Data and Econometric Model
Sources of data
The data for this study were taken from surveys conducted under the Clemson University’s Shrimp Industry Partnership. Interviews with dock operators yielded shrimp ticket information for 40 boats operating in South Carolina in 2002. From these trip tickets, the shrimp landings of each boat per trip were observed, in some cases, charges for certain inputs like ice, groceries and fuel were recorded as well. A total of 390 trip tickets out of 1630 collected were deemed usable.