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interviews with boat owners and captains representing ten commercial vessels
operating from Florida ports. The budget analysis reported is the average for
two vessel size groups: 42-47 feet in length (small) and 57-69 feet in length
(large).
Prochaska, Fred J. and James C. Cato (1975). "Northwest Florida Gulf
Coast Red Snapper - Grouper Party Boat Operations, An Economic
Analysis, 1974." SUSF-SG-75-007, Marine Advisory Bulletin,
Department of Food and Resource Economics, Florida Agricultural
Experiment Station, Florida Sea Grant Program, University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL, December, 9 pp.
The purposes of this Bulletin are to present estimates of (1) the
average number of fishermen per boat on a yearly basis, (2) expenditures by
fishermen (or revenues to boat owners), and (3) costs of operating party
boats. The analysis is based on data collected through personal interviews
with the owners of seven boats. Boats included in the survey ranged from 65
to 85 feet and have a carrying capacity ranging up to over 50 fishermen per
boat. These boats are also often referred to as "Day Boats," Head Boats," or
"Drift Boats." the data do not include smaller charter boats which usually
carry 6 to 10 fishermen and are chartered by individuals or on a small group
basis. The boats included in the study have their home ports along the north
Florida Gulf Coast.
Prochaska, Fred J. and James C. Cato (1980). "Economic Considerations
in the Management of the Florida Spiny Lobster Fishery."
Fisheries, 5(4):53-37.
This paper discusses how conceptual economic ideas pertaining to the
management of the fishery may be applied and to relay empirical results from
economic models that have been estimated for the Florida spiny lobster
industry.
Prochaska, Fred J. and James C. Cato (1981). "Economic Conditions in
the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Industry: 1960-1981." Staff Paper 180,
Food and Resource Economics Department, Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
32611.
This paper is designed to review the historical economic conditions
contributing to the sever 1980-1981 financial situation. Historical movements
in landings, values and prices are reviewed. The number of boats and vessels
that have entered the fishery are noted and the relationship of this entry
pattern to price movements is analyzed. Prices are discussed with respect to
consumer demand and imports. In addition, the possible actions that can be
taken to prevent a long term reoccurring situation are presented.
Prochaska, Fred J. and Walter R. Keithly (1984). "Market Impacts of
U.S. Shrimp Imports." Draft report, Department of Food and
Resource Economics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Imported shrimp accounted for over one half of the annual shrimp
consumption in the U.S. through 1981. This relatively large proportion of the
total market is alleged to cause serious financial problems for the domestic
shrimp fishing sector by lowering prices, especially during periods of
declining U.S. demand for shrimp. Tariffs and quotas have repeatedly been
suggested by shrimp fishermen and their representatives as a solution to the
fishermen's problems with the latest organized effort in the early 1980's.
Since that time increased world shrimp supplies, principally from mariculture,
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