State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies 2009

The nation's coasts and oceans contribute much to the United States economy. For the past 14 years, the National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP), now a program of the Center for the Blue Economy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, has compiled time-series data that track economic activities, demographics, ports and cargo volume and value, natural resource production and value, non-market values, and federal expenditures in the U.S. coastal zone both on land and in the water. A report on the ocean and coastal economies of the United States was released by NOEP in 2009 covering data through 2005. The present report is an update of that study covering the period 2007-2012. State summaries from this report are available on the NOEP website (www.oceaneconomics.org) under "Publications." This article is available at Digital Commons @ Center for the Blue Economy: https://cbe.miis.edu/noep_publications/1 We Value the Oceans www.oceaneconomics.org State of the U.S. Ocean and Coastal Economies 2014 The United States must ensure sustainable use of its marine resources to maintain its place in the global economy. The nation relies on ocean systems to produce food, energy, and pharmaceuticals. Large sectors of the U.S. economy depend on the oceans to transport goods. Energy needs, land use, and climate change will challenge management of our coasts and oceans in the future. The Economy Relies on a Healthy Ocean The Monterey Institute of International Studies is a Graduate School of Middlebury College State of he .S. Oean nd Castal Eonom ies 2014 Nional Oean Eonom ics Pgram nd Cnter or he lue Eonom y About the Authors Dr. Judith T. Kildow, Founding Director, The National Ocean Economics Program (NOEP)—currently based at the Center for the Blue Economy—received her PhD in International Relations and Science Policy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University. She has taught, performed research, published and spoken widely in the fields of marine policy and ocean economics at MIT, Harvard, USC and other universities. Throughout her career she has served government and the private sector in numerous roles. Dr. Charles S. Colgan, Chief Market Economist for the NOEP and Professor at the University of Southern Maine, received his PhD in Economic History from the University of Maine. His career spans over three decades of experience in government and academic settings addressing issues of regional economic management, change and planning, natural resource management, and environmental management with a focus on coastal and ocean resources. Dr. Jason D. Scorse, Director, Center for the Blue Economy, received his PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is the Chair of the International Environmental Policy Program at the Monterey Institute, and his research interests include environmental and natural resource economics, ocean economics, non-market valuation, economics of sustainable development, and behavioral economics. Pat Johnston, Data Manager, Center for the Blue Economy, earned a BA in Math & Statistics from the University of West Florida. Most of his career has been spent building interactive information systems, and he has been working with the NOEP for over a decade. Matt Nichols, Research Assistant, Center for the Blue Economy, is a master’s candidate in the International Environmental Policy Program at the Monterey Institute. Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Monica Galligan, who edited most of the document, and coordinated the numerous drafts, as well as our designer, Jules Meyer, for her excellent job making the report so readable. Finally, we want to thank NOAA’s Coastal Service Center, particularly Jeff Adkins, for the timely transfer of data, and all of the others who have contributed data to the NOEP’s efforts over many years.