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Browsing Marine affairs by Subject "Environmental economics"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Fishing participation choice during a climate shock: A case study of the 2015/16 California Dungeness crab fishery delay
Consistent with other individuals dependent on natural resources, fishers face high income variability, as shifts in fishing returns are driven by ecological and climatic shocks, management decisions, and market demand. ... -
Implications of Dual Permit Regulation on the Market Values of Limited Entry Permits in the Bristol Bay Salmon Drift Gillnet Fishery
In 2003, a regulation allowing two drift salmon permits to actively fish on one fishing vessel was adopted by the Alaska Board of Fisheries. This thesis aims to determine whether the new dual permit regulation impacted the ... -
Nitrogen accumulation in eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) varies significantly across the Delaware Inland Bays
Bivalve aquaculture is increasingly being considered as a viable bioremediation strategy in eutrophied estuaries. Bivalves provide a variety of ecosystem services, including water filtration and nutrient removal from the ... -
Public Willingness to Pay and Policy Preferences for Tidal Energy Research and Development: A Study of Households in Washington State
Puget Sound in Washington State (WA) has significant tidal energy resources, but the industry is at a nascent stage of development. At this stage, the availability of research and development (R&D) funding plays a critical ... -
Risk Mitigation in the West Coast Commercial Fishing Fleet
Physical and financial risk are inherently part of the commercial fishing industry. Working in rough seas for long hours with heavy equipment is notoriously hazardous and harvesters face some of the highest fatal and ...