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  • Management alternatives for the yellowfin tuna fishery in the Mexican Exclusive Economic Zone

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    Garcia-Martinez, Salvador
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    Tuna fishery is an important activity worldwide. In the eastern Pacific Ocean the effort applied by the Pacific Ocean fleet to catch tuna fish is considerable. The eastern Pacific tuna fleet harvests throughout the oceans and captures an important fraction of this resource. For instance, in 1980 the total catch...
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    United States. The principal duties of the Commission are "(1) To study the biology of the tropical

  • The Federal Trust Responsibility and Treaty Protected Resources on Ceded Public Lands: A Huckleberry Case Study

    Creator:
    Goschke, Lauren
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    Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are an important aspect of the forest that has often been overlooked. NTFPs have been especially important to Native American people because of their subsistence, cultural, and economic values. As a result of their economic value, there have been an increased number of people harvesting NTFPs...
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    years until Europeans began to colonize what is now known as the United States of America

  • The Status of Aquaculture in South America

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    Massad, Carlos
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    The purpose of this report is to provide the IDB with the available information on the current status of aquaculture in most of its South American member countries.
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    was done in partial fulfillment of the degree of Masters of Science at Oregon State University

  • Effects of disposable PET plastic bottle usage and waste in America's national parks

    Creator:
    Spooner, Ashley
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    The rapid accumulation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic waste caused by disposable plastic water bottle use is a worldwide problem that will continue to affect our environment, economy and society unless new methods of reduction and degradation are explored. The large amounts of energy and resources that are required during...
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    . Introduction Referred to as “America’s Best Idea”, the national parks of the United States represent a long

  • Unalaska, Alaska : social capital and a plastic bag ban

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    Montier-Burke, Virginia Dee
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    This study aimed to explore the relationship between grassroots activism, in the form of a plastic bag ban, and social capital. I postulated that grassroots activism would lead to higher levels of social capital. The data was collected through a survey distributed on community bulletin boards, an announcement at a...
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    supply chain in the United Montier-Burke 10 States until 1979, yet by the end of the 1980s

  • Report on a port-based project to reduce marine debris

    Creator:
    Recht, Fran
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    Plastic waste in the oceans is now recognized as a serious threat to marine life and a pollution problem with economic consequences for mariners and coastal states. Annex V of MARPOL, effective December 1988, is an international treaty which prohibits signatory nations from disposing of any plastic material into the...
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    marine debris problem been recognized. In the early 1970's the National Academy of Science estimated that

  • Port Management Intern for the Port of Alsea

    Creator:
    Ham, David C.
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    Following is a proposal for preparation of an Alsea Bay marine development plan and graduate student internship as port manager. The plan would be prepared during January - June 1984. Dr. Fred Smith and Jim Good have agreed to supervise the plan preparation and provide university guidance.
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    masters of science program in the College of Oceanography at Oregon State University. Students are trained

  • Emerging Impacts Resulting from the Implementation of the United States Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program

    Creator:
    Thompson, Jenny
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    On January 11, 2011, the Pacific Fishery Management Council (PFMC) instituted a catch share program for the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery. The program was intended to create a more sustainable fishery and increase economic efficiency through the use of individual fishing quotas and fishing cooperatives. While there are extensive...
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    , 2012. Title: Emerging Impacts Resulting from the Implementation of the United States Pacific Coast

  • Sheep and Goat Grazing on Fort Ord National Monument from 1998 – 2019: Implications for Restoration

    Creator:
    Hart, Christopher
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    Since 1960 sheep have been used to reduce fuel accumulation on Fort Ord National Monument (FONM) grasslands. From 1997-2019 BLM’s monitoring projects were employed to determine livestock grazing impacts on Coyote Brush, bunchgrasses, and other native and non-native herbaceous vegetation. In 2014, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) determined that...
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    National Monument (FONM). It evaluates all grazing data available to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM

  • Is wave energy comparatively sustainable in Oregon?

    Creator:
    Yin, Yao
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    This essay provides a snapshot of sustainability and acceptability of wave energy and eight other electricity-generating energy sources in Oregon. Since “sustainability” is an important point of view in decision-making, the paper is centered around the concept. Although there is no consensus on the definition of sustainability in the academic...
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    by the National Academy of Sciences, without CAFE, motor vehicle fuel consumption would have been