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Rothschild, Brian J. (1972). "An Exposition on the Definition of
Fishing Effort." Fishery Bulletin, 70(3):671-679.
The term "fishing effort" is well defined in population dynamics
literature. The term as defined in the population dynamics literature is,
however, difficult to reconcile with broader definitions of fishing effort,
particularly those having economic implications. The present paper discusses
the distinction between the definitions and gives some examples in the context
of allocating inputs, the capacities of fishing boats, and several stocks to
the catch in a manner that maximizes profits. Managerial behavior is also an
important input to the fishing process; this is discussed in a decision theory
format where decision quality can be measured relative to entropy in the
decision environment affording a comparison among decision environments in
terms of information and an imputed valuation of a bit of information under
various circumstances. The conventional measures of the quality of the
decision environment are often based upon expected catch. Alternate measures
are discussed which include the expected loss or the risk involved in the
decision process.
Rothschild, Brian J. (1977). "Fishing Effort." Chapter 5 in J.A.
Gulland (ed.) Fish Population Dynamics. John Wiley and Sons, New
York, New York.
A discussion of fishing effort and fishing mortality as applied to
problems involving population dynamics.
Rothschild, Brian J. (1996). "How Bountiful are Ocean Fisheries."
Consequences, 2(1):15-24.
In the last seven years, while the world population was climbing by
about 10 percent, the total landings of fish from the ocean declined by almost
as much, signaling, perhaps, the end of the long summer of human history when
the waters beneath the ocean surface seemed to hold an unending supply of fish
for food. There is hope that improved knowledge of fish and ocean ecosystems,
more enlightened management, and more prudent allocations can once again
increase the yield . It is certainly true that the science of fisheries has
much to learn, and that fisheries management, as practiced in most seafaring
nations, has more often focused on immediate interests than on what is
sustainable in the long haul. The need to know more and manage better is
heightened by the environmental changes that have altered today s rivers and
coastlines, and by tomorrow s prospects of possible climate change.
Technological and economic advances in aquaculture, worldwide a growing
industry, could also help, where these efforts directed more toward fish as a
dietary staple, as opposed to a luxury.
Rothschild, Brian J., A.F. Sharov, and A.Y. Bobyrev (1997). "Red
Snapper Stock Assessment and Management for the Gulf of Mexico."
Draft report submitted to the Office of Science and Technology,
National Marine Fisheries Service by the Center for Marine Science
and Technology, University of Massachusetts, North Dartmouth,
Massachusetts, August, 52 pp.
This is an independent scientific stock assessment of the status of the
red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico as mandated by Congress to determine the
status of the stock, appropriateness of the current assessment models,
soundness of results and conclusions from the existing stock assessment, level
of uncertainty, stock restoration management measures, and their consistency
with the precautionary approach to fisheries. A second paper contains a set
of comments from three independent peer reviewers.
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