While the Bureau has a wide involvement in fisheries economics, it sees itself as best contributing in the area of applied economic analysis. An example is given of research in the field of fisheries management, which has to take account of a number of complex biological and economic...

The Australian Resource Assessment Commission conducted a large contingent valuation study to estimate the economic benefits of preserving the Kakadu Conservation Zone by incorporating it into Kakadu National Park rather than allowing mining in it. Different subsamples were presented, with...