An economic feasibility study of culturing topminnows as an alternative baitfish for skipjack tuna fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianna Islands
Schug DM and Shang YC. 1983. An economic feasibility study of culturing topminnows as an alternative baitfish for skipjack tuna fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianna Islands. Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, University of Hawaii. Honolulu, Hawaii
Topminnow (Poecilia mexicana) has the potential to be cultured baitfish. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the economic feasibility of setting up commercial topminnow facilities in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, ant the Northern Marianas.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Schug, Donald; Shang, Yung
- Date of Issue
- 1983-12
- Publisher
- Department of Agricultural and Resources Economics, University of Hawaii
- Units
- NPSA , PACN
- Keywords
- American Samoa, baitfish, Coastal/Marine Systems, Fish/Ichthyology, Fisheries, Guam, Hawaii, Northern Mariana Islands, Skipjack Tuna, topminnows (Poecilia mexicana)