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Submissions from 2018

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Lessons from Philippines MPA Management: Social Ecological Interactions, Participation, and MPA Performance, Julia Twichell, Richard Pollnac, and Patrick Christie

Submissions from 2017

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Using Boundary Objects to Stimulate Transformational Thinking: Storm Resilience for the Port of Providence, Rhode Island (USA), Austin Becker

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Cost and Materials Required to Retrofit US Seaports in Response to Sea Level Rise: A Thought Exercise for Climate Response, Austin Becker, Ariel Hippe, and Elizabeth L. Mclean

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Implications of climate change for shipping: Ports and supply chains, Austin Becker, Adolf K. Y. Ng, Darryn McEvoy, and Jane Mullett

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Ocean beliefs and support for an offshore wind energy project, David Bidwell

Positive and negative feedback in policy formulation, Richard Burroughs

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Evaluating the best available social science for natural resource management decision-making, Susan Charnley, Courtney Carothers, Terre Satterfield, Arielle Levine, Melissa R. Poe, Karma Norman, Jamie Donatuto, Sara Jo Breslow, Michael B. Mascia, Phillip S. Levin, Xavier Basurto, Christina C. Hicks, Carlos García-Quijano, and Kevin St. Martin

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Using normative evaluations to plan for and manage shellfish aquaculture development in Rhode Island coastal waters, Tracey Dalton, Di Jin, Robert Thompson, and Allison Katzanek

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Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community-based marine protected areas, Amy Diedrich, Natalie Stoeckl, Georgina G. Gurney, Michelle Esparon, and Richard Pollnac

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How to Carry Out Bathymetric and Elevation Surveys on a Tight Budget: Basic Surveying Techniques for Sustainabilty Scientists, Miguel Esteban, Hiroshi Takagi, Takahito Mikami, Lama Bahbouh, Austin Becker, Leonard Nurse, Tomoya Shibayama, and Mohammad Nagdee

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Racismo en Puerto Rico: Surveying perceptions of racism, Hilda Lloréns, Carlos G. García-Quijano, and Isar P. P. Godreau Santiago

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Seaport Climate Vulnerability Assessment at the Multi-Port Scale: A Review of Approaches, R. Duncan McIntosh and Austin Becker

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The influence of weather on the recreational uses of coastal lagoons in Rhode Island, USA, Emily Patrolia, Robert Thompson, Tracey Dalton, and Porter Hoagland

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Factors influencing the well-being of small-scale fishers in the Gulf of Thailand, Suvaluck Satumanatpan and Richard Pollnac

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Changes in Job Satisfaction Through Time in Two Major New England Fishing Ports, Tarsila Seara, Richard B. Pollnac, and John J. Poggie

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Fishing as therapy: Impacts on job satisfaction and implications for fishery management, Tarsila Seara, Richard B. Pollnac, John J. Poggie, Carlos Garcia-Quijano, Iris Monnereau, and Victor Ruiz

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A critical discussion on the roles of institutions on ports’ adaptation to the impacts posed by climate change, Huiying Zhang, Adolf K.Y. Ng, and Austin Becker

Submissions from 2016

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A Method to Estimate Climate-Critical Construction Materials Applied to Seaport Protection, Austin Becker, Nathan Chase, Martin Fischer, Ben Schwegler, and Keith Mosher

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The Effects of Information on Public Attitudes Toward Renewable Energy, David Bidwell

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Thinking through participation in renewable energy decisions, David Bidwell

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Public acceptance of offshore wind energy: Relationships among general and specific attitudes, David Bidwell and Marine Affairs

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Improving human and environmental conditions through the Coral Triangle Initiative: Progress and challenges, Patrick Christie, Diana M. Pietri, Todd C. Stevenson, Richard Pollnac, Maurice Knight, and Alan T. White

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Engage key social concepts for sustainability, Christina C. Hicks, Arielle Levine, Arun Agrawal, Xavier Basurto, Sara J. Breslow, Courtney Carothers, Susan Charnley, Sarah Coulthard, Nives Dolsak, Jamie Donatuto, Carlos Garcia-Quijano, Michael B. Mascia, Karma Norman, Melissa R. Poe, Terre Satterfield, Kevin St. Martin, and Phillip S. Levin

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Understanding vulnerability in Alaska fishing communities: A validation methodology for rapid assessment of indices related to well-being, Amber Himes-Cornell, Conor Maguire, Stephen Kasperski, Kristin Hoelting, and Richard Pollnac

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Anthropocene Anthropology: Reconceptualizing Contemporary Global Change, Amelia Moore

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Using multiple methods to gather spatial data on human uses of Rhode Island's coastal lagoons, Emily Patrolia, Robert Thompson, and Tracey Dalton

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Missing the tide? Workplace cultural differences as a barrier to seafarer mobility in the U.S. workboat and sail training sectors, Eric Romelczyk and Austin Becker

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A major increase in winter snowfall during the middle Holocene on western Greenland caused by reduced sea ice in Baffin Bay and the Labrador Sea, Elizabeth K. Thomas, Jason P. Briner, John J. Ryan-Henry, and Yongsong Huang

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Sea-Level Change Considerations for Marine Civil Works-COPRI Committee Update on Best Practices, Jean O. Toilliez, Todd J. Mitchell, and Austin Becker

Submissions from 2015

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Stakeholder Perceptions of Seaport Resilience Strategies: A Case Study of Gulfport (Mississippi) and Providence (Rhode Island), Austin Becker and Margaret R. Caldwell

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Considering sea level change when designing marine civil works: Recommendations for best practices, Austin Becker, Jean O. Toilliez, and Todd J. Mitchell

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Feedback switching and the evolution of U.S. coastal management, Richard Burroughs

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An Integrated ecological-economic modeling framework for the sustainable management of oyster farming, Carrie J. Byron, Di Jin, and Tracey M. Dalton

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Are Caribbean MPAs making progress toward their goals and objectives?, Tracey Dalton, Graham Forrester, and Richard Pollnac

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Investigating Causal Pathways Linking Site-Level Characteristics, Compliance, and Ecological Performance in Caribbean MPAs, Tracey Dalton, Richard Pollnac, and Graham Forrester

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Coastal resource foraging, life satisfaction, and well-being in southeastern Puerto Rico, Carlos G. García-Quijano, John J. Poggie, Ana Pitchon, and Miguel H. Del Pozo

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Integrated conservation and development: Evaluating a community-based marine protected area project for equality of socioeconomic impacts, Georgina G. Gurney, Robert L. Pressey, Joshua E. Cinner, Richard Pollnac, and Stuart J. Campbell

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An approach for analyzing the spatial welfare and distributional effects of ocean wind power siting: The Rhode Island/Massachusetts area of mutual interest, P. Hoagland, T. M. Dalton, D. Jin, and J. B. Dwyer

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Port adaptation for climate change: The roles of stakeholders and the planning process, Steven Messner, Austin Becker, and Adolf K.Y. Ng

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Islands of Difference: Design, Urbanism, and Sustainable Tourism in the Anthropocene Caribbean, Amelia Moore

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Challenges in Integrating the Climate and Social Sciences for Studies of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, Frances C. Moor, Justin S. Mankin, and Austin Becker

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Climate change and adaptation planning for ports, Adolf K.Y. Ng, Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu Ling Chen, Paul Earl, and Zaili Yang

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Preface, Adolf K.Y. Ng, Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu Ling Chen, Paul Earl, and Zaili Yang

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Time to act: The criticality of ports in adapting to the impacts posed by climate change, Adolf K.Y. Ng, Austin Becker, Stephen Cahoon, Shu Ling Chen, Paul Earl, and Zaili Yang

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Aspects of Fishery Management, Job Satisfaction, and Well-Being among Commercial Fishermen in the Northeast Region of the United States, Richard B. Pollnac, Tarsila Seara, and Lisa L. Colburn

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Taxonomy of USA east coast fishing communities in terms of social vulnerability and resilience, Richard B. Pollnac, Tarsila Seara, Lisa L. Colburn, and Michael Jepson

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Revisiting integrated coastal zone management: Is it past its prime?, Michelle E. Portman, Tracey M. Dalton, and Jack Wiggin

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Analyzing risks posed by climate change on ports: A fuzzy approach, Zaili Yang, Stephen Cahoon, Shu Ling Chen, Adolf K.Y. Ng, and Austin Becker

Submissions from 2014

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Toward Seaport Resilience for Climate Change Adaptation: Stakeholder Perceptions of Hurricane Impacts in Gulfport (MS) and Providence (RI), Austin Becker, Pam Matson, Martin Fischer, and Mike Mastrandrea

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Poverty and protected areas: An evaluation of a marine integrated conservation and development project in Indonesia, Georgina G. Gurney, Joshua Cinner, Natalie C. Ban, Robert L. Pressey, Richard Pollnac, Stuart J. Campbell, Sonny Tasidjawa, and Fakhrizal Setiawan

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Collaboration within the Puget Sound Marine and Nearshore Science Network, Kristin Hoelting, Beth Moore, Richard Pollnac, and Patrick Christie

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Lipstick and catch shares in the Western Pacific: Beyond evangelism in fisheries policy?, Seth Macinko

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Sea-level change considerations for marine civil works - COPRI committee update on best practices, Jean O. Toilliez, Todd J. Mitchell, and Austin Becker

Submissions from 2013

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A Note on Climate Change Adaptation for Seaports: A Challenge for Global Ports, a Challenge for Global Society, Austin Becker, Michele Acciaro, Regina Asariotis, Edgard Cabrera, Laurence Cretegny, Philippe Crist, Miguel Esteban, Andrew Mather, Steve Messner, Susumu Naruse, Adolf K. Y. Ng, Stefan Rahmstorf, Michael Savonis, Dong-Wook Song, Vladimir Stenek, and Adonis F. Velegrakis

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Recreational boaters' perceptions of scenic value in Rhode Island coastal waters, Tracey Dalton and Robert Thompson

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Factors affecting support for puget sound marine protected areas, Kristin R. Hoelting, Clara H. Hard, Patrick Christie, and Richard B. Pollnac

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How good science and stories can go hand-in-hand, Heather M. Leslie, Erica Goldman, Karen L. Mcleod, Leila Sievanen, Hari Balasubramanian, Richard Cudney-Bueno, Amanda Feuerstein, Nancy Knowlton, Kai Lee, Richard Pollnac, and Jameal F. Samhouri

Submissions from 2012

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Introduction to the Special Issue on Job Satisfaction in Fisheries in the Global South, Maarten Bavinck, Richard B. Pollnac, Iris Monnereau, and Pierre Failler

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Climate Change Impacts on International Seaports: Knowledge, Perceptions, and Planning Efforts Among Port Administrators, Austin Becker, Satoshi Inoue, Martin Fischer, and Ben Schwegler

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Sustainability trajectories for urban waters, Richard Burroughs

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Participation, process quality, and performance of marine protected areas in the wider Caribbean, Tracey Dalton, Graham Forrester, and Richard Pollnac

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Collaboration, legitimacy, and awareness in Puget Sound MPAs, Clara H. Hard, Kristin R. Hoelting, Patrick Christie, and Richard B. Pollnac

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Development of an integrated economic and ecological framework for ecosystem-based fisheries management in New England, D. Jin, P. Hoagland, Tracey Dalton, and E. M. Thunberg

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Which Fishers are Satisfied in the Caribbean? A Comparative Analysis of Job Satisfaction Among Caribbean Lobster Fishers, Iris Monnereau and Richard Pollnac

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Job Satisfaction in Fisheries Compared, Richard Pollnac, Maarten Bacinck, and Iris Monnereau

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Post Tsunami Job Satisfaction Among the Fishers of Na Pru Village, on the Andaman Sea Coast of Thailand, Richard B. Pollnac and Dawn Kotowicz

Submissions from 2011

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Socio-economy - Social dynamics of scaling-up marine protected area declarations and management, Patrick Christie and Richard Pollnac

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Human ecology of a species introduction: Interactions between humans and introduced Green Iguanas in a Puerto Rican Urban Estuary, Carlos García-Quijano, Tomás Carlo, and Javier Arce-Nazario

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Ecosystem Social Science Models, Jeffrey Johnson, Richard Pollnac, Lee Anderson, and Tim Hennessey

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Stress and the occupation of fishing, Richard B. Pollnac, Iris Monnereau, John J. Poggie, Victor Ruiz, and Azure D. Westwood

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Factors influencing success of marine protected areas in the Visayas, Philippines as related to increasing protected area coverage, Richard Pollnac and Tarsila Seara

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Classification of coastal communities reporting commercial fish landings in the U.S. Northeast region: Developing and testing a methodology, Sarah L. Smith, Richard B. Pollnac, Lisa L. Colburn, and Julia Olson

Submissions from 2010

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Extent and frequency of vessel oil spills in US marine protected areas, Tracey Dalton and Di Jin

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Mapping human dimensions in marine spatial planning and management: An example from Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, Tracey Dalton, Robert Thompson, and Di Jin

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Evolving science of marine reserves: New developments and emerging research frontiers, Steven D. Gaines, Sarah E. Lester, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Christopher Costello, and Richard Pollnac

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Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems, Richard Pollnac, Patrick Christie, Joshua E. Cinner, Tracey Dalton, Tim M. Daw, Graham E. Forrester, Nicholas A. J. Graham, and Timothy R. McClanahan

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Measuring public access to the shoreline: The boat-based offset survey method, Robert Thompson and Tracey Dalton

Submissions from 2009

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Tropical marine EBM feasibility: A synthesis of case studies and comparative analyses, Patrick Christie, Richard B. Pollnac, David L. Fluharty, Mark A. Hixon, Gordon K. Lowry, Robin Mahon, Diana Pietri, Brian N. Tissot, Alan T. White, Nygiel Armada, and Rose Liza Eisma-Osorio

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Back to basics: An empirical study demonstrating the importance of local-level dynamics for the success of tropical marine ecosystem-based management, Patrick Christie, Richard B. Pollnac, Enrique G. Oracion, Agnes Sabonsolin, Roxie Diaz, and Diana Pietri

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Managing complexity: Ecological knowledge and success in puerto rican small-scale fisheries, Carlos García-Quijano

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Regional ocean governance in china: An appraisal of the clean bohai sea program, Benrong Peng, Di Jin, and Richard Burroughs

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Information diffusion in two marine protected area networks in the Central Visayas Region, Philippines, Diana Pietri, Patrick Christie, Richard B. Pollnac, Roxie Diaz, and Agnes Sabonsolin

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Introduction: Scaling up to ecosystem-based management-case studies and comparative analysis, Richard B. Pollnac and Patrick Christie

Submissions from 2008

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Happiness, well-being and psychocultural adaptation to the stresses associated with marine fishing, Richard B. Pollnac and John J. Poggie

Submissions from 2007

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Searching for subsistence: In the field in pursuit of an elusive concept in small-scale fisheries, Seth Macinko and Sarah Schumann

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Theme section on the "Aspects of interactions between humans and coral reefs", R. B. Pollnac

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Cooperation and conflict between large- and small-scale fisheries: A Southeast Asian example, Richard B. Pollnac

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Fish wars: Conflict and collaboration in fisheries management in Southeast Asia, Robert Pomeroy, John Parks, Richard Pollnac, Tammy Campson, Emmanuel Genio, Cliff Marlessy, Elizabeth Holle, Michael Pido, Ayut Nissapa, Somsak Boromthanarat, and Nguyen Thu Hue

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Subsistence in coastal fisheries policy: What's in a word?, Sarah Schumann and Seth Macinko

Submissions from 2006

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Factors influencing progress in establishing community-based marine protected areas in Indonesia, Brian Crawford, Meidiarti Kasmidi, Florence Korompis, and Richard B. Pollnac

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Exploring participants' views of participatory coastal and marine resource management processes, Tracey Morin Dalton

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Toward a model for fisheries social impact assessment, Richard B. Pollnac, Susan Abbott-Jamieson, Courtland Smith, Marc L. Miller, Patricia M. Clay, and Bryan Oles

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Job satisfaction in the fishery in two Southeast Alaskan towns, Richard B. Pollnac and John J. Poggie

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Exploring the connections between ferries and urban form: Some considerations before jumping on board, Robert Thompson, Richard Burroughs, and Tiffany Smythe

Submissions from 2005

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Institutional change in the Port of New York, Richard Burroughs

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Beyond biogeography: A framework for involving the public in planning of U.S. marine protected areas, Tracey Morin Dalton

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Factors influencing the sustainability of integrated coastal management projects in the Philippines and Indonesia, Richard B. Pollnac and Robert S. Pomeroy

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Perceived economic factors influencing the sustainability of integrated coastal management projects in the Philippines, Robert S. Pomeroy, Enrique G. Oracion, Richard B. Pollnac, and Demberge A. Caballes

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Weeding through assumptions of livelihood approaches in ICM: Seaweed farming in the Philippines and Indonesia, Leila Sievanen, Brian Crawford, Richard Pollnac, and Celia Lowe

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Relationships between coastal tourism and ICM sustainability in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, Monika T. Thiele, Richard B. Pollnac, and Patrick Christie