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A retrospective bioeconomic assessment of Florida’s commercial reef fisheries

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Stevens, Molly, Agar, Juan J., Ault, Jerald S., and Smith, Steven G.

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The Florida reef ecosystem is a highly valuable resource managed by multiple federal and state agencies with many stakeholders. Over half of the $75 million annual dockside value of finfish landings in Florida is comprised of snappers and groupers, but this resource is threatened by overfishing. Current management strategies include...

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H. Stevens, Juan J. Agar, Jerald S. Ault, Steven G. Smith University of Miami RSMAS Issues
Economic Assessment of the Biological Dynamics of Florida’s Commercial Snapper-Grouper Fishery

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Stevens, Molly, Ault, Jerald, Smith, Steve, and Agar, Juan

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The goal of this research was to characterize the trade-offs between profitability and sustainability when managing a valuable commercial fishery. The Florida finfish fishery generates over $75 million in annual dockside value; the snapper-grouper complex constitutes over half of that total. Currently, federal stock assessment procedures focus on stock size...

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Commercial Snapper Grouper Fishery Molly H. Stevens Drs. Jerald S. Ault, Steven G. Smith, Juan Agar (NOAA