The Commercial Trap Fishery in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: an Economic, Social, and Technological Profile
| Autor: | Daniel Solis, Juan J. Agar, M. Shivlani |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
Ecology biology 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology Commodity Fishing 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Aquatic Science Production–possibility frontier biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Fishery Geography 040102 fisheries 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Commonwealth Revenue Household income Panulirus argus Socioeconomic status Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 37:778-788 |
| ISSN: | 1548-8675 0275-5947 |
| Popis: | In this paper, we describe the socioeconomic conditions of the small-scale trap fishery in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and examine the determinants affecting the technical performance of the fleet. The socioeconomic data used in the analysis were derived from random, in-person interviews with 50 trap fishers, which accounted for about one-third of the active trap fishers. The study found that the fishery is composed of middle-aged, small-scale commodity producers who use traditional, capital-intensive technologies to target Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus and various reef fishes. Fishers reported that fishing made up 74% of their household income. We also explored the factors influencing the technical efficiency of the fleet by using a stochastic production frontier model. The analysis suggested that trap operations could increase their gross revenues per trip by 36%, on average, by using current input levels and technology more efficiently. The fleet exhibited decreasing returns to s... |
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