Total economic value for protecting and restoring Hawaiian coral reef ecosystems final report

"This report documents results of a study commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve methods for measuring the economic values that the U.S. public places on the protection and restoration of coral reef ecosystems. The work focused on the coral reefs of Hawaii. These reefs are obviously of economic importance to both the state and the nation, yet there has been less economic research focused on the reefs of Hawaii compared to other parts of the United States, particularly Florida, in the past"--Executive summary. 2011 NOS (National Ocean Service) CoRIS (Coral Reef Information System) Library Public Domain 1936