Current Developments In Ex-Vessel Groundfish Prices

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• Personal Author:
  Corey, Roger ; Dirlam, Joel B.
• Corporate Authors:
  University of Rhode Island. Sea Grant
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  RIU (Rhode Island Sea Grant)
• Description:
  In the spring of 1980, there was widespread dissatisfaction among fishermen, especially otter trawler owners and crew, with the level of price received ex-vessel. As the fishermen's costs rose due to the general inflationary trend, the ex-vessel prices of some types of groundfish fell below seasonal averages. Yet in the face of these declining dock prices the retail price of fish continued to rise, to a point where in June 1980 fish cost 225K more than it did in 1967, as compared with a 146X increase in meat prices and an 81K increase in poultry prices in the same 13-year period. This paradox provoked both disbelief and discontent as the fisherman watched his slice of what appeared to be a growing pie somehow shrink.
• Keywords:
  Economic Aspects Fisheries Economic Aspects
• Series:
  Marine memorandum   no. 65
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  RIU-T-81-003
• Document Type:
  Miscellaneous
• Place as Subject:
  New England
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:259c08942ca627527d8c8df6bf817164cbae7b566fdb19985870697f8d434229
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41753/noaa_41753_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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