Economics of Aquaculture presents basic economic theory in a concise and logical format
which is easily adaptable to practical application. Examples of economic solutions to …

Coastal mangrove forests have been undervalued and converted to other uses throughout
the developing world for almost half a century. The causes and consequences of mangrove …

Research on the commons suggests a more robust understanding of human-resource
interactions is needed to strengthen theories about collective action and sustainable …

Coastal farming and ocean ranching of marine fish, shellfish, crustaceans, and seaweed are
a major and growing industry worldwide. In the United States, freshwater aquaculture is …

This chapter focuses on the ethnography of shrimp mariculture projects in some coastal rural
communities. It describes how these projects were related to the larger community and …

A socio-economic impact study was conducted in Aguadulce, Panama to analyze the
viability of the shrimp aquaculture industry. Two visits in 2004 and 2010 document the …

Abstract The Gulf of Nicoya, Costa Rica, is exploited by labour intensive, low investment,
small-scale subsistence or artisanal fishery using a wide range of gear and craft. There are …

This paper addresses the prospect of mariculture becoming the dominant form of
development and human adaptation in coastal marine ecosystems, especially those …