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Summary

Short Citation
NMFS Office of Science and Technology, 2024: Northeast Marine Protected Area Valuation Survey 2006, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26258.
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Abstract

The design of marine protected areas (MPAs) generates much discussion among marine scientists. Ecological studies have suggested that protecting 10 to 40% of regional ecosystems is needed to preserve diversity, while public preferences for MPA size have not been modeled. We conduct a choice experiment to estimate the existence value of protecting species and habitat diversity on the sea floor in areas that vary in size and allowable uses of the water column, and apply a latent class specification to accommodate taste parameter heterogeneity. Results identify three latent classes in the sample, and suggest that while protecting areas as ecological reserves is utility-increasing for most size/use combinations, smaller reserves with liberal use policies produce the largest increases. Our research suggests diminishing marginal utility for MPA sizes that are substantially smaller than ranges often cited, and the distinct latent classes underscore the need to question the assumption of homogeneous preferences when evaluating MPA policy.

Distribution Information

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Person can request the data. All confidential information must be stripped before data access is granted.

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Contact Information

Point of Contact
Kristy A Wallmo
kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov
301-427-8190

Metadata Contact
Kristy A Wallmo
kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov
301-427-8190

Extents

Geographic Area 1

Northeast Atlantic Ocean

Time Frame 1
2006

Four-month implementation period.

Item Identification

Title: Northeast Marine Protected Area Valuation Survey 2006
Short Name: Northeast MPA Valuation
Status: In Work
Abstract:

The design of marine protected areas (MPAs) generates much discussion among marine scientists. Ecological studies have suggested that protecting 10 to 40% of regional ecosystems is needed to preserve diversity, while public preferences for MPA size have not been modeled. We conduct a choice experiment to estimate the existence value of protecting species and habitat diversity on the sea floor in areas that vary in size and allowable uses of the water column, and apply a latent class specification to accommodate taste parameter heterogeneity. Results identify three latent classes in the sample, and suggest that while protecting areas as ecological reserves is utility-increasing for most size/use combinations, smaller reserves with liberal use policies produce the largest increases. Our research suggests diminishing marginal utility for MPA sizes that are substantially smaller than ranges often cited, and the distinct latent classes underscore the need to question the assumption of homogeneous preferences when evaluating MPA policy.

Purpose:

This survey assessed the non-market value of MPAs designated in the northeast Atlantic region.

Keywords

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None attitudes
None preferences
None value

Temporal Keywords

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None one time

Spatial Keywords

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None Northeast coast

Physical Location

Organization: NMFS Office of Science and Technology
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: MS Excel Spreadsheet
Data Presentation Form: Document (hardcopy)

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 211653
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Wallmo, Kristy A
Address: 1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
Email Address: kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8190
Fax: 301-713-4137

Distributor

CC ID: 225856
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST)
Address: 1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
Phone: 301-427-8100
URL: http://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/
Business Hours: 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 211654
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Wallmo, Kristy A
Address: 1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
Email Address: kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8190
Fax: 301-713-4137

Point of Contact

CC ID: 211652
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Wallmo, Kristy A
Address: 1315 East West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910
USA
Email Address: kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8190
Fax: 301-713-4137

Publisher

CC ID: 211655
Date Effective From: 2006
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Curtis, Rita
Address: 1315 East-West Hwy
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
USA
Email Address: Rita.curtis@noaa.gov
Phone: 301-427-8122
Fax: 301-713-4137

Extents

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 211656
Description

Northeast Atlantic Ocean

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 211657
Time Frame Type: Discrete
Start: 2006
Description:

Four-month implementation period.

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Data Access Procedure:

Person can request the data. All confidential information must be stripped before data access is granted.

Data Access Constraints:

Person can request the data. All confidential information must be stripped before data access is granted.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 772698
Download URL: https://noaa-fisheries-hq.data.socrata.com/resource/eb9u-acxm.json
Distributor: NMFS Office of Science and Technology (OST) (2018 - Present)
File Name: Northeast MPA Valuation Data
File Type (Deprecated): Socrata API Endpoint
Distribution Format: Web Service (Other)

Data Quality

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Focus groups conducted to ensure unbiased instrument, QA/QC check at data entry, Peer review results

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: No
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: No
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
If Distributor (Data Hosting Service) is Needed, Please Indicate: Yes
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: 14 Days
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-CO
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

This application is hosted by the Office of Science and Technology within the NOAA System 4020 and is compliant with all applicable Federal Government security policies.

Edit access to data is subject to role-based authentication and access control.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

Collected through a survey instrument

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 26258
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26258
Metadata Record Created By: Jackie Locks
Metadata Record Created: 2015-08-04 15:06+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-11-30 18:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2016-02-11
Owner Org: OST
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2016-02-11
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2017-02-11