Understanding Metrics for Communicating the Economic Importance of Florida’s Fisheries Part I: An Overview

Understanding the economic importance of fisheries and coastal resources is vitally important for making good management decisions that affect human communities, local businesses, and environment and ecological sustainability. However, economic “importance” is not a very specific term, and can mean...

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Main Authors: Edward V. Camp, Christa D. Court, Andrew Ropicki, Robert Botta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2023-09-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/120165
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Summary:Understanding the economic importance of fisheries and coastal resources is vitally important for making good management decisions that affect human communities, local businesses, and environment and ecological sustainability. However, economic “importance” is not a very specific term, and can mean completely different things to different people. We reviewed different fields of natural resource economics to and describe the different economic terms most often used. This information can help management agencies and cooperative Extension agents use the correct terminology and teach the correct terminology in their outreach.
ISSN:2576-0009