In this project we will collect and analyze primary and secondary data, both quantitative and qualitative, from the U.S. Atlantic menhaden commercial and recreational fishery markets. The goal is to provide a document that characterizes the socioeconomic dimensions of menhaden fisheries stakeholders and can be used to support economic analysis of alternative menhaden allocations.
Fisheries Science Special Reports
In-depth reports on specific topics or issues of particular importance to fisheries management and conservation.
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Backward and forward projection models represent two common approaches to assessing fish population trends.
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The Policy Board approved the formation of the FGTWG to begin work in 2007. The charge given to the FGTWG was to identify and evaluate studies of fishing gear selectivity, bycatch reduction, gear effects on habitat, and impacts of a single gear used in multispecies fisheries (ecosystem planning); develop a comprehensive report of gear work along the coast; evaluate the work to see if it is ready to be implemented in the management process, develop research recommendations, and determine the transferability of completed research to other species and geographical areas.
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This paper will first highlight the federal legal mandates that guide managers to consider cumulative impacts. There is then a discussion of the socioeconomic factors that affect fishing communities, followed by a discussion of seasonal closures and their impact on the fisheries. Two case studies are provided to highlight how these issues have played out. Lastly, implications of cumulative impacts of seasonal closures for consideration by fisheries managers are examined.
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Testing the validity of Cating’s (1953) method for age determination of American shad using scales. Fisheries Research 30: 10-18.McBride, R.S., Hendricks, M.L., and Olney, J.E. (2005)
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