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Key characteristics of successful fisher learning exchanges
This study examines the key characteristics of successful fisher learning exchanges (FLEs). FLEs are peer-to-peer gatherings in which fishery stakeholders from different communities freely exchange information and experiences ... -
Landscape Structure: Composition and Configuration. The Spatial Context of Priority Nearshore Restoration in Puget Sound, Washington.
The Puget Sound region of Washington State has undergone enormous change over the past century. A burgeoning population and resulting urban development have permanently altered the historical shoreline as well as the ... -
Learning from Early Commercial Tidal Energy Projects in the Puget Sound, Washington and the Pentland Firth, Scotland
Using a textual analysis to interview data approach, this study explores two of the first multiple-device tidal energy projects to identify the key learning outcomes gained by stakeholders. The cases chosen are the Snohomish ... -
Learning to Share the Fish: A Multiple Case Study on the Use of Market-Based Mechanisms in U.S. Federal Fisheries Management
(2012-09-13)The problems of subtractability and low excludability often lead to overexploitation of common pool resources such as fisheries. Market-based mechanisms, or catch shares, are a collection of policy innovations increasingly ... -
Lessons Learned From Loko I‘a Culture: How Hawaiian Ecological Knowledge Influences Environmental Policies
The goal of this thesis is to better understand effective community-based governance initiatives through a case study of loko i‘a management in the State of Hawai‘i. Loko i‘a, or fishponds, are traditional aquaculture ... -
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of oyster farming in Washington State
Oysters are a culturally and economically valuable source of food and often promoted as an environmentally sustainable food choice. Life-cycle assessment (LCA) provides a standardized means of assessing the environmental ... -
Local ecological knowledge and the historical context of marine apex predators near Islas MarÃas, México
Many shark species and populations are threatened globally due to human actions. Monitoring and protecting these top predators is crucial to maintaining healthy marine ecosystems. However, for many habitats, long-term, ... -
Local Media Coverage of Environmental Conflict: The Klamath River Basin
This is a study of a content analysis of newspaper coverage from the Klamath River Basin conflict over water allocation in 2001 and 2002. The conflict boiled down to the question of who had right to the limited water in ... -
Looking Beyond the Fisherwoman: A Case Study of Women's Empowerment in Marine Resource Management and Policy
University of Washington <bold>Abstract</bold> Looking Beyond the Fisherwoman: A Case Study of Women's Empowerment in Marine Resource Management and Policy Melissa A. Luna Chair of Supervisory Committee: Dr. Patrick Christie ... -
Looking Beyond the Fisherwoman: A Case Study of Women's Empowerment in Marine Resource Management and Policy
University of Washington <bold>Abstract</bold> Looking Beyond the Fisherwoman: A Case Study of Women's Empowerment in Marine Resource Management and Policy Melissa A. Luna Chair of Supervisory Committee: Dr. Patrick Christie ... -
Marine Science Lesson Plans about the Pacific Marine National Monuments: Options for Enhancing Ocean Literacy in the 7th through 12th Grade Classroom
The ocean is one of the Earth's defining features; it provides our world with variety of beneficial services like regulating climate, providing food, and is a source of wonder and inspiration. However, despite its size and ... -
Marine Science Lesson Plans about the Pacific Marine National Monuments: Options for Enhancing Ocean Literacy in the 7th through 12th Grade Classroom
The ocean is one of the Earth's defining features; it provides our world with variety of beneficial services like regulating climate, providing food, and is a source of wonder and inspiration. However, despite its size and ... -
Marine Spatial Planning for Offshore Wind Energy Projects in the North Sea: Lessons for the United States
(2013-07-23)Addressing spatial conflicts among offshore wind energy (OWE) projects and other resource users is a new issue in the United States as proposals for renewable energy projects transition from theoretical to actual installations ... -
Marine Spatial Planning in Washington: A Spatial and Temporal Assessment of Current Uses and Potential Conflict
As humanity’s capacity for developing new ways to extract and use resources proliferates, so does its use of ocean space and demand for ocean resources by an ever-growing pool of users. Anticipating disputes from this ... -
Measuring Women’s Participation in Environmental Decision-Making: An Analysis of National Reports to the Ramsar Convention
Gender inequities in marine and environmental management restrict women’s access to benefits at all levels, perpetuating poverty and undermining sustainable resource use. However, gender equity in this field is neither ... -
Merging Paradigms: A framework for meeting the goals of sustainable development and corporate sustainability for cruise industry firms
The sustainable development paradigm has emerged in response to the impact of human activities on nature and society. Governments seek to balance economic development, environmental protection, and social concerns in their ... -
Migrants with Dignity: Impacts of Climate Change-Related Disasters and Adaptation Strategies on the U.S. Filipino Migrant Community
Climate change disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable and marginalized populations around the world. Some communities use migration as an adaptation measure in order to cope with or respond to climate change-related ... -
Modeling Recreational Effort in Wisconsin’s Walleye Lakes
Recreational angling is a popular pastime that, when under-regulated, has contributed to the overharvest of natural fish populations. However, recreational fisheries throughout the world are regulated less extensively than ... -
Natural Resource Based Campaigns: The Coalition to Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine
Public policies are created through an intricate network of advocacy coalitions and policy brokers within public and private networks who seek to change or enhance current policy. The focus of this thesis research is a ... -
Natural Resource Based Campaigns: The Coalition to Protect Bristol Bay from Pebble Mine
Public policies are created through an intricate network of advocacy coalitions and policy brokers within public and private networks who seek to change or enhance current policy. The focus of this thesis research is a ...