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Applying Wildlife Conservation Tourism to Marine Endangered Species: Identifying Indicators for Triple Bottom Line Sustainability
University of Washington Abstract Applying Wildlife Conservation Tourism to Marine Endangered Species: Identifying Indicators for Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Kayla N. Boyes Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Dr. ... -
Assessing the feasibility of expanding dive tourism to Danajon Bank, Philippines
(2012-09-13)Danajon Bank is the only double barrier reef in the Philippines. Found off the northern coast of Bohol Island, central Philippines, Danajon expands over an area of 272 km². The Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation, ... -
Assessing the Vulnerability of Marine Mammal Subsistence Species in the Bering Sea to Climate Change
The Bering Sea is a highly productive region of the Pacific Arctic. Native Alaskan communities rely heavily on the marine resources of the Bering Sea for survival. The timing of the formation and thaw of sea ice each year ... -
Assessment of Entanglement Risk: A Vertical Line Co-occurrence Model of Large Whales and the Commercial Fixed Gear Dungeness Crab (Cancer magister) Fishery Off the U.S. West Coast
Since 2014, reports of whale entanglements have spiked along the U.S. West Coast from an average of 10 confirmed cases per year to up to 71 reported entanglements in 2016. The commercial fixed gear Dungeness crab (Cancer ... -
Beach Town Tourism: The Smooth and Striated Dynamics of Pacific Beach, California
The beach is often considered spatially homogeneous. Marine tourism, coastal zone management, and urban planning policies frequently envision the beach as a static space without recognition of the socio-culturally dynamic, ... -
Best Practices for Determining Tourism Carrying Capacity in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
Finding the tourism carrying capacity of a given area can inform sustainable levels of tourism and management objectives. The goal of this review is to develop a framework for studying tourism carrying capacity in coastal ... -
Building support for carbon emissions mitigation: can we use an ocean acidification frame to promote support?
University of Washington Abstract Building support for carbon emissions mitigation: can we use an ocean acidification frame to promote support? Max Mossler Chair of the supervisory committee: Professor Ryan Kelly School ... -
Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin
(2013-04-17)Bureaucratic Impediments to Collaboration: A Case Study of the Asian Carp and the Great Lakes Basin Christina Wille Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Thomas Leschine School of Marine and Environmental Affairs ... -
Bycatch, Community Protection, and Catch Shares in a Regional Multispecies Fishery - Addressing the Gulf of Alaska
Increasing amounts of Pacific halibut and Chinook salmon bycatch in the Gulf of Alaska groundfish trawl fishery, alongside other concerns like surplus harvesting capacity, have prompted the North Pacific Fishery Management ... -
Carbon draw-down potential by the native eelgrass Zostera marina in Puget Sound and implications for ocean acidification management
(2013-11-14)In 2012, the Washington State Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification recommended actions to address local impacts of ocean acidification. At least two of these actions included a focus on seagrasses. Recognizing the ... -
Carbon Trading & Environmental Equity: Evidence from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (2000 - 2019)
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was the first carbon cap-and-trade policy established in the U.S. The goal of RGGI was to mitigate climate change by regulating the emission of CO2 from fossil-fuel fired ... -
Carbonate Chemistry in the San Juan Channel: Characterization and Suggestions for Mitigation
(2013-02-25)Recent attention has been given to the potential vulnerability of coastal zones to ocean acidification. Urban estuaries such as the Salish Sea are strongly influenced by human activities and could be particularly vulnerable ... -
Catch Share Policy and Job Satisfaction in the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Fishery
In 2011, the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program introduced an Individual Transferable Quota (ITQ) system to commercial fisheries in Oregon, and Washington, and California. Introduction of catch shares was ... -
A Changing Horizon: Building Community Oil Spill Response Capacity in the Arctic
(2013-07-25)Multiple environmental changes in northern Alaska are producing conditions that increase the likelihood of a hazardous release such as an oil spill. Currently, the communities in the Northwest Arctic Borough (NWAB) do not ... -
Changing Tack: Equity, Maritime Labor, and Offshore Wind in the Pacific Northwest
The Biden Administration has championed ambitious policies to accelerate offshore wind energy development in the United States. With a focus on combating climate change, advancing clean energy, and creating jobs, the ... -
Chinese coastal megaproject development: A multi-method case study of the shifting ecologies of the Greater Bay Area
Coastal megaprojects are on the rise. In Southern China, 11 cities are to merge into a super-region through the Greater Bay Area megaproject. This is the result of centrally planned infrastructure such as a large bridge ... -
Classification and mapping of Territorial-Use Rights Fisheries (TURF) systems in Mexico
Territorial-Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs) is an area-based management tool that has globally been used in small-scale or artisanal fishing communities. This approach specifically allocates one or more fishermen exclusive ... -
Climate Change Adaptation by Washington State Agencies: Implementation and Performance
In 2009, the Washington State legislature passed the Washington State Climate Leadership Act which, among a number of climate mitigation measures, directed state agencies to collaboratively produce an integrated climate ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ... -
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal United States: Barriers and Bridges for Monitoring and Evaluation
As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ...