| Economic Value of Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecosystems
"Total Economic Value for Protecting and Restoring Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecosystems", October 2011. This report documents results of a study commissioned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to improve methods for measuring the economic values that the U.S. public places on the protection and
restoration of coral reef ecosystems. The work focused on the coral reefs of Hawaii. The study reveals the
estimated total economic value the American people hold for the coral reefs of the main Hawaiian Islands is
$33.57 billion.
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