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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 >

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Recent Publications, Poster Presentations, Reports & Activities

Evaluating the impact of buffers to account for scientific uncertainty when setting TACs: Application to red king crab in Bristol Bay, Alaska
PUNT, A. E., M. S. M. SIDDEEK, B. GARBER-YONTS, M. DALTON, L. RUGOLO, D.STRAM, B. J. TURNOCK, and J. ZHENG. 2012. Evaluating the impact of buffers to account for scientific uncertainty when setting TACs: Application to red king crab in Bristol Bay, Alaska. ICES J. Mar. Sci. 69:624–634.
Developing socioeconomic indicators for fisheries off Alaska: a multi-attribute utility function approach.
SEUNG, C., and C. I. ZHANG. 2011. Developing socioeconomic indicators for fisheries off Alaska: a multi-attribute utility function approach. Fish. Res. 112:117-126.
The Effects of Climate Regimes on the Pacific Cod Longline Fishery
By: ALAN HAYNIE, LISA PFEIFFER
Conference: Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK, Jan 2012
(2012 poster, .pdf, 1.98 MB) Online.
Modeling the Effects of Climate Change on the Catcher/Processor Sector of the BS Pollock Fishery
By: LISA PFEIFFER, ALAN HAYNIE
Conference: Alaska Marine Science Symposium, Anchorage, AK, Jan 2011
(2011 poster, .pdf, 9.98 MB) Online.
Analyzing the Economic Contribution of the Alaska Head and Gut Fleet Sector
The Effects of Climate Regimes on the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Pacific Cod Longline Fishery
Improving Community Profiles for the North Pacific Fisheries
Estimating Economic Values for Saltwater Sport Fishing in Alaska Using Stated Preference Data
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