

We manage 177 Marine Protected Areas that account for 87 percent of all marine protected area in U.S. waters. We contribute to spatial management decisions by: Assessing societal preferences on the sites and allowable uses for marine managed ar
We manage 177 Marine Protected Areas that account for 87 percent of all marine protected area in U.S. waters. We contribute to spatial management decisions by:
These studies provide managers with:
NOAA Fisheries contributes to marine spatial decisions by predicting the values and trade-offs associated with restricting uses in designated areas. We are developing a spatial economics toolbox, FishSET, that gives analysts the data and modeling tools they need to study the cost to fishermen from such restrictions. FishSET is being piloted in Alaska, where results from a Bering Sea fishery analysis found that: