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Personal Author:
Conroy, Patricia D. ; Poffenberger, J.
Conroy, Patricia D. ; Poffenberger, J. Less -
Corporate Authors:
Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.), Galveston Laboratory, ; Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.)
Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.), Galveston Laboratory, ; Southeast Fisheries Center (U.S.) Less -
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:
The Fishery Conservation Zone (FCZ) off the coast of Texas has been closed to shrimping since 1981 (from mid-May to mid-July) to coincide with the closure of the Texas territorial sea. These areas were closed to increase the size of commercially harvested brown shrimp. The econometric analysis of brown shrimp supply-demand relationships for three shrimp sizes (small - more than 67 tails per pound~ medium - 31 to 67 tails per pound~ and large - less than 31 tails per pound) estimated the changes in ex-vessel prices asso- ciated with simulated changes in landings. The estimated 0.4 million pound increase in landings due to the FCZ closure resulted in an increase in revenue of
Content Notes:
Patricia D. Conroy and John R. Poffenberger.

"February 1986."

Also available online in PDF via the NOAA Central Library.

Includes bibliographical references (page 7).


Keywords:
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Fishery Law And Legislation
Fishery Management
Shrimp Fisheries

Series:
NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFC ; 171
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum
Place as Subject:
Texas ; Gulf Coast
Texas ; Gulf Coast Less -
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Public Domain
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urn:sha256:3740d5fc264bec622a2f4e51130fa90763555fc228ec1708be9cf86f65991b26
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