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Report To The Potomac River Fisheries Commission On Hand Scraping And Oyster Culture In The Lower Potomac River, Dexter S. Haven, Elgin A. Dunnington
Report To The Potomac River Fisheries Commission On Hand Scraping And Oyster Culture In The Lower Potomac River, Dexter S. Haven, Elgin A. Dunnington
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Oyster Survey, Great Wicomico River, Michael J. Oesterling, Dexter S. Haven
Oyster Survey, Great Wicomico River, Michael J. Oesterling, Dexter S. Haven
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Price Flexibility Analysis Of Virginia Hard Clams: Economic Considerations For Management Of The Fishery, Andre C. Kvaternik, William D. Dupaul, Thomas J. Murray
Price Flexibility Analysis Of Virginia Hard Clams: Economic Considerations For Management Of The Fishery, Andre C. Kvaternik, William D. Dupaul, Thomas J. Murray
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Price flexibility coefficients estimated for ex-vessel prices of Virginia hard clams indicate a very small (4.292 x 10-6 to 6.994 x 10-6%) decrease in price would occur given a 1% increase in the quantity supplied by Virginia harvesters. Data used were monthly landings of Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland and North Carolina over the period 1960-1979. Fifty-eight percent of the ex-vessel price changes are not explained by the supply response model used, suggesting other market and consumer demand factors play a large role in determining ex-vessel price. This conclusion is reached considering the historical range of production …