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  • Industry-scientist cooperative research : application to the West Coast groundfish fishery

    Creator:
    Harms, John
    Abstract:
    Declining harvest levels, static agency research budgets, and increasing tension among scientists, managers, and industry members are the legacy of the present research and management institutions in the West Coast groundfish fishery. Cooperative research, the active participation of the commercial fishing industry in scientific research, is receiving increased attention as...
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    Masters Thesis
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    grateful to my advisor, Dr. Gil Sylvia, for the opportunity to take on this challenging project. His

  • Improving the environmental and social practices of coastal tourism operators

    Creator:
    Currey, Shari Ann
    Abstract:
    From May 1999 through April 2000, I interned with the Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association (AWRTA), a non-profit organization that balances responsible tourism development with resource protection and community enhancement. I was assigned to a seven-member task force charged with evaluating the success of AWRTA's "Ecotourism Guidelines2" and was...
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    Capstone Project
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    who participated in the Guideline Assessment Project, for their enthusiastic leadership and

  • GIScience

    Creator:
    Wright, Dawn J.
    Abstract:
    GIScience (geographic information science) is a scholarly discipline that addresses fundamental issues surrounding the use of a variety of digital technologies to handle geographic information; namely, information about places, activities, and phenomena on and near the surface of the Earth that are stored in maps or images. GIScience includes the...
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    Part of Book
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    ascription to a GIS code of ethics. GISCI produced the first group of certified GIS professionals (aka

  • Community-based sea turtle monitoring and management at Helen Reef, Hatohobei State, Republic of Palau

    Creator:
    Barr, Julie M.
    Abstract:
    Remote areas are frequently homes to regional subpopulations of endangered green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) and their essential habitat. Local communities are often the users and primary stewards of this valuable and charismatic resource. Recognizing this, a Hatohobeian community group in Palau has engaged in longterm monitoring and conservation management...
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    Masters Thesis
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     Atkinson for logistical support and  championing this project from the beginning.  Thanks to: Rick and

  • Capturing local knowledge for cooperative fisheries management using a participatory geographic information system (GIS) approach in Port Orford, Oregon

    Creator:
    Wedell, Victoria A.
    Abstract:
    This study demonstrates the utility of combining available scientific data with local ecological knowledge in a Geographic Information System (GIS) to support community-based fisheries management. The approach used provides both the framework for capturing important ecological, economic and social information relevant to marine fisheries management, and also offers coastal citizens...
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    Masters Thesis
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    practical implications of the Port Orford Community Mapping Project for attaining community-based