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Gordon R. Munro is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and is primarily engaged in environmental science research. Their scholarly work mainly explores marine and fisheries research alongside several interconnected subfields.

Their research contributions are focused on these main topics:

  • Marine and fisheries research
  • Marine bivalve and aquaculture studies
  • Aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity
  • Fish biology and ecology studies
  • Coral and marine ecosystems studies
  • Wildlife conservation and criminology analyses
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies

Within environmental science, Munro's work spans several key subfields including:

  • Global and planetary change
  • Ecology
  • Aquatic science
  • Nature and landscape conservation
  • Health, toxicology and mutagenesis

Munro has authored research papers published in various reputable venues, with multiple appearances in Marine Policy and the ICES Journal of Marine Science. The notable publication venues include:

  • Marine Policy
  • ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Marine Resource Economics

Recent publications by Munro cover diverse topics related to fisheries management, economic policies, and ecological modeling. Selected recent papers include:

  • "Drivers of conflict and resilience in shifting transboundary fisheries," 2023, Marine Policy
  • "An Economic Perspective on Policies to Save the Vaquita: Conservation Actions, Wildlife Trafficking, and the Structure of Incentives," 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Age-structured bioeconomic model for strategic interaction: an application to pomfret stock in the Arabian/Persian Gulf," 2020, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "A game theoretic perspective on the management of shared North Sea fishery resources: Pre and post Brexit," 2021, Marine Policy
  • "Brexit and consequences for quota sharing in the Barents Sea cod fishery," 2021, Marine Policy

Munro has also contributed to book publications, notably a book titled Game Theory and Fisheries Management: Theory and Applications published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research in 2020.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Munro's work with frequent coauthors including:

  • Trond Bjørndal
  • Marko Lindroos
  • U. Rashid Sumaila
  • Lone Grønbæk Kronbak
  • Ana Brasão

Best Publications

  • The economics of fishing and modern capital theory: A simplified approach☆

    Colin W Clark;Gordon R Munro

  • IMPLEMENTING THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN FISHERIES MANAGEMENT THROUGH MARINE RESERVES

    Tim Lauck;Colin W. Clark;Marc Mangel;Gordon R. Munro

  • The Optimal Exploitation of Renewable Resource Stocks: Problems of Irreversible Investment

    Colin W. Clark;Frank H. Clarke;Gordon R. Munro

  • Incentive-based approaches to sustainable fisheries

    R. Quentin Grafton;Ragnar Arnason;Trond Bjørndal;David Campbell

  • The Optimal Management of Transboundary Renewable Resources

    Gordon R. Munro

  • A bottom-up re-estimation of global fisheries subsidies

    U. Rashid Sumaila;Ahmed S. Khan;Andrew J. Dyck;Reg Watson

  • Subsidies, buybacks, and sustainable fisheries

    Colin W. Clark;Gordon R. Munro;Ussif Rashid Sumaila

  • The economics of fisheries management

    Gordon R. Munro;Anthony D. Scott

  • The impact of subsidies upon fisheries management and sustainability: the case of the North Atlantic

    Gordon Munro;Ussif R Sumaila

  • The conservation and management of shared fish stocks : legal and economic aspects

    Gordon Ross Munro

  • Climate and Cooperation: A New Perspective on the Management of Shared Fish Stocks

    Kathleen A. Miller;Gordon R. Munro

  • Fisheries and the Processing Sector: Some Implications for Management Policy

    Colin W. Clark;Gordon R. Munro

  • The management of high seas fisheries

    Trond Bjørndal;Veijo Kaitala;Marko Lindroos;Gordon R. Munro

  • The World Trade Organization and global fisheries sustainability

    Ussif Rashid Sumaila;Ahmed Khan;Reg Watson;Gordon Munro

  • Stability and Success of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations

    Pedro Pintassilgo;Michael Finus;Marko Lindroos;Gordon R. Munro;Gordon R. Munro

  • Climate change, uncertainty, and resilient fisheries: Institutional responses through integrative science

    Kathleen Miller;Anthony Charles;Manuel Barange;Keith Brander

  • Limits to the Privatization of Fishery Resources

    Colin W. Clark;Gordon Munro;U. Sumaila

  • The Management of High Seas Fisheries

    Veijo Kaitala;Gordon R. Munro

  • The conservation and management of high seas fishery resources under the new law of sea

    Veijo Kaitala;Gordon Munro

  • THE OPTIMAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY FISHERIES: GAME THEORETIC CONSIDERATIONS

    Gordon R. Munro

  • Chapter 14 The economics of fisheries management

    Gordon R. Munro;Anthony D. Scott

Frequent Co-Authors

U. Rashid Sumaila
U. Rashid Sumaila University of British Columbia
Harry Campbell
Harry Campbell University of Edinburgh
Anthony Charles
Anthony Charles Saint Mary's University
Sean Pascoe
Sean Pascoe Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Ray Hilborn
Ray Hilborn University of Washington
Dirk Zeller
Dirk Zeller University of Western Australia
Randall M. Peterman
Randall M. Peterman Simon Fraser University
Raghu Murtugudde
Raghu Murtugudde University of Maryland, College Park
Martin D. Smith
Martin D. Smith Duke University
Keith Brander
Keith Brander Technical University of Denmark

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