Feasibility of Improving the Economic Return from the Gulf of Mexico Brown Shrimp Fishery

Abstract Catchpole, T. L., Revill, A. S., Innes, J., and Pascoe, S. 2008. Evaluating the efficacy of technical measures: a case study of selection device legislation in the UK Crangon crangon (brown shrimp) fishery. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 65: 267–275. Bycatch reduction devices are being introduced into a wide range of fisheries, with shrimp and prawn fisheries particularly targeted owing to the heavy discarding common in these fisheries. Although studies are often undertaken to estimate the impact of a technical measure on the fishery before implementation, rarely have the impacts been assessed ex post. Here, the efficacy of the UK legislation pertaining to the use of sievenets in the North Sea Crangon crangon fishery is assessed. Three impacts were evaluated: on fisher behaviour (social), on the level of bycatch (biological), and on vessel profitability (economic). An apparent high level of compliance by skippers was identified despite a low level of enforcement. The estimated reduction in fleet productivity following the introduction of the legislation was 14%, equalling the mean loss of Crangon landings when using sievenets calculated from catch comparison trawls. Sievenets did reduce the unnecessary capture of unwanted marine organisms, but were least effective at reducing 0-group plaice, which make up the largest component of the bycatch. Clearly the legislation has had an effect in the desired direction, but it does not address sufficiently the bycatch issue in the Crangon fishery.

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Diet of the Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) in the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico

Gulf and Caribbean Research ◽

10.18785/gcr.3101.12 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. SC25-SC30

Author(s):

Sarah R. Alewijnse ◽

R. J. David Wells

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Stomach Contents ◽

Minor Component ◽

Weight Percent ◽

Micropogonias Undulatus ◽

Blacktip Shark ◽

Carcharhinus Limbatus ◽

Shrimp Fishery ◽

New Finding ◽

A Minor

The stomach contents of 90 Blacktip Shark (Carcharhinus limbatus) specimens caught in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico (GOM) were examined. Stomach contents were identified to the lowest possible taxon, and quantified using percent weight, percent number, percent frequency of occurrence, and percent index of relative importance (IRI). Teleosts were the dominant prey group (98.95% IRI), although most were unidentified (61.70% IRI). Of identified teleost species, Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) (28.43% IRI), and Gulf Menhaden (Brevoortia patronus) (2.31% IRI) were the most important. Crustaceans (0.65% IRI), mollusks (0.46% IRI), and elasmobranchs (0.03% IRI) formed a minor component of the diet. Suspected shrimp fishery discards were found in 11% of stomachs, highlighting the potential importance of this food source for the Blacktip Shark. Diet composition did not differ between male and female sharks, but did between juveniles and adults. Juvenile shark diets had greater proportions of unidentified teleost, Clupeidae and Penaeidae, while adult diets had greater proportions of Sciaenidae, Ariidae and cephalopods. Our results were similar, although not identical to, other studies of Blacktip Shark diets in the northwestern GOM. Of note is finding of the mantis shrimp Squilla empusa, a species previously unreported in Blacktip Shark stomach contents. This new finding, the high importance of unidentified teleosts, and the lack of asymptote in the prey accumulation curve emphasize the need for further study of the Blacktip Shark diet in the northwestern GOM.

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The brown shrimp fishery of the Loire Estuary: production and by-catch of juvenile fish

Fisheries Research ◽

10.1016/0165-7836(92)90024-n ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 153-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Jean-Paul Robin

Keyword(s):

Juvenile Fish ◽

Brown Shrimp ◽

Shrimp Fishery ◽

By Catch

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Description of a Simple Electronic Logbook Designed to Measure Effort in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery

North American Journal of Fisheries Management ◽

10.1577/1548-8675(2003)023<0581:doasel>2.0.co;2 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 581-589 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Benny J. Gallaway ◽

John G. Cole ◽

Larry R. Martin ◽

James M. Nance ◽

Michael Longnecker

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Shrimp Fishery ◽

Electronic Logbook

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Spatial-dynamics of Hypoxia and Fisheries: The Case of Gulf of Mexico Brown Shrimp

Marine Resource Economics ◽

10.1086/676826 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 111-131 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

Martin D. Smith ◽

Frank Asche ◽

Lori S. Bennear ◽

Atle Oglend

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Spatial Dynamics ◽

Brown Shrimp

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The Development of Bycatch Reduction Technology in the Southeastern United States Shrimp Fishery

Marine Technology Society Journal ◽

10.4031/mtsj.33.2.8 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 33 (2) ◽

pp. 51-56 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

John Watson ◽

Daniel Foster ◽

Scoll Nichols ◽

Arvlnd Shah ◽

Elizabeth Scoll-oenlon ◽

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Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Southeastern United States ◽

Red Snapper ◽

Shrimp Fishery ◽

Spanish Mackerel ◽

Bycatch Reduction ◽

Shrimp Trawl ◽

Shrimp Fisheries ◽

Southeastern Atlantic

Shrimp trawl bycatch is a significant source of fishery induced mortality for managed species including red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus Poey), Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus MitcheU), and weakfish (Cynoscion regalis Baloch, Schneider) in the southeastern United States. These species have been overfished and are under both state and federal management plans which include regulations mandating reduction of shrimp trawl bycatch mortality. In 1990 the U.S. Congress passed amendments to the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1854) which called for a research program that included the design and evaluation of approaches for reducing shrimp trawl bycatch mortality. A strategic planning initiative addressing finfish bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic shrimp fisheries was developed by the Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation through funding and guidance provided by the National Marine Fisheries Service. A cooperative research plan was developed in 1992 which included the identification, development, and evaluation of gear options for reducing bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern Atlantic shrimp fisheries. Between 1990 and 1996 one hundred and forty five bycatch reduction conceptual gear designs contributed by fishers, net shops, gear technicians, and biologists were evaluated. Sixteen of these designs were tested on cooperative commercial shrimp vessels by observers under the southeast regional cooperative bycatch program. Analyses of data from commercial vessel testing indicates that two bycatch reduction designs have potential to significantly reduce shrimp trawl bycatch for weakfish and Spanish mackerel in the southeastern Atlantic and two designs have the potential to significantly reduce red snapper bycatch in the Gulf of Mexico. The fisheye and the extended funnel bycatch reduction devices have been mandated for use in the southeastern Atlantic shrimp fishery and the fisheye and Jones/Davis bycatch reduction devices have been mandated for use in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl fishery.

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Optimum Effort and Rent Distribution in the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Fishery: Comment

American Journal of Agricultural Economics ◽

10.2307/1241189 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 64 (1) ◽

pp. 157-159

Author(s):

Lee G. Anderson

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Shrimp Fishery

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Physical and Chemical Characterization of In-Situ Burn Residue Encountered by a Deep-Water Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico

International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings ◽

10.7901/2169-3358-2017.1.1020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2017 (1) ◽

pp. 1020-1040

Author(s):

Gary Shigenaka ◽

Buffy Meyer ◽

Edward Overton ◽

M. Scott Miles

Keyword(s):

Gulf Of Mexico ◽

Deep Water ◽

Chemical Characterization ◽

Deepwater Horizon ◽

Residual Oil ◽

Shrimp Fishery ◽

Physical And Chemical Characterization ◽

Physical And Chemical

2017-185 ABSTRACT The response technique of in-situ burning was used to great effect during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. An estimated 220,000-310,000 bbl of surface oil was consumed by operational in-situ burn activities. Post-burn residues were not recovered, as most were denser than seawater and sank after the burns. However, late in 2010, a relatively small deep-water shrimp fishery operating on the shelf north of the Macondo wellhead encountered tarballs on or near the bottom at around 200 m. We physically and chemically characterized samples of these submerged tarballs to confirm them as originating from Deepwater Horizon burns and to understand the features that distinguish them from other residual oil types encountered during the course of the spill response. The chance intersection between a commercial fishery and residues from the in-situ burn operations suggest that the fate of in-situ burn residue should be factored into future spill response tradeoff analyses.

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