[All-postdocs] Marine Policy Center Seminar July 1st

[Alison Maksym]

FYI - feel free to bring your lunch.

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Noon - 1 pm
Marine Policy Center Hybrid Seminar
Title: What is the "Value" of Marine Resources, Research and Policy? An Introduction to Non-Market Valuation for Non-Economists
Dr. Michael Weir, Research Specialist, WHOI Marine Policy Center

Where: Smith Conference Room, 86 Water Street, Woods Hole
Hybrid - Please register in advance for this meeting:
https://whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/GFKMlSOsS66JnDnzmK02Fw

Abstract:

What is the "value" of conserving Ocean Twilight Zone (OTZ) biomass? How much is additional Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) monitoring worth to the public? Many of the things we "value" as scientists and practitioners are not traded in markets - there isn't a set price or quantity that is posted for sale. So then, how can we measure and communicate the social benefits and costs of these "non-market" goods like OTZ biomass or scientific research? This seminar will provide an overview of how economists define "value" and introduce the tools of non-market valuation using examples from Marine Policy Center's research on OTZ fisheries and HAB monitoring. This seminar is designed with non-economists in mind. Come learn about ways to measure and communicate the value of your work and the policies it influences!



Alison W. Maksym
Center Administrator, Marine Policy Center
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
266 Woods Hole Road, MS#41, Woods Hole, MA 02543
Tel: 508-289-3538
amaksym at whoi.edu<mailto:amaksym at whoi.edu>

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