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Economic and Social Sciences Research

The primary mission of the Economic and Social Sciences Research Program is to provide economic and sociocultural information that will assist NMFS in meeting its stewardship responsibilities. Those responsibilities are in part identified by the Federal regulatory analyses requirements.  More >

Distance photo of the UNISEA plant in Dutch Harbor, Alaska A hanging brailer of Tanner crabs
Staff sociologist working with commercial fisherman 

Current Issues and Interests

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2007 Economic Status Report

Alaska Community Profiles

 Highlighted Current Research

Alaska Fisheries and Global Trade

Econometric Measurement of Fishing Capacity and Capacity Utilization

Traditional Ecological Knowledge of the North Pacific Marine Environment


Recent Publications, Poster Presentations, Reports & Activities

  • Monitoring and simulating recreation and subsistence use in Prince William Sound, Alaska
    WOLF, P., R. GIMBLETT, L. KENNEDY, R. ITAMI, and B. GARBER-YONTS. 2008. Monitoring and simulating recreation and subsistence use in Prince William Sound, Alaska, p. 349-369. In R. Gimblett and H. Skov-Petersen (editors), Monitoring, Simulation and Management of Visitor Landscapes. University of Arizona Press Tucson, AZ. 
     
  • Estimating dynamic impacts of seafood industry in Alaska.
    SEUNG, C. 2008. Estimating dynamic impacts of seafood industry in Alaska. Mar. Res. Econ. 23:87-104. 
     
  • Demographics of Commercial Fishing Communities in Alaska
    By:  CHRISTINA PACKAGE, JENNIFER SEPEZ
    Conference:  Society for Applied Anthropology 67th Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL, Mar 2007
    (2007 poster, .pdf, 229KB)   Online.

     
  • Demographics of Recreational Fishing in Alaska
    By:  JODIE LITTLE, JENNIFER SEPEZ
    Conference:  Society for Human Ecology Conference (15th), Bar Harbor, ME, Oct 2006
    (2006 poster, .pdf, 225KB)   Online.

     
  • Preliminary Alaska Fishery CGE Model Developed

  • BSAI Crab Economic Data Quality Review

  • Global Economic Model Used to Analyze International Trade in Food and Energy Commodities Under IPCC Scenarios

  • Division Research Reports and Activities
     


See the publications and poster databases for additional listings.

 

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