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A fishery for northern shrimp in the Gulf of Maine has grown rapidly
during the last decade to become one of the most valuable fisheries in New
England. American landings of this shrimp in the period 1962 to 1972
increased from 388,000 pounds to 24,295,000 pounds; correspondingly, value
increased from $57,000 to $4,577,000. Trends in the total catch of northern
shrimp in the past few years, plus decreased catch per unit effort during the
past year, indicate the maximum utilization of this stock was attained in
1969. This paper briefly reviews the history and development of the fishery,
landings, vessel types and gear, processing, and recent development in the
fishery.
Wigley, Susan E. and Wendy L. Gabriel (1991). Distribution of Sexually
Immature Components of 10 Northwest Atlantic Groundfish Species Based on
Northeast Fisheries Center Bottom Trawl Surveys, 1968-86. NOAA
Technical Memorandum, NMFS-F/NEC-80, National Marine Fisheries Service,
Northeast Fisheries Center, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, January, 17 pp.
Analysis of data obtained from research vessel survey cruises over a 19
year period reveal distinctive patterns in the geographic occurrence of
immature fish. These occurrences provide qualitative evidence for potentially
significant fishing mortality of the sexually immature components of 10
species in the Gulf of Maine-Georges Bank-Southern New England region, where
substantial overlap exists between unregulated mesh/exempted fishing areas and
the distributions of these immature fish.
Wigner, Martha F. (1973). "Disaggregated Mode Choice Models of Downtown
Trips in the Chicago Region." Chicago Area Transportation Study,
230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601, January, 38 pp.
Mode choice models that combine both regional and behavioral aspects
were successfully developed and calibrated for the Chicago area. The regional
aspects include the coverage of trip origins over the entire Chicago area and
the zonal nature of the data. The form of the dependent variable, a dummy
indicating the mode chosen, and the analytic functions (logit and probit),
both yielding "S" shaped curves are the aspects of the models typical of
disaggregated and behavioral mode choice models. Using a dummy for the
dependent variable solves the problem of errors in the dependent variable and
of aggregation over values of the independent variables. Probit and logit
analysis restrict the value of the dependent variable suitably, and are
consistent with expected behavioral patterns. The independent variables
chosen reflect characteristics of travelers, and of the modal options
available for a particular trip.
Wilen, J.E. (1979). "Fisherman Behavior and the Design of Efficient
Fisheries Regulation Programs." J. Fish. Res. Board Can., 36:855-
858.
This paper examines the importance of hypotheses about fisherman
behavior for predicting, understanding, and designing efficient fisheries
regulation programs. Particular attention is paid to flexible technology
fisheries where individuals are free to alter several dimensions of effort.
It is suggested that the appropriate hypothesis of share-focused behavior
ensures that there will always be an incentive to combine inputs inefficiently
although technical conditions may limit or block the actual ability to do so.
Some observations on the success of existing programs are also offered.
Wilen, J.E. (1985). "Towards a Theory of the Regulated Fishery."
Marine Resource Economics, 1(4):369-388.
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