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

methods of regulation can be temporarily effective in protecting fish
populations, but they generally fail to provide lasting biological or economic
benefits to fishermen because they do not restrict access to the fishery. The
general result of regulation with unrestricted access to a fishery is
additional, ore costly and complex regulations as competition increases for
dwindling fishery resources. Regulation that restricts access to a fishery in
conjunction with selected traditional methods of regulation would encourage
efficient resource usage and minimize the need for future regulatory
adjustments, provided that enforcement and monitoring costs are not too great.
In theory, catch rights are superior to license limitation as a means of
restricting access to a fishery. Includes a limited entry presentation
outline.
Waters, James R. (1993). "Economic Analyses of Minimum Size Limits for
Selected Reef Fishes Along the U.S. South Atlantic Coast." Report
for the South Atlantic Fisheries Management Council, June, 22 pp.
This paper investigates the economic effects of alternative minimum size
limits for white grunt, gray triggerfish, mutton snapper, and greater
amberjack. A bioeconomic simulation model was used to predict changes in
commercial and recreational landings over time. The economic concept of net
present value was used as the criterion for evaluation of the tradeoffs
between short-term losses and long term gains in commercial revenues. The
utility that fishermen receive from recreational fishing could not be
evaluated due to a lack of data.
Waters, James R. (1993). "Ideas for Analysis of ITQs in the Gulf Red
Snapper Fishery." Memorandum to John Ward, National Marine
Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, Beaufort Laboratory,
101 Piver's Island Road, Beaufort, NC, May.
An outline of ideas for analyzing ITQs in the Gulf red snapper fishery.
Waters, James R. (1994). "Economic Implications of Potential Changes in
Management for the Reef Fisheries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico."
National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office,
Beaufort Laboratory, 101 Piver's Island Road, Beaufort, NC, August.
This report describes the economic implications of potential changes in
management that were recommended by the Reef Fish Stock Assessment Panel for
the reef fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.
Waters, James R. (1994). "Recent Trends in the Commercial Reef
Fisheries in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico." National Marine Fisheries
Service, Southeast Regional Office, Beaufort Laboratory, 101
Piver's Island Road, Beaufort, NC, August.
Trends in landings and value for the northern, western, and eastern Gulf
of Mexico reef fish fishery are presented along with a management history. A
descriptive analysis of the impacts of management regulations is presented for
each managed area.
Waters, James R. (1995). Reef Fish Cost and Earnings Data. National
Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office, Beaufort
Laboratory, 101 Piver's Island Road, Beaufort, NC, August.
A copy of a data set for the cost and returns per trip made by Gulf of
Mexico (Florida West Coast) and south Atlantic reef fish fishermen with a set
of memorandums that indicate corrections to the data that have been made over
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