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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 -
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Library
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:3740d5fc264bec622a2f4e51130fa90763555fc228ec1708be9cf86f65991b26
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