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Personal Author:
Fleming, Chloe S. ; Armentrout, Ashleigh ; Crosson, Scott ;
Fleming, Chloe S. ; Armentrout, Ashleigh ; Crosson, Scott ; Less -
Corporate Authors:
Southeast Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ;
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ;
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; SEFSC (Southeast Fisheries Science Center) ; Less -
Description:
In 2014, an economic survey of commercial fishermen in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) was conducted in tandem with the Marine Outreach and Education - Virgin Islands Style (MOES) fishermen workshops to expand data collection. Fishing is traditionally a profound aspect of life and culture in the USVI. This study discusses 1) fishermen background, 2) fixed costs, including vessels, dive gear, and fish and lobster trap ownership, and 3) variable costs, including fuel, bait, air, food and crew costs for St. Thomas and St. John (STT/STJ) fishermen, St. Croix (STX) fishermen, and USVI fishermen as a whole. After merging survey results with landings data records, we estimated respondent and fleet trip profitability.
Content Notes:
by Chloe S. Fleming, Ashleigh Armentrout and Scott Crosson. "December 2017." Includes bibliographical references (pages 22-24).
Keywords:
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Catch Effort
Economic Aspects
Equipment And Supplies
Fisheries
Fishers
Fishery Policy
Fishing
Fishing Boats
History

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 718;
DOI:
http://doi.org/10.7289/V5/TM-SEFSC-718
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum ;
Place as Subject:
United States Virgin Islands ;
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Submitted
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:ec7f1f86ca8aabb49b911ed807c7ec8cc25b415aa836ce7c01c568b28823afa9
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