An optimization framework for addressing aquatic invasive species

Hyytiäinen, Kari; Lehtiniemi, Maiju; Niemi, Jarkko; Tikka, Kimmo

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.04.001

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“…The details of how the utility-maximising management policy was optimized are available in Hyytiäinen et al (2013). Regarding the details the reader is recommended to consult the article.…”

Section: Objective Functionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…We simulated a baseline scenario, which was parametrized similarly to Hyytiäinen et al (2013), and thereafter altered probability and price parameters from the baseline to examine changes in the optimal management policy. The baseline cost of ballast water treatment is EUR 1,450 per ship (Seakleen® biocide, Chattopadhyay et al, 2004;Wright et al, 2007) mulitiplied by 300 ships coming from the contaminated areas.…”

Section: Parameter Valuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our analysis is built on a previously published stochastic dynamic programming model by Hyytiäinen et al (2013). Earlier results are enriched through additional analysis with respect to some of the most critical model parameters, which are jointly minimised.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Marine invasive species in the Arctic

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Section: Objective Functionmentioning

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“…Several studies account for uncertainty when investigating the optimal choice of prevention, control, and adaptation [24,48,[64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72]. In principle, these studies address similar questions as those presented in Section 3, i.e., the optimal combination of prevention, control and adaptation policies, but add the dimension of risk.…”

Section: Management Under Uncertaintymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies focusing on avoiding risk treat it as exogenous, and identify the best management strategy [48,64,70,72]. A relatively early contribution was provided by [64] where risk is assigned as a restriction in the decision problem.…”

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Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review

2014

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Abstract:The purpose of this study is to review theoretical and empirical findings in economics with respect to the challenging question of how to manage invasive species. The review revealed a relatively large body of literature on the assessment of damage costs of invasive species; single species and groups of species at different geographical scales. However, the estimated damage costs show large variation, from less than 1 million USD to costs corresponding to 12% of gross domestic product, depending on the methods employed, geographical scale, and scope with respect to inclusion of different species. Decisions regarding optimal management strategies, when to act in the invasion chain and which policy to choose, have received much less attention in earlier years, but have been subject to increasing research during the last decade. More difficult, but also more relevant policy issues have been raised, which concern the targeting in time and space of strategies under conditions of uncertainty. In particular, the weighting of costs and benefits from early detection and mitigation against the uncertain avoidance of damage with later control, when the precision in targeting species is typically greater is identified as a key challenge. The role of improved monitoring for detecting species and their spread and damage has been emphasized, but questions remain on how to achieve this in practice. This is in contrast to the relatively large body of literature on policies for mitigating dispersal by trade, which is regarded as one of the most important vectors for the spread of invasive species. On the other hand, the literature on how to mitigate established species, by control or adaptation, is much more scant. Studies evaluating causes for success or failure of policies against invasive in practice are in principal non-existing. OPEN ACCESSDiversity 2014, 6 501

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Economics of Invasive Species

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Yemshanov

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Invasive Species in Forests and Rangelands of the United States

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While the subset of introduced species that become invasive is small, the damages caused by that subset and the costs of controlling them can be substantial. This chapter takes an in-depth look at the economic damages non-native species cause, methods economists often use to measure those damages, and tools used to assess invasive species policies. Ecological damages are covered in other chapters of this book. To put the problem in perspective, Federal agencies reported spending more than half a billion dollars per year in 1999 and 2000 for activities related to invasive species ($513.9 million in 1999 and $631.5 million in 2000 (U.S. GAO 2000)). Approximately half of these expenses were spent on prevention. Several states also spend considerable resources on managing non-native species; for example, Florida spent $127.6 million on invasive species activities in 2000 (U.S. GAO 2000), and the Great Lakes states spend about $20 million each year to control sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) (Kinnunen 2015). Costs to government may not be the same as actual damages, which generally fall disproportionately on a few economic sectors and households. For example, the impact of the 2002 outbreak of West Nile virus exceeded $4 million in damages to the equine industries in Colorado and Nebraska alone (USDA APHIS 2003) and more than $20 million in public health damages in Louisiana (Zohrabian et al. 2004). Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) cause $300–$500 million annually in damages to power plants, water systems, and industrial water intakes in the Great Lakes region (Great Lakes Commission 2012) and are expected to cause $64 million annually in damages should they or quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) spread to the Columbia River basin (Warziniack et al. 2011).

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An optimization framework for addressing aquatic invasive species

Cited by 32 publications

References 26 publications

Marine invasive species in the Arctic

Marine invasive species in the Arctic

Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review

Economics of Invasive Species

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