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

Commercial/Recreational allocation decisions should be made with full
knowledge of the benefits and costs to all affected user groups. The user
groups that have received most of the attention in debates over allocation are
the sport fishers and the commercial fishers. One user group that has not
received much attention is the consumers of commercially caught fish.
Americans are eating more fish each year. Changes in commercial allocations
have impacts on consumers that should be accounted for. This section explores
some of the issues that arise when attempting to estimate the benefits that
accrue to the consumers of commercially caught fish. Specifically, techniques
are described that allow estimation of the consumer surplus associated with
changes in harvest, using data on ex-vessel landings and prices that is
already available for many fisheries.
Redfield, Michael L. (1971). Costs and Profitability in the Commercial
Fishing Industry: The Insurance Dilemma. WSG-MP 71-4, Washington Sea
Grant Program, Division of Marine Resources, University of Washington,
November, 59 pp.
Any solution to the problems of high insurance costs must include
limited entry. Any decline in fixed costs would increase entry into the
fishery and further exacerbate the dissipation of rent that exists in any open
access or common property resource.
Reed, William J. (1984). "The Effects of the Risk of Fire on the
Optimal Rotation of a Forest." Journal of Environmental Economics
and Management, 11:180-190.
The effects of the risk of fire or other unpredictable catastrophe on
the optimal rotation period of a forest stand are investigated. It is
demonstrated that when fires occur in a time independent Poisson process, and
cause total destruction, the policy effect of the fire risk is equivalent to
adding a premium to the discount rate that would be operative in a risk free
environment. Other cases are also investigated and in each a modified form of
the Faustmann formula is derived and a "marginal" economic interpretation
given.
Reef fish Stock Assessment Panel (1997). October 1997 Report of the Reef
Fish Stock Assessment Panel. Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council, 3018 U.S. Highway 301 North, Suite 1000, Tampa, Florida,
October, 38 pp.
A review of the stock assessments prepared by the National Marine
Fisheries service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center on Gag and red snapper
and a review of summary biological data on gray triggerfish. A recommended
range of allowable biological catch (ABC) and framework measures required to
attain management goals is also made.
Reese, Gladys B. (ed.) (1992). "1991 MARFIN Annual Report: Small
Pelagics (Butterfish, Coastal Herrings and Associated Species),
Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Reduction, TED Technology Transfer." U.S.
Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast
Fisheries Science Center, Mississippi Laboratories, Pascagoula,
MS, March, 258 pp.
This report encompasses the 1991 Annual Reports for the Small Pelagics,
Shrimp Trawl Bycatch Reduction, and TED Technology Transfer projects. These
projects are funded in part by MARFIN, and the 1991 Annual Reports have been
combined and presented as the 1991 MARFIN Annual Report.
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