Economic profile of Florida's marine life industry
The marine life industry in Florida is defined as the harvest of live marine specimens (fish andinvertebrate species including plants, live rock and sand, and small “critters”) for commercial use,primarily aquariums. This paper summarizes data collected on the industry since 1990, includingtotal landings, revenues, and trends over time. Regional analysis shows where the primary collectingareas are located in Florida. Seasonal analysis shows when the majority of landings occur within theyear. Statistics on the number of participants by type (i.e., collector versus wholesaler) provideinsight into the size of the industry. Trends are evaluated in terms of changes across the 9-yearperiod from 1990 to 1998. In general, the number of licensed collectors has increased substantially,landings of fish and animal invertebrates peaked in 1994, angelfish dominated the fish landings, liverock dominated the invertebrate landings, and the average landings per trip have remained relativelyconstant. (67pp.)
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Florida Sea Grant College Program
2001
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| Subjects: | Fisheries, Aquarium fish, invertebrates, marine life landings, marine ornamental fish, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/18250 |
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