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Key Habitat Restoration (HR) Oyster Restoration (OR) Recreation Enhancement (RE) Water Quality Improvement (WQ)
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GEMS Social and Economic Metrics for Restoration in the Gulf of Mexico

Metrics for: Seagrass Restoration

Seagrass Restoration project type details

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Core Metrics Key

Key Habitat Restoration (HR) Oyster Restoration (OR) Recreation Enhancement (RE) Water Quality Improvement (WQ)
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Not Core        
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Metrics for: Seagrass Restoration

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Name Outcome Tier Scale Description Protocols HR OR RE WQ
Knowledge: Number of people with additional knowledge of habitat effects and other project outcomes based on project site Cultural Values - Knowledge (R) 2 Project

The number of people with additional awareness of habitat effects and other project outcomes due to proximity to the project, assessed using project-scale methodologies such as surveys, interviews or focus groups.

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Education-related knowledge: number of people with additional knowledge of habitat effects and other project outcomes Cultural Values - Knowledge (R) 2 Project

The number of people with additional knowledge of habitat effects and other project outcomes due to project-associated educational outreach, assessed using project-scale methodologies such as surveys, interviews or focus groups.

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Awareness: Number of people with additional knowledge of habitat effects and other project outcomes on broader scale Cultural Values - Knowledge (R) 2 Program

The number of people with additional awareness of habitat effects and other project outcomes due to living or working in proximity to the project, assessed using program-scale methodologies such as surveys, interviews or focus groups.

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Change in program identified cultural value Cultural Values - Other (R) 2 Program

Identification and evaluation of cultural ecosystem services (CES), which vary by community, for monitoring which vary by community, for monitoring (e.g., Pascua et al. 2017). Where possible, program team can develop framework for pre-and post- restoration monitoring of CES.

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Change in project identified cultural value Cultural Values - Other (R) 2 Project

Identification and evaluation of cultural ecosystem services (CES), which vary by community, for monitoring (e.g., Pascua et al. 2017). Where possible, project team can develop framework for pre-and post- restoration monitoring of CES.

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Change in economic activity from project associated commercial fish harvest Economic Activity - Finfish/Shellfish Harvest (R) 2 Program

Jobs, labor income, gross state product, and total industry output modeled annually based on NOAA commercial harvest data and state data (e.g. Florida commercial fisheries) for relevant species. Change in economic activity from commercial fish harvest could be due to changes in target populations or areas closed to harvest due to water quality issues. Reporting harvest and revenue (intermediate outputs for calculating this metric) may also be useful to give a full picture on how commercial harvest patterns have changed in response to the project.

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Change in economic activity from project associated commercial aquaculture harvest Economic Activity - Finfish/Shellfish Harvest (R) 2 Program

Jobs, labor income, gross state product, and total industry output modeled annually based commercial harvest data and state data (e.g. USDA Census of Aquaculture) for relevant species.

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Change in economic activity from recreational fishing Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R) 2 Program

Jobs, labor income, gross state product, and total industry output modeled annually at a county to regional level. Angler surveys will account for the difference in activity associated with a restoration project, which would then be used as input into the economic impact analysis (see Texas Half Moon Reef example [PDF]).

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Change in recreation and tourism associated economic activity associated with a closure period Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R) R & D Program

Change in economic activity from recreation and tourism in area with repeated or long-term closures. This can be measured with a location-specific scenario analysis or survey instrument.

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Number of jobs supported through recreational fishing at project site Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R) 2 Project

The number of direct, indirect, and induced jobs associated with recreational fishers visiting the restored reef, based on fishing expenditures determined through a survey of recreational fishing anglers conducted by the restoration project.

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Change in recreational fishing expenditures associated with project site visitation Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R) 2 Project

Estimate of total recreational fishing expenditures due to the project compared to baseline of recreational fishing expenditures in surrounding area, calculated as the number of recreational fishing trips to the project site (estimated from random sampling counts as part of structured monitoring) multiplied by the average trip expenditure (from NOAA FEUS 2018 Report).

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Change in recreational activity expenditures associated with project site visitation Economic Activity - Recreation and Tourism (R) 2 Project

Estimate of total recreational activity expenditures due to the project compared to baseline of recreational activity expenditures in surrounding area, calculated as the number of recreational trips to the project site (estimated from random sampling counts as part of structured monitoring).

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Change in economic activity from restoration spending Economic Activity - Restoration/Intervention (R) 2 Program

Jobs, labor income, gross state product, and total industry output would be modeled based on project expenditures.

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Number of restoration jobs supported by project Economic Activity - Restoration/Intervention (R) 1 Project

The number of jobs directly supported by the restoration project, including but not limited to project design, construction, project site maintenance, education, and monitoring, reported every year.

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Total restoration expenditures by project Economic Activity - Restoration/Intervention (R) 1 Project

The total amount of money spent on the restoration project as reported in the project budget every year.

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Proportion of protein or nutrition from food harvested at restoration site Human Health - Food Security for Communities (R) R & D Program

Relative measure of contribution of subsistence harvest from areas with restoration projects (e.g. seafood, birds, mushrooms) to household nutrition, measured by adding questions to existing national nutrition surveys.

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Proportion of surveyed harvesters who say that food caught/harvested at the site is important for feeding their household Human Health - Food Security for Communities (R) 2 Project

Estimate of proportion of surveyed harvesters who say that food harvested at project site is important for feeding their household and if that has changed since the installation of the project at site

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Change in cognitive function Human Health - Mental Health & Psychological Well-Being (R) 2 Project

Change in performance on simple recall or other cognitive function tests pre- and post- recreation activity or time at project site.

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Change in subjective well-being Human Health - Mental Health & Psychological Well-Being (R) 2 Project

Change in self-reported state of well being. Survey of visitors pre- and post- time at project site.

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Change in number of reported cases of waterborne diseases in counties near the project site Human Health - Waterborne Disease (R) R & D Project

Change in number of reported cases of waterborne disease in counties near the project site, measured through available CDC, hospital, and clinic data and groundtruthed with survey instruments.  Such measurements have not yet taken place and are in the R&D Phase.

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Number of properties or length of infrastructure adjacent to shoreline with reduced erosion after project Property Protection & Value - Property Protection (Erosion) (R) 2 Project

Total amount of public infrastructure or private property (measured in number and type of properties, or length of road) that experiences decreased adjacent erosion rates due to the restoration project reported every year.

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Change in economic costs resulting from carbon emissions Social Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (R) 1 Project

Changes in economic costs resulting from carbon emissions associated with the project, measured using the social cost of carbon (a measure of the economic harm from greenhouse gas emissions emitted per ton of carbon equivalent). The current central estimate of the social cost of carbon is over $50 per ton in today's dollars.

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