Center for Marine Social Sciences (CMSS)

Lead Pi: Madeleine Hall-Arber · 2/2008 - 1/2010

Project Personnel:

MIT Sea Grant
Project number: 2008-A/A-3
Strategic Focus Area: Safe and Sustainable Seafood Supply
advisory anthropology commerce communication coordination dragger fish fleet government groundfish habitat herring impact legislation New England policy public trawler

The aim of Marine Social Sciences (MSS) is to explore the human, social, and political aspects of marine-related issues. This work helps identify solutions to complex issues and contributes to policy development. MSS will continue to focus on the fishing industry and those communities it supports. In addition, MSS is concerned with coastal zone issues in which the human context can greatly influence the acceptance of management policies. MSS will also continue to provide critical assessments of proposed management plans for regional management authorities.