Northeast Marine Protected Area Valuation Survey from 2006

A 2006 survey conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to estimate public preferences for marine protected area (MPA) design. The dataset likely contains results from a choice experiment analyzing the existence value of protecting species and habitat diversity based on area size and allowable uses. It applies a latent class specification to model heterogeneous preferences across three identified user groups.

Use Cases

• Modeling public utility for marine protected area size based on the choice experiment results.
• Analyzing heterogeneous preferences for conservation policies using the latent class specification.
• Estimating the existence value of protecting sea floor species and habitat diversity.
• Evaluating trade-offs between ecological reserve size and allowable water column uses.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Analysis identifies three distinct latent classes, suggesting a method to handle preference heterogeneity.
• Focuses on a specific policy-relevant question regarding MPA size and use preferences.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to datagov.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Choice experiment survey.

Time Range

2006

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 23:33:11.076086; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northeast region (implied by title).