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Bycatch in the ocean shrimp Pandalus jordani fishery

Creator:: Hoover Krutzikowsky, Vicki
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to explore the impact of finfish bycatch on the ocean shrimp Pandalus jordani fishery using two methods. One method looked at the breakage of the shrimp by finfish bycatch in the nets. The other looked at the impact of bycatch on fishing decisions. At-sea...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ocean Shrimp Pandalus jordani Fishery Abstract approved: Courtland Smith The purpose of this research

Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health project

Creator:: McNeil-Delaney, Oona D.
Abstract:: The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the existence of striking disparities for minorities and immigrants in mental health services and the underlying knowledge base. This thesis expands the knowledge base by examining the personal experiences and perspectives of community health workers (CHWs) employed in a mental...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Courtland Smith The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the

Environment, symbolism, and changing gender roles in Oregon's Santiam Canyon

Creator:: Gilden, Jennifer
Abstract:: In the early 1990s, a cutback in harvestable timber led to economic stress among the families and communities of Oregon's Santiam Canyon. This ethnographic study uses symbolic anthropology and cultural ecology to examine the changing relationships among the timber industry, timber communities, and gender roles. Timber-dependent economies have always struggled...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Enhancing cultural resources management and improving tribal involvement inthe NEPA process through the development of atribal environmental policy act

Creator:: Sloan, Kathleen M.
Abstract:: This dissertation presents an analysis of the historic preservation framework on tribal cultural resources management (CRM). It examines some of the challenges this framework poses to tribal governments working on cultural resources protection efforts within a compliance framework. An examination of five major laws that regulate the practice of CRM...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : _________________________________________________________________ Courtland Smith This dissertation presents an analysis of the historic preservation

Subsistence in Alaska : With an in-depth look at the Upper Copper River Fishery

Creator:: McCormick, Mary B.
Abstract:: Subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska is a political, social, and cultural issue. Since statehood in 1959 the state of Alaska has managed fish and wildlife resources on all its lands. But because the state has been unable to come into compliance with federal regulations mandating a subsistence rural priority,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Fishery by Mary B. McCormick Oregon State University, 2003 Major Professor: Dr. Courtland Smith

The role of policy and collaboration in decommissioning exempt water wells in Washington state

Creator:: Moran, Kathryn A.
Abstract:: The rapid proliferation of exempt wells since the settlement of the West has left the State of Washington with little knowledge of the existing number of exempt wells within its boundaries. Exempt wells are primarily a rural phenomena that when abandoned leave aquifers vulnerable to contaminants and create a general...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith The rapid proliferation of exempt wells since the settlement

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Creator:: Stephenson, Garry Owen
Abstract:: Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Trawl Fishery ^ Redacted for privacy Abstract approved: Professor Courtland L. Smith Implementation

Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

Creator:: Betz, Virginia Marie
Abstract:: Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity refers to both the number of artifact classes present (richness) and the proportional representation of classes (evenness). Numerical diversity indices measure one or both components. Archaeologists use assemblage diversity to infer behavior of prehistoric cultures. Archaeological inferences about behavior...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Courtland L. Smith Archaeologists use diversity as one way of characterizing their assemblages. Diversity

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mythological and Environmental Concerns. Abstract approved: Courtland L. Smith Ideals of freedom

What do Stakeholders Know About Salmon and Steelhead Recovery in the Willamette Basin?

Creator:: Fellas, Christy
Abstract:: In August 2011, the final Upper Willamette River basin salmon and steelhead recovery plan was adopted by NOAA Fisheries and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The plan highlights a variety of activities that need to be taken by both public and private entities in order to recover these...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Internship: June 2011 – February 2012 Abstract approved: Courtland Smith In

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Bycatch in the ocean shrimp Pandalus jordani fishery

Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health project

Environment, symbolism, and changing gender roles in Oregon's Santiam Canyon

Enhancing cultural resources management and improving tribal involvement inthe NEPA process through the development of atribal environmental policy act

Subsistence in Alaska : With an in-depth look at the Upper Copper River Fishery

The role of policy and collaboration in decommissioning exempt water wells in Washington state

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Measurement and meaning of archaeological diversity

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

What do Stakeholders Know About Salmon and Steelhead Recovery in the Willamette Basin?

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