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

This paper develops a bioeconomic model for two Barents Sea fisheries
that attempts to capture the predator-prey relationships between cod and
capelin, the two main species in the habitat. The aim is to analyze joint
cooperative (versus separate noncooperative) management of this predator-prey
system with a view to isolating the efficiency loss due to separate
management. Using a game theoretic framework and a multicohort age-structured
bioeconomic model, we compute joint and separate management equilibrium
outcomes for the model and investigate the effects of changes in economic
parameters on the computed results. In this way, we explore the economic
consequences of the predator-prey relationships between cod and capelin and
the externalities due to noncooperation. Results of the study tend to suggest
that (i) under current market conditions, it is economically optimal to
exploit both species (rather than just one of them) under joint management;
(ii) in comparison with the separate management outcome, a severe reduction of
the capelin fishery is called for under joint management; and (iii) the loss
in discounted economic rent resulting from the externalities due to the
natural interactions between the species is significant, reaching up to almost
a quarter of what is achievable under separate management.
Summers, Charles (1995). Learning From Other Fleets. In Brad Warren, Win-
Win Bycatch Solutions. National Fisheries Conservation Center, Seattle
WA.
A discussion of the bycatch and discard problem in Oregon s shrimp
fishery. Various designs of finfish excluder devices are being tested to
reduce bycatch in what is already considered to be a very clean fishery.
Surdi, Richard and Mort Miller (1981). "Productivity in the Gulf of
Mexico Shrimp Fishery." Draft report, NMFS, Office of Policy and
Planning, Economic Analysis Staff, Washington, D.C.
This report examines productivity in the Gulf shrimp fishery, which has
undergone considerable expansion in recent years. The general concepts and
measures of productivity are discussed first. Then, the trend in shrimp
production is reviewed. Third, trends in major inputs to the shrimp fishery
are reviewed. This is followed by a review of several partial productivity
measures that indicate a significant decline in productivity in the shrimp
fishery. The report concludes that the increased investment in fleet capacity
has resulted in lower productivity over time.
Sutherland, Donald (2000). "U.S. Fish harvesters Up on Financial
Rocks." Lycos Environment News Service, April 26, 7 pp.
Commercial fishermen in the U.S. are in desperate financial straits as a
result of poor fisheries management by NMFS aimed only at rebuilding depleted
stocks.
Sutherland, Ronald J. (1982). "A Regional Approach to Estimating
Recreation Benefits of Improved Water Quality." Journal of
Environmental Economics and Management, 9:229-247.
Recreation demand and value are estimated with the travel cost method
for fishing, camping, boating, and swimming on a site specific regional basis.
The model is regional in that 179 sites are defined for the Pacific Northwest.
A gravity model is employed to estimate the number of trips from each origin
to each destination in the region, and these data are the basic input in the
travel cost demand curves. The model is illustrated by estimating the
recreation benefits that would result from meeting the national environmental
goal of fishable and swimmable rivers. The main finding is that potential
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