| Social Science Research Group |
The Social
Science Research Group (SSRG) conducts applied socioeconomic and cultural
research on the use and management of living marine resources under
federal jurisdiction from North Carolina to Texas and in the U.S.
Caribbean.
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Duties & Responsibilities
- Interpret available fisheries information from an economic
and cultural perspective;
- Design data collection programs to support socioeconomic
research;
- Develop models and estimate relationships to evaluate the
economic effects of fishery policies;
- Evaluate the sociocultural effects of fishery policies on
fishers and fishing communities;
- Provide research results and policy advice to fishery
management councils;
- Supply social sciences support for other NMFS programs.
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Research Programs
- Economic Data Collections
- Recreational Fisheries
- Commercial Fisheries
- Fishing
Communities
- Regional
Economic Impacts
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