gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26258 eng UTF8 dataset MS Excel Spreadsheet NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Website Website for this organization information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT resourceProvider Wallmo, Kristy A 301-427-8190 301-713-4137 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov pointOfContact 2026-03-29T23:00:34 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata Part 2 Extensions for imagery and gridded data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Northeast Marine Protected Area Valuation Survey 2006 Northeast MPA Valuation publication NOAA/NMFS/EDM 26258 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26258 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Full Metadata Record View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. information documentHardcopy The design of marine protected areas (MPAs) generates much discussion among marine scientists. Ecological studies have suggested that protecting 10 to 40% of regional ecosystems is needed to preserve diversity, while public preferences for MPA size have not been modeled. We conduct a choice experiment to estimate the existence value of protecting species and habitat diversity on the sea floor in areas that vary in size and allowable uses of the water column, and apply a latent class specification to accommodate taste parameter heterogeneity. Results identify three latent classes in the sample, and suggest that while protecting areas as ecological reserves is utility-increasing for most size/use combinations, smaller reserves with liberal use policies produce the largest increases. Our research suggests diminishing marginal utility for MPA sizes that are substantially smaller than ranges often cited, and the distinct latent classes underscore the need to question the assumption of homogeneous preferences when evaluating MPA policy. This survey assessed the non-market value of MPAs designated in the northeast Atlantic region. underDevelopment Wallmo, Kristy A 301-427-8190 301-713-4137 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov pointOfContact Wallmo, Kristy A 301-427-8190 301-713-4137 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA kristy.wallmo@noaa.gov custodian attitudes preferences value theme one time temporal Northeast coast place DOC/NOAA/NMFS/OST > Office of Science & Technology, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce dataCentre Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords 2017-04-24 publication 8.5 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 22. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Northeast MPA Valuation Survey project InPort otherRestrictions Cite As: NMFS Office of Science and Technology, [Date of Access]: Northeast Marine Protected Area Valuation Survey 2006 [Data Date Range], https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26258. NOAA provides no warranty, nor accepts any liability occurring from any incomplete, incorrect, or misleading data, or from any incorrect, incomplete, or misleading use of the data. It is the responsibility of the user to determine whether or not the data is suitable for the intended purpose. otherRestrictions Access Constraints: Person can request the data. All confidential information must be stripped before data access is granted. unclassified NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA/NMFS/EDM 26258 https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nmfs/ost/dmp/pdf/26258.pdf WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. information crossReference eng; US oceans Northeast Atlantic Ocean Four-month implementation period. 2006 Web Service (Other) NMFS Office of Science and Technology 301-427-8100 1315 East West Highway Silver Spring MD 20910 USA https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/office-science-and-technology WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NOAA Fisheries Office of Science and Technology Website listed for NMFS Office of Science and Technology information 0700 - 1800 EST/EDT distributor https://noaa-fisheries-hq.data.socrata.com/resource/eb9u-acxm.json WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link Northeast MPA Valuation Data download dataset Collected through a survey instrument