Estimating the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Fisheries Landings
by: Jacqueline Fiore, Craig Bond, Shanthi Nataraj
What were the direct impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DH) oil spill on the Gulf fisheries industry? This paper reports results from an ex-post analysis of the spill using publicly available, routinely collected data on landings, revenues, and fishing effort for select fish species in the Gulf.
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Audience: Academics, Community Leaders, Fisheries/Seafood Industry, Health Care Providers, Policymakers
Topics: Community Resilience, Economic Well-Being, Environmental/Ecological Well-Being, Health