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Rhodes, Raymond J., Wayne Waltz, and Robert Wiggers (1996). Economic
Assessment of Commercial Reef Fishermen in the South Atlantic Region.
Office of Fisheries Management, Division of Marine Resources, S.C.
Department of Natural Resources, Post Office Box 12559, Charleston, SC
29422-2559, January, 49 pp.
The goal of this project was to collect primary economic data on
federally permitted commercial reef (snapper-grouper) fishermen in the south
Atlantic region. The lack of economic data has been a significant problem in
the evaluation of current and proposed fishery management plans developed by
the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council. Researchers surveyed federal
snapper-grouper permit holders with home ports in Georgia, South Carolina,
North Carolina, and the east coast of Florida. Data collected through
personal interviews during 1994 included vessel characteristics, annual fixed
expenses, typical trip revenues and expenses, and incremental costs associated
with switching to and from commercial reef fishing. Economic data collected
in this survey will be useful in developing economic models to simulate
incremental private sector benefits, costs, and distributional effects on
commercial snapper-grouper fishermen associated with proposed regulatory
actions in this Region by the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council and
other regulatory agencies.
Rice, Jake and Laura Richards (1994). "Partnerships and Roles - The
Pacific Canadian Rockfish Fishery." C.M. 1994/T:42, Theme Session
on Improving the Link Between Fisheries Science and Management:
Biological, Social, and Economic Considerations, International
Council for the Exploration of the Sea, 82 nd Statutory Meeting,
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, September.
The rockfish (Sebastes) fishery in the Canadian Pacific is used to
explore the reasons why traditional fisheries management fails to maintain
sustainable fisheries. Alternatively, a close partnership with fishermen
approach to fisheries management has improved the fishery, but lead to
unforeseen problems.
Rice, Kenneth (1979). An Investigation of the Spanish Mackerel,
Scomberomorus Maculatus (Mitchill), Along the Texas Coast. Management
Data Series Number 3, Coastal Fisheries Branch, Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department, 11 pp.
During June-September 1978, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department in
cooperation with the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation
attempted to determine the commercial harvest potential of Spanish mackerel
along the Texas coast using a modified purse seine, gill net, and troll lines.
Spanish mackerel life history data were also obtained. Few fish were located;
rough seas and turbid water prevented extensive sampling with either the net
or the purse seine. Most Spanish mackerel were observed in or near passes.
The incidental catch of other game species in the modified purse seine was
minor; the incidental catch was composed mainly of bait fish on which the
mackerel were feeding. A total of 208 fish were tagged for growth and
migration studies. Stomach analyses indicated that bumper (Chloroscombrus
chrysurus) was the most common food item eaten by Spanish mackerel. During
August and September, 72% of the 58 fish examined had developing or ripe
gonads.
Richards, Laura J. and Jeff Fargo (1994). "Comparing Data Collected By
Observers and Skippers in the British Columbia Trawl Fishery."
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