Marina Farr

Biography

Marina Farr completed her PhD in Economics in November 2013 at James Cook University. Her research project titled ‘Estimating the demand for and economic value of ‘fish’ in the recreational fishing and tourism sectors: general methodological issues and empirical findings relevant tothe Great Barrier Reef’. Her research interests include natural resource economics and management, environmental economics, non-market valuation techniques, tourism economics and recreational fisheries.Marina Farr completed her PhD in Economics in November 2013 at James Cook University. Her research project titled ‘Estimating the demand for and economic value of ‘fish’ in the recreational fishing and tourism sectors: general methodological issues and empirical findings relevant tothe Great Barrier Reef’. Her research interests include natural resource economics and management, environmental economics, non-market valuation techniques, tourism economics and recreational fisheries.

Research Interest

Marina is currently involved in the research projects looking at the relative social and economic values of residents and tourists in the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics World Heritage Areas and the economic costs associated with macro-algae productions.