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

This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms,
principally fish, of sport, commercial, or ecological importance. The
profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists
with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and
environmental requirements of the species and to describe how populations of
the species may be expected to react to environmental changes caused by
coastal development. Each profile has sections on taxonomy, life history,
ecological role, environmental requirements, and economic importance, if
applicable. A Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) model is being prepared by the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the pink shrimp. HSI models are designed
to provide a numerical index of the relative value of a given site as fish or
wildlife habitat.
Bigford, Thomas E. (1991). "Sea-Level Rise, Nearshore Fisheries, and
the Fishing Industry." Coastal Management, 19:417-437.
Global meteorological conditions may be changing, and sea levels over
the next centuries could rise at rates usually measured over millennia. As a
result, fish habitats, fishery yields, and the industry's shoreside
infrastructure could change dramatically. This article summarizes predicted
sea-level changes; forecasts possible short- and long-term effects on fish
habitats, valued estuarine and coastal species, and fishing industry sectors;
and recommends specific actions to maintain a viable fishing industry.
Lacking applicable research results, most effects are extrapolated from
professional opinions and related research on other coastal industries or
features. Emphasis is on the United States' Atlantic Coast.
Predicted impacts should change over time. Some short-term changes
could be beneficial as new habitats are created for estuarine species, but the
long-term implications on most sectors, especially shoreside industries, are
more negative than positive. Potential impacts should inspire harvesting and
processing sectors to participate in remedial planning, where assistance is
available from coastal managers.
Recommendations address deficiencies in natural resource management
strategies, development policies, short- and long-term waterfront plans,
decision-making protocols for actions such as wetland permits, and priorities
for remedial action.
Binswanger, Hans P. (1974). "A Cost Function Approach to the
Measurement of Elasticities of Factor Demand and Elasticities of
Substitution." American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
56(2):377-387.
This paper derives the Allen partial elasticity of substitution in terms
of the cross derivatives of the cost function. Then, the result is applied to
the case of the translog cost function and methods to avoid estimation biases
caused by neutral and non-neutral efficiency differences are presented.
Finally, the translog method is used to derive estimates of elasticities of
derived demand and of elasticities of substitution for the agricultural sector
using U.S. cross sectional data of states for the years 1949, 1959, and 1964.
Bird, Peter J.W.N. (1986). "Econometric Estimation of World Salmon
Demand." Marine Resource Economics, 3(2):169-182.
This paper reports the estimation of a single equation model of the
world market price of salmon over the period 1958-1982. The equation
estimated explains the equilibrium price in terms of world salmon landings,
OECD consumer expenditures, and the price of a substitute. The equation is
specified dynamically. It implies relatively elastic short run responses of
demand to price and income changes, together with the persistence of habits
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