to 200 nautical miles. The 1985
closure resulted in a loss of $170 thousand.
Poffenberger, John R. (1987). "Shrimp Management in the Southeastern
United States." Draft report, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Fisheries Center, Miami, FL.
The impacts of the shrimp fishery management plan for the Gulf of Mexico
and the proposed plan for the south Atlantic are reviewed for 1981 to 1985.
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