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(5) conservation was traditionally widely practiced, and (6) sanctions and
punishments are meted out for infringement of regulations. Most remaining
systems are hybrids of traditional and modern components, with the latter
becoming dominant. Interpretation of the literature without supplementary
field verification is severely constrained by the use of the " anthropological
present" tense.
Ruffin, Roy J. and M.D. Anderson (1996). Externalities, Markets, and
Government Policy. Economic Review, Third Quarter: 24-29, Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas, P.O. Box 655906, Dallas, Texas.
Coase s contribution to understanding the role of government in the
economy is explained. Coase showed that externalities may or may not require
a government solution, depending on the institutional setting of the problems
and the size of the transaction costs. Moreover, even in the absence of
externalities, market transactions require low transaction costs. Firms exit
to economize on those costs. In shifting the terms of the debate, Coase
single-handedly moved economics from presuming specific roles for government
action to a more neutral position requiring detailed analysis to justify
government intervention.
Rulifson, Roger A., James D. Murray, and James J. Bahen (1991).
"Bycatch Reduction in South Atlantic Shrimp Trawls Using Three
Designs of "Finfish Separator Devices"." Final report prepared for
NOAA, NMFS.
Standard shrimp trawls used in the southeastern USA commercial fishery
were modified in an attempt to reduce the amount of unwanted fish and
invertebrates (bycatch) retained during normal shrimp trawling procedures
using the Parrish TED, square mesh FSD, and the diamond mesh FSD with and
without hoops. No significant loss in marketable-sized fish was observed
among the FSD designs compared to control catches. The objective of a 50%
bycatch reduction with a shrimp loss of less than 5% was not consistently
obtained.
Rulifson, Roger A., James D. Murray, and James J. Bahen (1992).
"Finfish Catch Reduction in South Atlantic Shrimp Trawls Using
Three Designs of By-Catch Reduction Devices." Fisheries, 17(1):9-
20.
Standard shrimp trawls used in the southeastern U.S. commercial fishery
were modified in an attempt to reduce the amount of unwanted fish (bycatch)
retained during normal shrimp trawling procedures. A sampling design was used
to test the effectiveness of bycatch reduction devices (BRDs) towed in
combination with unmodified nets in coastal waters off Brunswick, Georgia, in
1990. Several problems hampered statistical analysis of the data, including
slight differences in the towing of port and starboard nets, onboard
modifications of BRDs during testing to correct design deficiencies, and
seasonality of shrimp catches in combination with large masses of sargassum
and jellyfish in trawls during fall sampling. The modified Parrish turtle
excluder device (TED) was the only BRD that had a significant reduction (alpha
= 0.05) in the percent difference in total biomass compared to the control
net. Bycatch reduction was not consistent for other designs. No significant
loss of marketable sized fish was observed among the BRD designs compared to
control catches. The ability of smallest juvenile fish to escape from BRDs,
thus shifting (increasing) the length-frequency distribution, was species
specific. The normal Parrish TED was best suited for escapement of smallest
menhaden, while the diamond-mesh BRD with hoops best minimized capture of the
smallest Atlantic bumper, grey trout, and Atlantic croaker. The square-mesh
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