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Comments from the Reviewers 



"Concerning . . . economic data needs there is a serious value question 

 as to whether the United States would receive a benefit commensurate with 

 the efforts required to obtain the data. The report indicated two to 

 three million dollars cost per year for only two regions, neither of 

 which is particularly large in landed fish. I think a review of what 

 the information will provide in the way of dollars in the GNP is in 

 order. Further, one possible outcome of the analysis would be to 

 indicate that the foreign fishing fleets are the most efficient 

 harvesters of the available resources. If this were to be the answer, 

 are we prepared to so state?" 



— from P. J. Doody 



Vice President, Production 

 Zapata Haynie Corporation 

 November 17, 1976 



"Length may be the best criterion for determining cost of production but 

 it may not be for effort. For example, in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp 

 fishery horsepower and size of net are the most important variables to 

 standardize days fished. 



"(Also) in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery all of the vessels which 

 are 5 gross tons and larger are registered with the U.S. Coast Guard. 

 They report for each vessel number, name, tonnage (net and gross), 

 length, hull, when built, horsepower, owner, home port and rig. In 

 addition, the NMFS also has a current list of vessels harvesting 

 shrimp which they update the characteristics annually and add size of 

 net." 



— from Wade L. Griffin, Assistant Professor 

 Department of Agricultural Economics 

 Texas A & A University 

 October 25, 1976 



"The study was a good first cut at the problem of mass lack of regional 

 economic fisheries data; however, much more needs to be done." 



— from David J. Etzold, Sr. Research Assoc. 

 University of Southern Mississippi 

 November 5, 1976 



"The only question I have is on (the) estimated costs for collecting the 

 data he convincingly argues is necessary to achieve the objectives of 

 the Act. I suspect he may be a bit optimistic and underestimates the cost 

 associated with the systematic compilation of reliable data." 



— from Lauriston R. King, Program Manager 

 Marine Science Affairs 

 National Science Foundation 

 November 9, 1976 



