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Management Council by Marine Resources Division, S.C. Wildlife and
Marine Resources Department, Charleston, S.C., May, 12 pp.
The paper is a review of the 1979 shrimp season for the south Atlantic
fishery with a prediction that a long term decline in the economic
productivity of commercial shrimp harvesting in the south Atlantic states
could be expected.
Rhodes, Raymond J. and Valvy N. Grant (1992). "Mail Survey of the U.S.
Seafood Wholesale Market Channel with an Emphasis on Whole Farmed
Marine Shrimp." Marine Resources Division, Office of Fisheries
Management, Technical Report Number 79, November, 68 pp.
The objectives of this research were to describe existing marine shrimp
preferences in the wholesale market channel and to identify critical product
attributes in the wholesale market when selling heads-on marine shrimp. Use
and preference data were collected on U.S. seafood wholesalers, distributors,
and others based on a 1989 mail survey.
Rhodes, Raymond, Kenneth Backman, and Greg Hawkins (1997). Socio-Demographic
Assessment of Commercial Reef Fishermen in the South Atlantic Region.
MARFIN No. NA57FF0059, Office of Fisheries Management, Marine Resources
Division, SC Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 12559,
Charleston, SC 29422-2559, and the Strom Thurmond Institute, Clemson
University, Box 345130, Clemson, SC 29634-5130, February, 176 pp.
The south Atlantic snapper grouper fishery exhibits economic
characteristics and problems common to other commercial marine fisheries.
Fishermen involved in this fishery also have socio-demographic characteristics
as well as cultural and social problems that need investigation. Because
there was a lack of up to date relevant social and cultural data, this project
sought to provide selected socio-demographic data on commercial reef fishermen
needed in supporting and evaluating management actions, especially by the
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. The research was comprised of two
components, qualitative and quantitative. Primary data were collected via
focus groups, ethnographic interviews, and a self-administered survey mailed
to inactive and active commercial reef fishermen in the south Atlantic. In
general, the qualitative findings suggest that frustration among snapper
grouper fishermen is mounting. However, most are likely to continue their way
of life.
Rhodes, Raymond J., K. McGovern-Hopkins, and C.L. Browdy (1992).
"Preliminary Financial Feasibility Analysis of an Independent
Marine Shrimp Hatchery Located in South Carolina." Technical
Report Number 80, Marine Resources Division, South Carolina
Wildlife and Marine Resources Department, December, 11 pp.
Prospective aquaculturists, investors, and perhaps lending institutions
will desire information on financial feasibility of a commercial post larval
production facility located in South Carolina. Although several economic
studies have analyzed maturation and/or hatchery systems for penaeid shrimp
(e.g. Johns et al., 1981), no studies have analyzed the financial feasibility
of penaeid larviculture in South Carolina. The objective of this report is to
present a preliminary projection to costs and income generated by an
independent commercial hatchery operating in coastal South Carolina with
enough capacity of produce some of the postlarvae needed by South Carolina
farmers; about 45 million postlarvae during a 8-10 week period in 1992
(Rhodes, 1992). Annual income statements and cash flows have been projected
to estimate accounting profitability, return on equity capital, and net
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