texas bay and bait buyback program robin riechers wade griffin richard woodward
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History of Managment Until 1985 Texas Legislature Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission 1989 adopted Texas Shrimp Fishery Management Plan –Texas Shrimp Advisory Committee (shift to co- management) –Shrimp License Management Program for the inshore shrimp fisheryTRANSCRIPT
TEXAS BAY AND BAIT BUYBACK PROGRAM
Robin RiechersWade Griffin
Richard Woodward
History of Managment
• Until 1985 Texas Legislature • Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission• 1989 adopted Texas Shrimp Fishery
Management Plan– Texas Shrimp Advisory Committee (shift to co-
management)– Shrimp License Management Program for the
inshore shrimp fishery
Concerned About Effort Increase
Figure 2. Days fished in the bays in Texas and FL to LA.
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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Days Fished (1000) Bays
Buyback Years
Purpose of Buyback Program
• Remove licenses and fishing effort• Voluntary • Bay and bait shrimp fishery• Through time• Without excessive social and economic
disruptions within coastal communities
How the Buyback Worked
• Reverse bid process • TPWD calculates value of license
– how long the license has been in the fishery – length of the vessel
• Shrimper submits a sale offer (bid)• Each offer compared with the calculated value
– Accepted if: bid < calculated value– Bids with the greatest difference from calculated value
selected first
How the Buyback Worked (con’t)
• Vessel upgrade– One time increase in vessel length 15% with maximum
length 60 ft– One time increase in horsepower 15% with maximum
horsepower 400 ft• 9 member Shrimp License Management Review
Board– Elected from shrimp license holders– Reviewed hardship and appeal cases for initial
eligibility
How the Buyback Worked (con’t)
• SLMP made changes in enforceability – Created category of flagrant violations
Funding of Buyback
• Surcharge on shrimp handling and harvesting licenses sold
• $1.4 million was acquired in 1997 as a three-year federal grant
• Private donations of $132,000 • May 2000, $3.00 fee on Saltwater Fishing
Stamp: estimated $1.3 mil. (expires August 2005)
Table 1. Results of the Texas Bay and Bait License Buyback Program, 1996-2003 (Nominal Dollars).
Year RoundNumber Bought
License in Fishery/After Buyback
High Low AverageTotal
Spent/Round
1996 1 30 2975 $6,000 $220 $3,394 $101,820
1997 2 37 2938 $6,000 $800 $3,424 $126,687
1998 3 59 2879 $6,400 $1,500 $3,692 $217,855
1998 4 53 2826 $6,500 $2,500 $3,554 $188,345
1999 5 75 2751 $7,000 $2,500 $4,632 $347,400
1999 6 118 2633 $8,500 $2,000 $5,544 $654,250
2000 7 105 2528 $8,600 $1,500 $6,273 $658,698
2001 8 77 2451 $8,000 $2,500 $6,039 $465,000
2001 9 142 2309 $8,500 $3,000 $6,255 $888,185
2002 10 119 2190 $8,950 $3,000 $6,607 $786,285
2002 11 86 2104 $9,500 $2,500 $6,999 $601,896
2003 12 105 2000 $9,500 $2,300 $7,202 $756,194
Grand Total
1005 $5,792,615
Funk, et al. (2003)
• Simulation model 1998 on bay shrimping• 289 excess license• Only $25 surcharge on shrimp harvesters
– 15 years to buyback excess license• Additional funds of $500,000/year
– 5 years to buyback excess license• Reduction in bay effort caused increase in
gulf effort
Other Groups Affected
• Reduction in bycatch of other fish and sea turtles in bays
• Increase in bycatch of other fish and sea turtles in gulf
• Cost to society w/government grants• Cost to recreational fishery (increase in
Salt-water Stamp)
Evaluation of Data w/ Changes
• Annual crop: abundance• Prices of shrimp• Regulations
Effort in Bay Shrimp Fisheries
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20
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140
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
Days Fished (1000) Bays
Buyback Years
Effort in Gulf Shrimp Fisheries
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20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
Days Fished (1000) Gulf
Buyback Years
Landings in Bay Shrimp Fisheries
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10
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70
1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
BaysLandings (mil lbs tails)
Buyback Years
Landings in Gulf Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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Buyback Years
GulfLandings (mil lbs tails)
CPUE in Bay Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
BaysBuyback Years
CPUE
CPUE in Gulf Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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FL to LA
Buyback YearsGulfCPUE
Profit per Day Fished in Bay Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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FL to LA
Profit/Day Fished ($) BaysBuyback Years
Profit per Day Fished in Gulf Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
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Profit/Day Fished ($) Gulf Buyback Years
Price per Pound in Bay Shrimp Fisheries
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1.50
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4.50
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
Buyback YearsBays$/lb (2002 $)
Price per Pound in Gulf Shrimp Fisheries
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1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
TX
FL to LA
Gulf$/lb (2002 $)
Buyback Years
Strengths and Weakness
• Purpose: voluntary license buyback program to remove licenses without creating excessive social and economic disruptions within coastal communities
• Goal: effort reduction will eventually lead to long-term sustainable fishery without economic instability
Strengths and Weakness (con’t)
• Co-management process – Texas Shrimp Advisory Committee – Shrimp License Management Review Board – Allowed communities to take responsibility for the
public’s shrimp resource • Continued funding:
– Shrimp fishery– Society– Recreational fishermen
Strengths and Weakness (con’t)
• Frame work gives opportunity when EEZ go to limited entry
• Restrictions on license transfer expired on September 1, 1999– Has not affected price license– Potential buyers not in shrimping fishery– Creates a philanthropic opportunity (10 licenses
retired)