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Table 3. Cost-Earnings Data Sources |
| Harvesting Sectors |
Data
Sources |
| 1. Inshore Lobster |
Variable costs, fixed costs, and crew payments
from focus group surveys conducted by URI study (see Anonymous, 1995). |
| 2. Offshore Lobster |
Variable costs, fixed costs, and crew payments
from focus group surveys conducted by URI study (see Anonymous, 1995). |
| 3. Large Bottom Trawl |
Variable costs from Northeast
observer data, 2001 adjusted fixed costs from raw URI CMER study data
(see Lallemand et. al. 1998 and Lallemand et. al. 1999), and gross stock
estimates from Northeast dealer data that pertained only to those vessels
that were surveyed by the CMER study |
| 4. Medium Bottom Trawl |
| 5. Small Bottom Trawl |
| 6. Large Scallop Dredge |
All cost and earnings data obtained
from UMASS Dartmouth study (see Georgianna, Cass, and Amaral 1999). |
| 7. Medium Scallop Dredge |
| 8. Small Scallop Dredge |
| 9. Surfclam, Ocean Quahog Dredge |
Medium scallop dredge cost-earnings data
as proxy |
| 10. Sink Gillnet |
Variable costs from Northeast observer
data, fixed costs and value-added proportions from bottom longline data |
| 11. Diving Gear |
Southern inshore lobster as proxy |
| 12. Midwater Trawl |
Medium bottom trawl as proxy |
| 13. Fish Pots and Traps |
Southern inshore lobster as proxy |
| 14. Bottom Longline |
Variable costs from Northeast observer
data, 2001 adjusted fixed costs from raw UMASS CMER study data (see Georgianna
et. al. 1998), and gross stock estimates from Northeast dealer data that
pertained only to those vessels that were surveyed by the CMER study |
| 15. Other Mobile Gear |
Medium bottom trawl as proxy |
| 16. Other Fixed Gear |
Sink gillnet as proxy |
| 17. Hand Gear |
All cost and earnings data obtained from
raw UMASS CMER study data (see Georgianna et. al. 1998) |
| 18. Small Dredge |
Small scallop dredge as proxy |
| Wholesale Seafood Dealers |
Production function obtained from VIMS
CMER study (see Kirkley, Ryan, and Duberg 2004) |
| Fish Exchanges/Auctions |
2001 adjusted variable costs, fixed costs,
and value-added proportions estimated for Fulton Market in the VIMS CMER
study (see Kirkley, Ryan, and Duberg 2004) |
| Seafood Processors |
2001 sub-regional defaults for IMPLAN sector
71 (seafood product preparation and packaging) |