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Coastal Economies & Recreation

Sustainable management of marine resources helps build coastal communities with strong economies and vibrant commercial and recreational fisheries.

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Chef's Seafood Symposium (Oct 2008)
This annual educational program helps train and inform culinary professionals, culinary students, and representatives from the seafood industry and related businesses.

Aquaculture survey shows rising trends (June 2008)
A survey by researchers with the Sea Grant program at VIMS shows that shellfish farmers planted more than half a billion clams and 18 million oysters in Virginia waters last year. The survey marks the first effort to track economic trends in shellfish aquaculture in the Commonwealth.

Workshop targets charter boat operators (March 2006)
Regional Sea Grant programs host the annual Delmarva Charter Boat Workshop, which focuses on business, safety, and resource issues.

VIMS Updates Fishing Report (Dec 2005)
VIMS researchers update their seminal 1997 study of how commercial and recreational fishing contribute to Virginia's economy.

Crest Articles

VIMS to assess menhaden value
A new three-year study led by researchers at VIMS seeks input from commercial and recreational anglers and other stakeholders to help assess the social and economic value of menhaden in Chesapeake Bay.

Four more marinas receive clean designation
The Virginia Clean Marina Program, part of the Virginia Sea Grant Advisory Program at VIMS, announces the 4 marinas that have most recently met the requirements to be certified as Virginia Clean Marinas.

Virginia Clean Marina program tops 60 members

Marine trades will pay for training
A VIMS survey shows that marine businesses in the Mid-Atlantic are ready to support a regional training and certification program. Altogether, the companies employ 5,765 full-time and 1,142 part-time workers.

Heritage tourism workshop draws local businesses
VIMS’ Virginia Sea Grant program, the VA Foundation for the Humanities, and the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce hold a workshop to help Eastern Shore businesses identify and capitalize on marketing the region’s unique cultural heritage.

For-hire Fishing Captains Drawn to Regional Workshops

Workshop series targets charter boat operators

Advisory Service Reports

  1. Murray, T. J. 2006. Economic activity associated with the inaugural "Virginia In-Water Boat Expo," September 9-11, 2005. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, VSG-2006-1, Gloucester Point, VA.
  2. Kirkley, J. 2005. The Potential Economic Impacts on Virginia's Economy of the Closure of One Crab Processing Plant. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2005-1, Gloucester Point, VA.
  3. Kirkley, J., K. McConnell, and W. Ryan. 2000. Economic aspects of allocating striped bass among competing user groups in Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 2000-05, Gloucester Pt.,  VA.
  4. Virginia Sea Grant College Program. 1999. A plan to improve the competitiveness of the blue crab processing industry and the quality of crab meat products in the U.S. marketplace. Virginia Sea Grant College Program, [S.l.].
  5. Kirkley, J., N. Bockstael, K. McConnell, and I. Strand. 1999. The Economic Value of Saltwater Angling in Virginia. Virginia Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, 99-2, Gloucester Point, VA.
  6. Oesterling, M. J., and C. Adams. 1997. Economic and business considerations for small-scale soft crab production. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
  7. Kirkley, J. 1996. Virginia's Net Fisheries: A Preliminary Economic Overview. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Pt., VA.
  8. Kirkley, J. E., W. D. DuPaul, and M. J. Oesterling. 1995. Regulating the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, fishery in Virginia : biological and economic concerns. Virginia Sea Grant's Marine Advisory Program, School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, 63, Gloucester Point, Va.
  9. Kirkley, J. E., and W. D. DuPaul. 1995. Standardizing fishing effort & individual transferable effort programs in the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, fishery. Virginia Sea Grant, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, School of Marine Science, College of William & Mary, 59, Gloucester Point, Va.
  10. Thacker, S. G. 1994. The economic impact of marine aquaculture on Virginia's Eastern Shore. School of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point.
  11. Berquist, C. R., C. H. Hobbs, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, United States Minerals Management Service, and University of Texas at Austin Bureau of Economic Geology. 1986. Assessment of economic heavy minerals of the Virginia Inner Continental Shelf. Commonwealth of Virginia, Dept. of Mines, Minerals and Energy, Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville, Va.
  12. Van Engel, W. A., F. J. Wojcik, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 1965. Catch and value of the Chesapeake Bay blue crab, 1880-1960. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
  13. Van Engel, W. A., F. J. Wojcik, and Virginia Institute of Marine Science. 1965. Catch and value of various American crustaceans, 1929-1960. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, VA.
  14. Bailey, R. S., and Virginia Dept. of Conservation and Economic Development. Division of Planning and Economic Development. 1958. Let's be oyster farmers. Division of Planning and Economic Development, Richmond, Virginia.

Labs, Centers, and Groups

Special Reports in Applied Marine Science and Ocean Engineering (SRAMSOE)

  1. Kirkley, J. E., and D. Kerstetter. 1997. Saltwater angling and its economic importance to Virginia. Report 339.
  2. Kirkley, J. E. 1997. Virginia's commercial fishing industry: its economic performance and contributions. Report 337.
  3. Grulich, P. R., and W. D. DuPaul. 1984. Feasibility of crab meal processing in the Chesapeake Bay Region: II. An integrated economic analysis for Hampton/Newport News, Virginia. Virginia Sea Grant College Program, Report 273.
  4. Kvaternik, A. C., W. D. DuPaul, and T. J. Murray. 1983. Price flexibility analysis of Virginia hard clams: economic considerations for management of the fishery. Virginia Sea Grant Program, Report 266.
  5. Theberge, N. B., and coauthors. 1981. False Cape State Park : Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge study : a public access analysis. Report 254.
  6. Murray, T. J., J. Lucy, and Virginia Boating Advisory Committee. 1981. Recreational boating in Virginia: a preliminary analysis. Virginia Sea Grant Program, Report 251.
  7. Marshall, A. R., and J. A. Lucy. 1981. Virginia's charter and head boat fishery: analysis of catch and socioeconomic impacts. Marine Advisory Services, Report 253.
  8. DuPaul, W. D., and S. H. Baker. 1979. The economic impact of the sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus fishery in Virginia. Report 222.
  9. DuPaul, W. D., and S. H. Baker. 1979. The economic impact and status of the offshore fishing industry in Virginia. Report 225.
  10. Virginia Division of State Planning and Community Affairs, United States Economic Development Administration, and Spindletop Research, Inc. 1975. Multi-purpose fact finding and pre-planning study, Eastern Shore of Virginia. Report 20, Richmond.

Journal Articles

  1. Chuenpagdee, R., and D. Pauly. 2004. Improving the state of coastal areas in the Asia-Pacific region. Coastal Management 32(1):3-15.
  2. Kirkley, J., C. J. M. Paul, S. Cunningham, and J. Catanzano. 2004. Embodied and disembodied technical change in fisheries: An analysis of the Sete trawl fishery, 1985-1999. Environmental & Resource Economics 29(2):191-217.
  3. Siapno, W. D., and M. Sisson. 2004. Gas hydrates - The commercial fuel source of the 21st century - These hydrates are a path to energy prosperity and western economic independence. Sea Technology 46(10):39-42.
  4. Fox, K. J., R. Q. Grafton, J. Kirkley, and D. Squires. 2003. Property rights in a fishery: regulatory change and firm performance. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 46(1):156-177.
  5. Frankic, A., and C. Hershner. 2003. Sustainable aquaculture: developing the promise of aquaculture. Aquaculture International 11(6):517-530.
  6. Kirkley, J. E., D. Squires, M. F. Alam, and H. O. Ishak. 2003. Excess capacity and asymmetric information in developing country fisheries: The Malaysian purse seine fishery. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85(3):647-662.
  7. Lipton, D., and R. Hicks. 2003. The cost of stress: Low dissolved oxygen and economic benefits of recreational striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fishing in the Patuxent River. Estuaries 26(2A):310-315.
  8. Squires, D., and coauthors. 2003. Excess capacity and sustainable development in Java Sea fisheries. Environment and Development Economics 8:105-127.
  9. Walden, J. B., J. E. Kirkley, and A. W. Kitts. 2003. A limited economic assessment of the northeast groundfish fishery buyout program. Land Economics 79(3):426-439.
  10. Kirkley, J., C. J. M. Paul, and D. Squires. 2002. Capacity and capacity utilization in common-pool resource industries - Definition, measurement, and a comparison of approaches. Environmental & Resource Economics 22(1-2):71-97.
  11. Squires, D., and J. Kirkley. 1999. Skipper skill and panel data in fishing industries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56(11):2011-2018.
  12. Gautam, A. B., I. Strand, and J. Kirkley. 1996. Leisure/labor tradeoffs: The backward-bending labor supply in fisheries. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 31(3):352-367.
  13. Squires, D., and J. Kirkley. 1995. Resource Rents from Single and Multispecies Individual Transferable Quota Programs. ICES Journal of Marine Science 52(2):153-164.
  14. Kirkley, J. E., and W. D. Dupaul. 1994. Technical Efficiency, Biological Considerations, and Management and Regulation of the Sea-Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791) Fishery. Journal of Shellfish Research 13(2):571-579.
  15. Squires, D., M. Alauddin, and J. Kirkley. 1994. Individual Transferable Quota Markets and Investment Decisions in the Fixed Gear Sablefish Industry. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 27(2):185-204.
  16. Austin, H. M. 1992. Chesapeake Bay Stock Assessment - Who Are They, and Where Are They. Water Science and Technology 26(12):2705-2709.
  17. Squires, D., and J. Kirkley. 1991. Production Quota in Multiproduct Pacific Fisheries. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 21(2):109-126.

Theses and Dissertations

  1. Stickler, S. M. 2004. Natural dermo resistance and related defense mechanisms in eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, with implications for restoration. Ph.D. Dissertation. The College of William and Mary, Gloucester Pt. VA.

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