James N. Sanchirico
University Fellow
James N. Sanchirico is a university fellow at Resources for the Future and professor of natural resource economics and policy in the Department of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California Davis. His main research interests are the economic analysis of policy design, implementation, and evaluation for marine resources and terrestrial species conservation. He received the Rosenstiel Award for Oceanographic Sciences in 2012, the UC Davis Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award in 2014, and the Publication of Enduring Quality Award from the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in 2023. He is currently Co-Editor at the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, member of the U.S. National Academies of Science Ocean Studies Board, member of the U.S. National Academies Standing Committee on Offshore Wind Energy and Fisheries, and principal investigator on the NSF-funded Sustainable Oceans National Research Training program for graduate students in marine and coastal policy at UC Davis.
Education
- PhD in agricultural and resource economics, University of California at Davis, 1998.
- BA in economics and mathematics, Boston University, 1991.
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Common Resources — Jun 13, 2024
Bending (Not Breaking) Fisheries Management to Help Fishing Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Sudden, extreme environmental events that harm both fish populations and the fishers that depend on them are becoming more frequent. Ideally, new policies will allow fishers more adaptability in response to such shocks without sacrificing sustainability.
Working Paper — May 16, 2024
Adaptive Systems for Climate-Ready Fisheries Management
Fishery managers can balance tradeoffs to design climate-ready systems that enable fishers and fishing communities to adapt to climate change without jeopardizing long-run ocean sustainability.
Journal Article — Aug 9, 2019
Classifying fishing behavioral diversity using high-frequency movement data
An approach to effective fisheries management where “big data” routinely collected by many fisheries agencies can be used in a data-driven framework to classify fishers into discrete behavioral types.
Journal Article — Mar 6, 2019
Optimal Investment to Enable Evolutionary Rescue
Even with eventual rescue, evolutionary time lags can cause the population size to temporarily fall below a threshold susceptible to extinction.
Working Paper — May 16, 2024
Adaptive Systems for Climate-Ready Fisheries Management
Fishery managers can balance tradeoffs to design climate-ready systems that enable fishers and fishing communities to adapt to climate change without jeopardizing long-run ocean sustainability.
Journal Article — Aug 9, 2019
Classifying fishing behavioral diversity using high-frequency movement data
An approach to effective fisheries management where “big data” routinely collected by many fisheries agencies can be used in a data-driven framework to classify fishers into discrete behavioral types.
Journal Article — Mar 6, 2019
Optimal Investment to Enable Evolutionary Rescue
Even with eventual rescue, evolutionary time lags can cause the population size to temporarily fall below a threshold susceptible to extinction.
Journal Article — Mar 1, 2019
Examination of the Peruvian Anchovy Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ) System
Examination of the Peruvian Anchovy Individual Vessel Quota (IVQ) System
Common Resources — Jun 13, 2024
Bending (Not Breaking) Fisheries Management to Help Fishing Communities Adapt to Climate Change
Sudden, extreme environmental events that harm both fish populations and the fishers that depend on them are becoming more frequent. Ideally, new policies will allow fishers more adaptability in response to such shocks without sacrificing sustainability.
Resources Magazine — Jul 10, 2018
Understanding Linkages across Fisheries Can Inform More Effective Policy Design
Powerful new analytical tools can help improve understanding of how management decisions in one fishery can have cross-cutting effects for other fi...
Common Resources — May 23, 2018
Network Analysis Reveals Hidden Patterns in Fishing Enterprises
Powerful new analytical tools can help improve understanding of how management decisions in one fishery can have cross-cutting effects for other fi...
Common Resources — Apr 26, 2016
Evaluating Fishery Catch Share Programs in a Developing Country Context
Are catch share programs effective for the management of fisheries in developing countries? Ongoing research on major management programs in Peru ...
Press Release — Feb 13, 2019
Study: Consider “Spillovers” in Fishery Management Policy Design
Study: Consider “Spillovers” in Fishery Management Policy Design
Media Highlight — Feb 12, 2015
Coastline Preservation: Mangroves and Reefs as Green Infrastructure
Coastline Preservation: Mangroves and Reefs as Green Infrastructure
Media Highlight — Jul 31, 2012
Restoring Mangroves May Prove Cheap Way to Cool Climate
Restoring Mangroves May Prove Cheap Way to Cool Climate