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Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Fishing Communities along the West Coast Region of the U.S.
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Fishing Communities along the West Coast Region of the U.S. |
| Names |
Miller, Stacey D.
(creator) Lach, Denise (advisor) |
| Date Issued | 2014-12-01 (iso8601) |
| Note | Graduation date: 2014 |
| Abstract | Social vulnerability is often thought of as a culmination of social factors influencing the susceptibility of various groups to harm and govern their ability to respond. In an effort to identify communities that may be susceptible to social impacts from changes to fishery policies or fishing conditions, NOAA Fisheries is developing social vulnerability indicators for fishing-dependent communities in five regions within the U.S including the northeast, southeast, west coast, Alaska, and Hawaii. Place-based data from the U.S. decennial census, American Community Survey, NOAA Fisheries, state fish and wildlife agencies, and a myriad of additional sources are included in a factor analysis to identify communities engaged in and reliant on commercial fishing, and to derive indicators of social vulnerability. Using these indicators, 18 communities along the west coast were identified as having high levels of both commercial fishing dependence and social vulnerability, although the drivers varied among communities. This research complements the development of a national vulnerability assessment by using the vulnerability resilience linear conceptual model to evaluate exposure and sensitivity of communities along the west coast to potential policy or environmental changes that affect commercial fishing activity. |
| Genre | Research Paper |
| Topic | Social Vulnerability |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/54750 |
