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

the Louisiana pond and wild crawfishing industries for 1978, fish farming of
crawfish reduced potential welfare losses by 76 percent. See SEJ article
above.
Bell, Frederick (1989). "Main Quarry Hypothesis and Salmon Angling."
Marine Resource Economics, 6(1):71-82.
This article explores the main quarry hypothesis, which is a variant of
the general fishing success hypothesis. It is argued that for some
recreational fisheries it may be more important that the angler catch his
target or main quarry than the quantitative number of fish caught in
influencing the number of fishing days and the overall quality of the
recreational experience. A theoretical function is specified to explain the
length of the fishing trip to Ireland by anglers that have designated salmon
as their main quarry. The empirical estimation of this function indicates
that the length of the fishing trip is positively related to travel cost, but
inversely related on-site cost per day. Ceteris paribus, the length of the
salmon trip to Ireland, is increased by nearly 23% when the angler gets his
main quarry, stressing the importance of the quality of the catch rather than
quantitative number of fish caught. This finding calls into question the
traditional fishing success variables such as catch per day for many
recreational fisheries.
Bell, Frederick W. (1989). "Application of Wetland Valuation Theory to
Florida Fisheries." Department of Economics, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, Florida Sea Grant Program,
Project Number R/C-E-25, Grant Number NA86AA-D-SG068, Report
Number 95, June, 118 pp.
The focus of this report is an evaluation in economic terms of the value
of estuarine wetlands to marine fisheries in Florida. The marginal
productivity theory of estuarine wetland valuation is used to determine the
value of the marginal products of an acre of saltwater marsh in the production
of estuarine dependent species of fish.
Bell, Frederick W. (1997). Review of the Economics of Management Strategies
for Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. Draft report for U.S. Department
of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National
Marine Fisheries Service, Department of Economics, Florida State
University, Tallahassee, FL, September, 22 pp.
This paper is a peer review of the appropriateness of management
measures in the fishery management plan for red snapper in the gulf of Mexico
for conserving and managing the resource and a consideration of the cost and
benefits of all reasonable alternatives to an individual fishing quota program
for the red snpapper resource.
Bell, Frederick W. and Vernon R. Leeworthy (1987). "Economic Demand for
Marinas and Projected Impact on Wetlands." Land Economics,
63(1):79-91.
This article develops a theoretical framework for marina demand and
empirically estimates such a logit and OLS model using Florida as a case
study. Projections of the pattern of land use for marinas can be studied in
the light of current environmental policies. The analysis for Florida
indicates that environmental concerns involving marinas and the call for rigid
permitting of additional sites may not be based on large wetland requirements
and that marina-wetland compatibility studies should be considered.
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