1. NAAFE Special Session and Multistate W2004 Project Current Status, Future Prospects: Funding, Employment and Relevance of the Fisheries Economics Profession Trends from the Published Record Janet Webster and Gil Sylvia Oregon State University

2. Methods 1960-2011 theses & dissertations from North American Universities Worldcat & university libraries’ catalogues 715 records analyzed 1967-2012 in Web of Knowledge & EconLit with selected keywords & phrases Focus on core journals to enhance that dataset 2422 records analyzed

3. Trends in Masters Theses and PhD Dissertations

4. Masters and PhD’s All U.S. Science and Engineering Degrees

5. Masters and PhD’s Economic Degrees

6. Fisheries Economics Degrees

8. Total Advanced Degrees by Topic

9. Trends by Institutions Ph.D.M.S.Other MastersTotal 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 University of Rhode Island292538551103 Oregon State University306123354 University of Washington281120 52 Auburn University68175 36 Simon Fraser University331217632 University of Florida136621129 Texas A&M University86712 24 University of California Davis7922 20 University of Hawaii at Manoa7421115 Mississippi State University3236 14 University of Alaska Fairbanks266 14 University of British Columbia17 5 13 Memorial University of Newfoundland11 23512 University of Delaware23111311 McGill University5 2 3111 Total1179098415341440 Other Institutions (124)5710825362920275 Grand Total174198123778261715

10. Trends by Institutions Ph.D.M.S.Other MastersTotal 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 University of Rhode Island292538551103 Oregon State University306123354 University of Washington281120 52 Auburn University68175 36 Simon Fraser University331217632 University of Florida136621129 Texas A&M University86712 24 University of California Davis7922 20 University of Hawaii at Manoa7421115 Mississippi State University3236 14 University of Alaska Fairbanks266 14 University of British Columbia17 5 13 Memorial University of Newfoundland11 23512 University of Delaware23111311 McGill University5 2 3111 Total1179098415341440 Other Institutions (124)5710825362920275 Grand Total174198123778261715

11. Trends by Institutions Ph.D.M.S.Other MastersTotal 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 1960- 1995 1996- 2011 University of Rhode Island292538551103 Oregon State University306123354 University of Washington281120 52 Auburn University68175 36 Simon Fraser University331217632 University of Florida136621129 Texas A&M University86712 24 University of California Davis7922 20 University of Hawaii at Manoa7421115 Mississippi State University3236 14 University of Alaska Fairbanks266 14 University of British Columbia17 5 13 Memorial University of Newfoundland11 23512 University of Delaware23111311 McGill University5 2 3111 Total1179098415341440 Other Institutions (124)5710825362920275 Grand Total174198123778261715

12. Rankings Across Time 1960-19951996-20042005-2011 Ph.DMastersRankPh.DMastersRankPh.DMastersRank University of Rhode Island 2943113511212 Oregon State University 30122353317 Auburn University 6173326534 University of Washington 221331125101 Simon Fraser University 3184254137 University of Florida 1375217425 Texas A&M University 8962174- University of Hawaii at Manoa 7373- 11 University of California Davis 728524317 McGill University 539 29236 Mississippi State University 3310129146 University of Alaska Fairbanks -61014612 University of Maine -610118-- Michigan State University 3310-- -- University of Delaware 22 335-1 University of California Berkeley 2- 4- 3- University of California Los Angeles 21 4- -- University of British Columbia 1- 2- 553 University of California San Diego -- -- 6-5 University of California Santa Barbara -- -- 6-5 Memorial University of Newfoundland 14 12 -56 University of Arizona -- -- 317 University of Manitoba -- -- 236

13. Trends in Peer Reviewed Fishery Economics Articles

14. Trends in Published Articles

15. Fishery Econ Publications by Journal

16. Summary of Results Theses and Dissertations – Far higher ratio of PhD’s to Masters in Fishery Econ relative to Economics – Flat growth of Fishery econ from 1980-1998 – Rapid Increase in PhD’s after 2000 – Significant growth in policy and management – Some larger traditional programs fade – Emergence of new programs – Importance of “other” institutions

17. Summary of Results (continued) Published Journal articles – Rapid increase since 1990 – New econ and interdisciplinary journals help drive growth Aquaculture Management/Policy

18. Speculation, Implications & Questions – Loss of government funding results in decrease in larger traditional programs – Growing interest in 1990’s in sustainability and property rights drives students, publications, and new programs – Increased PhD’s due to greater focus on research, training for academia, and availability of quantitatively skilled students – More graduates doing fisheries econ PhD’s from more but less focused fishery-economics programs

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