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Agar, Juan J. ; Shivlani, Manoj ; Waters, James Robert, 1951- ; Valdés Pizzini, Manuel, 1954- ; Murray, Thomas J. ; ... More +
Agar, Juan J. ; Shivlani, Manoj ; Waters, James Robert, 1951- ; Valdés Pizzini, Manuel, 1954- ; Murray, Thomas J. ; Kirkley, James E. ; Suman, Daniel Oscar, 1950- ; 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:
"This study describes the socio-economic characteristics of the U.S. Caribbean trap fishery that encompasses the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Territory of the U.S. Virgin Islands. In-person interviews were administered to one hundred randomly selected trap fishermen, constituting nearly 25% of the estimated population. The sample was stratified by geographic area and trap tier. The number of traps owned or fished to qualify for a given tier varied by island. In Puerto Rico, tier I consisted of fishermen who had between 1-40 fish traps, tier II was made up of fishermen who possessed between 41 and 100 fish traps, and tier III consisted of fishermen who held in excess of 100 fish traps. In St. Thomas and St. John, tier I was composed of fishermen who held between 1 and 50 fish traps, tier II consisted of fishermen who had between 51-150 fish traps and tier III was made up of fishermen who had in excess of 150 fish traps. Lastly, in St. Croix, tier I was made up of fishermen who had less than 20 fish traps and tier II consisted of fishermen who had 20 or more fish traps"--Executive summary, paragraph 1.
Content Notes:
Agar, J.J., M. Shivlani, J.R. Waters, M. Valdés-Pizzini, T. Murray, J. Kirkley, and D. Suman. "October 2005." Also available online in PDF format. Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-127).
Keywords:
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Economic Aspects
Fish Trapping
Fish Traps
Sociological Aspects

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NOAA technical memorandum NMFS-SEFSC ; 534;
Document Type:
Technical Memorandum ;
Place as Subject:
Puerto Rico ; United States Virgin Islands ;
Puerto Rico ; United States Virgin Islands ; Less -
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Public Domain
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