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A Multi-Decadal Assessment of Social Thresholds and Outcomes in Marine Social-Ecological Systems in Hawaiʻi

May 01, 2024

Providing insight for adaptive management of regime shifts for marine ecosystems in Hawaiʻi.

This case study uses social indicators to identify trends across fisheries, tourism, and coastal employment in the Hawaiian social-ecological systems. Generalized Additive Models identify periods of change and link them to regulatory and environmental drivers. 


Perng L, Leong K, Weijerman M, Oleson K 2024. A multi-decadal assessment of social thresholds and outcomes in marine social-ecological systems in Hawai'i Marine Policy,163,106141.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106141

Last updated by Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center on 01/13/2025