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Discover TURFs: A Global Assessment of Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries to Determine Variability in Success and Design

Discover TURFs: A Global Assessment of Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries to Determine Variability in Success and Design

Faculty Advisors: Christopher Costello

Clients: Rare Conservation

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Fish Scraps to Food: New Markets in Mexican Artisanal Fishing Communities

Fish Scraps to Food: New Markets in Mexican Artisanal Fishing Communities

Group Members: Jessica Couture

Faculty Advisors: Andrew Plantinga, Gary Libecap

Clients: Olazul

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Exploring Innovative Management for the Red Spiny Lobster Fishery in the Galápagos Islands

Exploring Innovative Management for the Red Spiny Lobster Fishery in the Galápagos Islands

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: Conservation International

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The Restoration of the Catarina Scallop (Argopecten Ventricosus) in the Ensenada de La Paz

The Restoration of the Catarina Scallop (Argopecten Ventricosus) in the Ensenada de La Paz

Faculty Advisors: Hunter Lenihan

Clients: Noroeste Sustenable A.C.

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Assessing Management Strategies for the Artisanal Sector of the Peruvian Anchoveta Fishery

Assessing Management Strategies for the Artisanal Sector of the Peruvian Anchoveta Fishery

Group Members: Tracey Mangin

Faculty Advisors: Steve Gaines

Clients: The Nature Conservancy Peru

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Eco-Entrepreneurship: Smarty Pants

Eco-Entrepreneurship: Smarty Pants

Faculty Advisors: Emily Cotter

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Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Ridge to Reef: Land Use, Sedimentation, and Marine Resource Vulnerability in Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Faculty Advisors: Thomas Dunne

Clients: Conservation International Indonesia

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The Food Waste Project: Understanding Behaviors and Attitudes, Assessing Knowledge Levels, and Raising Awareness

The Food Waste Project: Understanding Behaviors and Attitudes, Assessing Knowledge Levels, and Raising Awareness

Faculty Advisors: Gary Libecap

Clients: Innovation Center for US Dairy

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The Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

The Non-Market Value of Private Recreational Boating in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Group Members: Gavin McDonald

Faculty Advisors: Matt Potoski

Clients: Environmental Defense Center, Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

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The Snapper Saga: An Assessment of Sector Separation on the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Red Snapper Fishery

The Snapper Saga: An Assessment of Sector Separation on the Gulf of Mexico Recreational Red Snapper Fishery

Faculty Advisors: Sarah Anderson, Christopher Costello

Clients: Ocean Conservancy

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Analyzing a Proposed Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary System

Analyzing a Proposed Expansion of Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary System

Faculty Advisors: James Frew

Clients: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary

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UCSB - Water Action Plan

UCSB - Water Action Plan

Clients: UCSB

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Mitigating Climate Change Through Tropical Forests: An Analysis of U.S. Bilateral REDD+ Finance

Mitigating Climate Change Through Tropical Forests: An Analysis of U.S. Bilateral REDD+ Finance

Faculty Advisors: Lee Hannah, David Tilman

Clients: Tropical Forest Group

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Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Sustainable Water Use in the Ventura River Watershed

Faculty Advisors: Arturo Keller

Clients: Surfrider Foundation Ventura Ecosystem Program

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Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Developing a Water Supply Optimization Strategy for the Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, Improvement District No. 1

Faculty Advisors: Jeff Dozier

Clients: Santa Ynez River Water Conservation District, DUDEK

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Sustainable Supply Chain Management for UCSB

Sustainable Supply Chain Management for UCSB

Faculty Advisors: John Melack

Clients: UCSB Purchasing Department

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Sustainable Microforestry: An Adaptive Management Tool for Smallholder Agroforestry Farms in Ganze District, Kenya

Sustainable Microforestry: An Adaptive Management Tool for Smallholder Agroforestry Farms in Ganze District, Kenya

Faculty Advisors: Christina Tague

Clients: KOMAZA

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Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Assessing On-Road Freight Emissions for Patagonia and Evaluating Low Carbon Fuel Alternatives

Faculty Advisors: Roland Geyer, Brandon Kuczenski

Clients: Patagonia

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Design for Recycling Under Extended Producer Responsibility

Design for Recycling Under Extended Producer Responsibility

Clients: SIMS Metal Management

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Promoting Multi-benefit Floodplain Conservation Strategies Along the Lower Santa Clara River Through the Prioritization of Agricultural Conservation Easements

Promoting Multi-benefit Floodplain Conservation Strategies Along the Lower Santa Clara River Through the Prioritization of Agricultural Conservation Easements

Faculty Advisors: Robert Wilkinson

Clients: The Nature Conservancy