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Table 2. Definition of data
categories to be used to analyze economic effects of fishery management
regulations |
|
Category |
Definition
|
Annual Data
|
Identification and
ownership |
Information that allows one to identify and classify
vessels, firms, and individuals within a user group |
| Descriptive |
Information that describes and delineates a firm's and/or
vessel's activities, inventories, and capacities |
Fixed (or indivisible)
cost |
Vessel, firm, or plant costs that do not vary with production |
| Financial position |
Asset and liability information that allows one to enumerate
and assess a firm's financial status |
| Other |
Generally, information that portrays income sources and
other information not directly associated with the user group, e.g.,
profits from use of a commercial fishing vessel for whale watching |
| Dependent industry |
Identifying and descriptive information pertaining to
industries or firms that depend on the user group, e.g., marine bait-and-tackle
shops depend on recreational anglers |
|
Other-Period Data
|
Descriptive and
identification |
Information that describes and identifies the type of
commercial or recreational trip and delineates a firm's or market's/restaurant's
activities, inventories, and capacities |
| Activity |
Data at the daily, trip, or tow level that allow one
to enumerate and quantify activities of a user group |
| Variable cost |
Vessel, firm, or market/restaurant costs which vary with
level of output |