Interim Report of the Workshop on the Scientific Basis for the Management of Penaeid Shrimp, Key West, Florida, November, 1981

Download or read book Interim Report of the Workshop on the Scientific Basis for the Management of Penaeid Shrimp, Key West, Florida, November, 1981 written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The annual global catch of tropical or "penaeid" shrimp amounts to 700,000 tons. Some of the largest fisheries for shrimp appear to be in waters off Indonesia, Thailand, India and in the Gulf of Mexico. Shrimp are extremely valuable, often of importance for domestic use, but also as a valuable export item. The great value of the shrimp emphasizes the importance of shrimp management, especially since substantial increases in global shrimp production are not expected, hence, making it important to improve management and make most efficient use of stocks in existing fisheries"--Introduction, paragraph 1