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A Case Study of Polar Bear Co-Management in Alaska
The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) guides an institutional and structure and process for conservation and acknowledges Alaskan Natives’ subsistence on marine mammals. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ... -
A Comparative Case Study of Instream Tidal Energy Siting Locations
Instream tidal energy is a form of renewable energy that is at an early stage of development compared to other forms of energy generation. A comparative multiple-case study was conducted to evaluate stakeholder group ... -
A Framework for Assessing the Equity Impacts of Changing Access Regimes in Fisheries
This thesis outlines historic trends and current policy focus toward privatization in the ocean, provides a basis for assessing how this process is affecting access to fisheries resources, and suggests how considerations ... -
A Framework for Considering the Carbon and Health Co-Benefits of Afforestation and Avoided Forest Conversion
Ecosystem services frequently overlap. Natural climate solutions (NCS) can significantly contribute to carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions reduction goals by increasing carbon storage and preventing CO2e emissions ... -
A Methodology to Determine Where Septic Systems, Flooded by Sea Level Rise, Impact Shellfish Growing Areas: An Example from Puget Sound, WA
Sea levels are projected to rise by as much as 3.3 feet in regions of Washington State by 2100 (Miller et al. 2018). Combined with extreme weather and Washington’s already large tidal amplitudes, these projections call ... -
A qualitative network model for the management and conservation of bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) in Puget Sound
Significant declines in the extent and density of the canopy-forming kelp Nereocystis luetkeana (bull kelp) have been documented within the inland waters of the Salish Sea, most notably the Puget Sound. Expert focus groups ... -
A Review of Topics and Trends Across Five Decades of Coastal Management Journal
This paper provides an analysis of the topics covered by Coastal Management Journal (CMJ) over the course of its nearly five decades of publication. The analysis looks for trends and changes in the field of Coastal Management ... -
A Statistical Analysis of the Impacts of Management Decisions on the Distribution of Catch in the California Commercial Dungeness Crab Fishery
Harmful algal blooms happen all along coasts around the world. During harmful algal blooms, sea life can absorb toxins emitted by the algae found in these blooms. Many of these events occur within areas of interest for ... -
A visualization and analysis of the Salmon Creek Watershed for resource managers and community outreach
Intermittent streams are low-order creeks that experience seasonal reductions in flow; upon flow reduction, pools of water are separated by dry stream bed. These residual pools are important habitat during dry months for ... -
Adapting to Climate Change in Unalakleet, Alaska
(2014-02-24)Climate change is affecting western Alaskan communities in many negative ways: infrastructure damage, loss of safe water sources, loss of the subsistence way of life, more danger from hunting and fishing near uncertain ... -
Adaptive Capacity of the Maine Lobster Fishery: Insights from the Maine Fishermen’s Climate Roundtables
Climate change is altering the abundance and distribution of fish stocks globally, resulting in changes in catchability and availability to commercial fisheries. The Gulf of Maine in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean is ... -
Addressing Cross-scale Governance in the Alignment of Marine Fisheries Harvest and Conservation Objectives within a U.S. Community
(2012-09-13)Marine EBM in the U.S. calls for moving from sector-based governance to integrated governance. Integration at large scales reduces the potential for collective action because transaction costs may exceed the benefits of ... -
Adequacy of Federal Marine Salvage Policy in the United States
(2013-07-25)Marine casualties that threaten the environment can impose large private and social costs. One means of reducing these costs is to maintain a professional salvage capability. In the United States this service is provided ... -
Algal Neurotoxins in Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) from Icy Strait and Icy Point, Alaska
Blooms of algae in the genera Pseudo-nitzschia and Alexandrium produce neurotoxins that have the potential to harm humans and other mammals. While the effects of these toxins are best known for causing closures of shellfish ... -
Alternatives for the West Coast Groundfish Adaptive Management Program
The West Coast groundfish individual fishing quota program divided fishing rights among commercial trawl fishermen into transferable quota shares in 2011. Instead of allocating the full 100% of shares to fishermen, the ... -
An Economic Assessment of Oil Development in the Alaskan Arctic
The Arctic has become a subject of intense political and economic interest as the effects of climate change have led to rapid losses in sea ice and a subsequent expansion of economic opportunities. The circumpolar north ... -
An Evaluation of Oil Pollution Prevention Strategies in the Arctic
Climate change is profoundly impacting the Arctic and increasing accessibility to new resources and uses. Average temperatures in the region continue to rise and observations of sea ice loss through 2012 outstripped the ... -
An Integrated Assessment of the Red Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) Fisheries in Southern California and Washington State: Addressing Sustainability and Vulnerability in the face of Climate Change
Integrated assessments are a tool that can help decision makers understand complex environmental problems. Climate change has the potential to impact managed resources in terms social and economic factors, as well as causing ... -
An interview-based cognitive analysis of stakeholder perceptions of whale watching in Puget Sound, Washington
Since 1986, when the commercial whaling moratorium was established, whale watching has become a prominent tourism industry. Accompanying this increase in the industry is the conflict between different stakeholders on the ... -
Analyzing Tradeoffs: Barriers to Using Decision Support Tools for Marine Spatial Planning
Although the literature surrounding the development of decision support tools (DSTs) has rapidly expanded in recent years, their use in marine spatial planning (MSP) processes remains limited. Tradeoff analysis is considered ...