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COASTAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER

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BENEDICT (Ben) POSADAS, B.S.B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Associate E&R Professor of Economics

MSU-Coastal Research and Extension Center
1815 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, MS 39532
Tel: 228-546-1024 Fax: 228-388-1375
E-mail: benp@ext.msstate.edu; URL: http://coastal.msstate.edu/nre.html

MSU-Department of Agricultural Economics

CURRENT INTERESTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
  1. Establish and maintain partnerships, secure funding and conduct economic research on the following coastal-related issues: 43 percent
  2. Develop and maintain educational programs based on research results addressing the following coastal-related issues: 57 percent
  3. Develop and maintain the following departmental websites:

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND AWARDS
  1. National Incident Management System, Incident Command System 100/200/700, Mississippi Homeland Security, December 2-3, 2008.
  2. Global Achievement Award, Mindanao State University Alumni Association Reunion and Convention, Manila, Philippines, August 15-17, 2008.
  3. Simulation and Econometric Models for Probabilistic Forecasting and Risk Analysis. Workshop conducted by Simetar, Inc. College Station, Texas, January 2007.
  4. Project Design and Evaluation, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center at MSU-Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, 2006.
  5. Developing and Using Simulation Models for Risks Analysis, Simetar, Inc. College Station, Texas, 2005.
  6. Using IMPLAN Datasets in the GAMS/MPSGE Environment for Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling, Eastern Management Development Center, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, 2004.
  7. IMPLAN Professional Training, Minnesota IMPLAN Group, Inc., Stillwater, Minnesota, 2000.
  8. Introductory and Intermediate ArchView GIS Training, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Coastal Services Center, Charleston, South Carolina, 1999.
  9. Doctor of Philosophy, major in Agricultural Economics and minor in Economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, 1998.
  10. Epsilon Sigma Phi, 1998.
  11. Gamma Sigma Delta, 1998.
  12. Omicron Delta Epsilon, 1994.
  13. Short Course in Aquaculture Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 1990.
  14. Short Course in Fisheries Research Management, Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, 1988.
  15. Master of Arts, major in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines, 1985.
  16. Module Programme in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics, Universiti Pertanian Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia, 1984, completed with distinction.
  17. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, major in Economics, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines, 1974, graduated cum laude

POSITIONS HELD
  1. Jul. 2004 to present Associate E&R Professor of Economics, Mississippi State University-Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  2. Mar. 2006 to Feb. 2011 Level 2 appointment on the Graduate Faculty, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA
  3. Jul. 1999 to Jun. 2004, Assistant E&R Professor of Economics, Mississippi State University-Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  4. Jul. 1996 to Jun. 1999, Marine Economist, Mississippi State University-Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  5. Nov. 1990 to Jun. 1996, Marine Resource Specialist-Economics, Mississippi State University-Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  6. Feb. 1989 Oct. 1990, Private Contractor, Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi Sea Grant Advisory Service, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.
  7. Apr. 1987 Aug. 1988, Team Leader and Senior Researcher, Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo City, Philippines.
  8. Jul. 1986 Aug. 1988, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo City, Philippines.
  9. Jun. 1985 Jun. 1986, Lecturer in Aquaculture Economics, Training Course for Senior Aquaculturists in Asia and the Pacific Region, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, Aquaculture Department, Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines.
  10. Nov. 1980 Jun. 1986, Instructor in Economics, University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Iloilo City, Philippines.
  11. Jul. 1978 Oct. 1980, Chairman, Department of Economics, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines.
  12. Jul. 1977 to Oct. 1980, Tactical Officer, Department of Army Science and Tactics, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines.
  13. Jul. 1976 Oct. 1980, Instructor in Economics, Mindanao State University, Marawi City, Philippines.
  14. Apr. 1976 Aug. 1976, Research Economist later Research Coordinator, Economic Survey of the Philipppines, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles
  1. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Socioeconomic Characteristics of Workers and Working Conditions in Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. HortTechnology, In review.
  2. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2008. Socioeconomic Impact of Automation on Horticulture Production Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. HortTechnology, 18(4): 697-704.
  3. Pounders, Cecil, Donna. Marshall, and Benedict Posadas. 2006. Hurricane Katrina: Perspective from the Southern Horticultural Laboratory. HortScience, 41(3): 680-684.
  4. Posadas, Benedict C., Glenn Fain, C. Coker, Christine H., and Patricia R. Knight. 2006. Consumer Survey of Selected Garden Chrysanthemum Cultivars in Mississippi. HortTechnology, 16(3):1-5.
  5. Posadas, Benedict C. 2004. Effects of Two Pelletized Feed Formulations on Experimental Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, Pond Production, Processing, and Costs. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 16(3-4): 155-165.
  6. Posadas, Benedict C. 2001. Comparative Economic Analysis of Using Constructed Wetlands in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 11(3): 1-20.
  7. Posadas, Benedict C. and Jurij Homziak. 1993. Costs and Returns of Open Versus Closed Systems for Producing Soft-Shelled Crawfish in Mississippi. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 2(1): 85-103.
Book Chapters (*Peer-reviewed)
  1. *Posadas, Benedict C., Ruth A. Posadas, and William S. Perret. 2008. Estimating Economic Damages to Mississippi Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries From Hurricane Katrina. In pages 131-144 Katherine McLaughlin (ed). Mitigating Impacts of Natural Hazards of Fishery Ecosystems. American Fisheries Society Symposium 64, Bethesda, Maryland.
  2. *Posadas, Benedict C. and Terrill R. Hanson. 2006. Economics of Integrating Nursery in Indoor Biosecure Recirculating Saltwater Shrimp Growout Systems. In pages 279-289 PingSun Leung and Carole Engle (eds.). Shrimp Farming: Economics, Market, and Trade. Blackwell Publishing, Ames, Iowa.
  3. *Posadas, Benedict C., and Christopher J. Bridger. 2004. Economic Feasibility and Impact of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. In pages 109-127, Christopher L. Bridger (ed.). Efforts to Develop a Responsible Offshore Aquaculture Industry in the Gulf of Mexico: A Compendium of Offshore Aquaculture Consortium Research. MASGP-04-029. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
  4. *Posadas, Benedict C. and Christopher J. Bridger. 2003. Economic potential of offshore aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Pages 307-317 in Christopher J. Bridger and Barry A. Costa-Pierce (eds). Open-Ocean Aquaculture: From Research to Commercial Reality. The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  5. *Posadas, Benedict C. 2000. Tilapia Marketing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Region. Pages ----- in Costa-Pierce, B. C. and J. E. Rakocy (eds). Tilapia Aquaculture in the Americas. Vol. 2. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
  6. Burrage, David, D. and Benedict C. Posadas. 1999. Economics of Marine Resources. Pages 69-80 in Della McCaughn (ed.). Guide to Marine Resources of Mississippi. Vol. 3. Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  7. Fitzsimmons, Kevin, and Benedict C. Posadas. 1997. Consumer Demand for Tilapia Products in the US and the Effects on Local Markets in Exporting Countries. In The Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture, 4:613-632. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Ithaca, New York.
  8. Posadas, Benedict C., David D. Burrage, Jurij Homziak, and C. D. Veal. 1992. Oyster Relaying Enterprise Budgets. In The Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Coastal Society, 13: 565-571.
  9. *Homziak, J., and B. Posadas. 1992. Preliminary Survey Of The Tilapia Markets In North America. In The Proceedings of the Forty-Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 42:83-102.
  10. *Posadas, B. 1988. Economic Analysis of Various Prawn Farming Technologies. In Chiu, Y., R. Juliano, and L. Santos (eds.). Technical Considerations for the Management and Operation of Intensive Prawn Farm. UP Aquaculture Society, Iloilo City, Philippines, p. 1-13.
  11. Chiu, Y., B. Posadas, and V. Estilo. 1987. Strategy for a Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Conversion of Mangrove Areas to Aquaculture. In Report of the Workshop on the Conversion of Mangrove Areas to Aquaculture. UNDP-UNESCO Research and Training Pilot Programme on Mangrove Ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific (RAS/79/002), New Delhi, India, p. 86-95.
  12. *Posadas, Benedict C., N. Ty, and E. Seraspe. 1986. Fish Consumption in Iloilo: a Consumer Profile and Behavior Study. In D. Pauly; J. Saeger, and G. Silvestre (eds.). Resources, Management and Socio-economics on Philippine Marine Fisheries. Department of Marine Fisheries Technical Report 10, p. 179-210.
MAFES and MSUES Publications (** Internally peer-reviewed)
  1. **Coker, Randal Y., Benedict C. Posadas, Scott A. Langlois, Patricia R. Knight, and Christine H. Coker. Current Mechanization Systems Among Nurseries and Greenhouses. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin ____, Mississippi State, Mississippi. In review.
  2. **Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Coastal Mississippi Charter Boats for Hire, Marinas and Livebait Dealers. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin ____, Mississippi State, Mississippi. In review.
  3. **Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Operational Characteristics of Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico States. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin ____, Mississippi State, Mississippi. In press.
  4. **Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2009. Socioeconomic Characteristics of Workers and Working Conditions in Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico States. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1182, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  5. **Posadas, Benedict C. 2008. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Commercial Fishing Fleet. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1165, Mississippi State, Mississippi. http://msucares.com/
  6. **Posadas, Benedict C. 2007. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Seafood Processing Plants and Dealer Houses. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Information Bulletin 435, Mississippi State, Mississippi. http://msucares.com/
  7. **Peterman, Mark A., Benedict C. Posadas, and Jeff A Dillon. Use of Artificial Baits in Crab Trapping in Coastal Mississippi. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Research Report. Mississippi State, Mississippi. In review.
  8. **Hanson, Terrill, Lisa House, S. Sureshwaran, Benedict Posadas, and Angel Liu. 2003. U.S. Consumer Opinions of Oysters: Results of 200-2001 Survey. AEC Research Report 2002-005. Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  9. **Hanson, Terrill R., Lisa O. House, S. Sureshwaran, Benedict C. Posadas and Angel Liu. 2003. Opinions of U.S. Consumers Toward Oysters: Results of A 2000-2001 Survey. Bulletin 1133, Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State, Mississippi. http://msucares.com/
  10. **D’Abramo, Louis R., Cortney L. Ohs, Mack W. Fondren, James A. Steeby, and Benedict C. Posadas. 2003. Culture of Freshwater Prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in Temperate Climates. Bulletin 1138. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State, Mississippi. http://msucares.com/
  11. **Posadas, Benedict C. 2000. Costs and Returns of Producing Catfish in the Mississippi Black Belt Area. Technical Bulletin 226. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, Mississippi State, Mississippi. http://msucares.com/
  12. **Posadas, Benedict C. 1998. Evaluating the Use of Constructed Wetlands in Producing Catfish in Multi-enterprise Farming in Mississippi Black Belt Area. UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Harbor, Michigan.
  13. **Posadas, Benedict C., and James G. Dillard. 1997. Operational Characteristics and Costs of Producing Catfish in the Black Belt Area of Mississippi. Agricultural Economics Research Report No. 203, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  14. **Posadas, Benedict C., David D. Burrage, Jurij Homziak, and C. David Veal. 1993. Comparative Enterprise Budgets for Oyster Relaying in Mississippi. Cooperative Extension Service Publication 1848 and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Publication Number 90-033. Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  15. **Homziak, J., and B. Posadas. 1991. Producing Soft Crawfish in Mississippi: Is It For You? Cooperative Extension Service Publication 1780, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  16. **Posadas, Benedict C., and Jurij Homziak. 1991. Enterprise Budgets for Soft Crawfish Production in Mississippi. Cooperative Extension Service Publication 1812 and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Publication Number 91-012. Mississippi State, Mississippi.
Conference Proceedings (*Peer-reviewed)
  1. Posadas, Benedict C., Randal Y. Coker, Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2009. Socioeconomic Determinants of Technology Adoption Among Nurseries and Greenhouses.Proceedings of the 54th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference. 54: 321-323.
  2. Posadas, Benedict C., Randal Y. Coker, Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2009. Current Mechanization Systems Among Nurseries and Greenhouses. Proceedings of the 54th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference. 54: 117-120.
  3. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2008. Operational Characteristics of Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 53rd Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 53:290-292.
  4. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2007. Working Conditions and Socioeconomic Impact of Mechanization in Horticulture Firms. Proceedings of the 52nd Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 52: 461-466..
  5. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2006. Economic Impacts of Technology Adoption on Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 51st Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 51: 317-320.
  6. Posadas, Benedict C. And Ruth A. Posadas. 2006. Assessment of the Impacts of Katrina on Mississippi Commercial and Recreational Fisheries. Proceedings of the 13th Biennial International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade's Conference.
  7. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, Scott A. Langlois, and C. David Veal. 2005. Socio-economic Characteristics of Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 50: 348-350.
  8. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, Scott A. Langlois, and C. David Veal. 2005. Levels of Technology Adoption Among Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 50: 365-368.
  9. *Posadas, Benedict C. 2005. Potential Economic Impact of Commercial Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. MASGP 04-036. Online Proceedings of the 2004 IMPLAN Users Conference sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service in Sheperdstown, West Virginia on October 6-8. http://www.implan.com/kb/question.php?qstId=229
  10. Hanson, Terrill R. and Benedict C. Posadas. 2004. Bio-Economic Modeling of Recirculating Shrimp Production Systems. In T. T. Rakestraw, L. S. Douglas, and G. F. Flick (eds.) Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, 55:144-151. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia.
  11. Posadas, Benedict C., Glenn B. Fain, Christine H. Coker, Patricia R. Knight, C. David Veal, and Randal Y. Coker. 2004. Socioeconomic Survey of Nursery Automation. Proceedings of the Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 49: 306-309.
  12. Posadas, Benedict C., Glenn B. Fain, Christine H. Coker, Patricia R. Knight and Randal Y. Coker. 2004. Consumer Survey of Garden Chrysanthemum Cultivars. Proceedings of the Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 49: 502-507.
  13. Coker, Christine H., Patricia R. Knight, Cecil. T. Pounders, Benedict C. Posadas, and John M. Anderson. 2003. Sun coleus evaluation in South Mississippi. Proceedings of the Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, 47: 430-432.
  14. *Fitzsimmons, Kevin, and Benedict C. Posadas. 1997. Consumer Demand for Tilapia Products in the US and the Effects on Local Markets in Exporting Countries. In The Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture, 4:613-632. Northeast Regional Agricultural Engineering Service, Ithaca, New York.
  15. Posadas, Benedict C., C. David Veal, Michael L. Jahncke, and Janeth A. Gooch. 1996. An Economic Analysis of the Domestic and Foreign Markets of Selected Coastal Herring and Associated Species. Proceedings of the 19th and 20th Annual Conference of the Tropical and Sub-tropical Seafood Sciences and Technology Society in the Americas.
  16. Posadas, Benedict C., David D. Burrage, Jurij Homziak, and C. D. Veal. 1992. Oyster Relaying Enterprise Budgets. In The Proceedings of the 13th International Conference of the Coastal Society, 13: 565-571.
  17. *Homziak, J., and B. Posadas. 1992. Preliminary Survey Of The Tilapia Markets In North America. In The Proceedings of the Forty-Second Annual Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 42:83-102.
  18. *Posadas, B. 1986. Household Demand for Fish in Iloilo City. In Maclean, J. L., L. B. Dizon, and L. V. Hosillos (eds.). The First Asian Fisheries Forum. Asian Fisheries Society, Manila, Philippines, p. 451-453.
Popular Magazines
  1. Sea Briefs, Winter 2006, Vol. 6, No.4, 10 Questions on Resiliency and Recovery: Partnership proves successful in restoration, pp. 2-3.
  2. Hanson, Terrill R., Lisa O. House, and Benedict C. Posadas. 2004. U.S. Consumer Perceptions, Attitudes Toward Farm-Raised Catfish. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 7(1): 27-29.
  3. Posadas, Benedict C., Sula C. Walters and Ronald D. Long. 2003. Effects of Using Artificial Substrates on Experimental Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Pond Production in Coastal Mississippi. World Aquaculture, 34(2):47-50.
  4. Posadas, Benedict C., Sula C. Walters, and Ronald D. Long. 2002. Effects of Using Different Protein Levels on Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii Pond Production. World Aquaculture, 33(4): 41-43.
  5. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters and R. David Long. 2001. Growout Tests of Freshwater Prawn Finds Effects of Feed Protein Levels Limited. Global Aquaculture Advocate, 4(4): 28-29.
  6. Bridger, C. J., B. A. Costa-Pierce, C. A. Goudey, R. R. Stickney, K. M. Fletcher, J. R. Gold, D. H. Lewis, J. Lotz, Benedict C. Posadas, E. Neyrey, R. Rayburn, T. Reid, C. Moncrieff, R. Vega, and D. L. Swann. 2001. Sustainable Offshore Aquaculture Development in the Gulf of Mexico. World Aquaculture, 32(3): 28-33.
  7. Posadas, Benedict C. 1999. Economics of Catfish Production in the Black Belt. In Fall MAFES Research Highlights. Mississippi State University, Office of Agricultural Communications, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  8. Posadas, Benedict C. and M.W. LaSalle. 1998. Research into wetlands could help water quality. In The Catfish Journal, 12(8): 8-9.
  9. Posadas, Benedict C. and M W. LaSalle. 1998. Use of Constructed Wetlands in Catfish Production. In Winter MAFES Research Highlights. Mississippi State University, Office of Agricultural Communications, Mississippi State, Mississippi
  10. Burrage, David D. and Benedict C. Posadas. 1995. Dockside Gaming: Coastal Mississippi’s Newest Industry. In Force Five, 12(3). Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
  11. Posadas, Benedict C., and Jurij Homziak. 1992. Economics of Soft Shell Crawfish Production in Mississippi. In Aquaculture Magazine, 17(4): 59-64.
  12. Posadas, Benedict C., and Jurij Homziak. 1991. Survey of Hybrid Striped Bass Fry and Fingerling Producers. In Aquaculture Magazine, 17(1): 39-45.
Research Reports (** Internally peer-reviewed)
  1. Posadas, Benedict C. 2007. Market Segmentation Analysis of Postharvest Processed Raw Oyster Products in Coastal Mississippi and Southern California. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, Mississippi
  2. Posadas, Benedict C. 2006a. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Seafood Processing Plants and Dealer Houses. Final report submitted to the National Marine Fisheries, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  3. Posadas, Benedict C. 2006b. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Commercial Fishing Fleet. Final report submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  4. Posadas, Benedict C. 2006c. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Charter Boats for Hire, Marinas and Livebait Dealers. Final report submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  5. Posadas, Benedict C. 2006d. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Recreational Boats. Final report submitted to the National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  6. Posadas, Benedict C. 2005. Economic Impact of the Mississippi Seafood Industry at the Year 2003. Manuscript submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  7. Vergel, Thomas V. C., Judy Jamison, Ruth A. Posadas, Ewell Smith, E., Tracy Mitchell, Joan McNeely, Paul Balthrop, Benedict C. Posadas, Linda Andrews, L., and Patti Coggins. 2004. Gulf Oyster Manual. Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc., Tampa, Florida.
  8. **Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. 2004. Consumer Preferences for Postharvest Processed Raw Oyster Products in Coastal Mississippi. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  9. **Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. 2004. Economic Benchmarks of Postharvest Processing Systems for Raw Oyster Products in the Gulf of Mexico. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  10. **Hanson, Terrill, Lisa House, S. Sureshwaran, Benedict Posadas, and Angel Liu. 2003. U.S. Consumer Opinions of Oysters: Results of 200-2001 Survey. AEC Research Report 2002-005. Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  11. Posadas, Benedict C. 2000. Economic Impact of Seafood Harvesting, Processing and Distribution in Mississippi: 1991, 1994 and 1997. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  12. Burrage, David, D., Hollomon, Cathy Z., and Benedict C. Posadas. 2000. Mississippi Coastal Recreational Boating Access: Assessment and Projected Needs. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  13. MSU-CREC. 1999. Shrimp Processing Wastes Disposal Options. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  14. MSU-CREC. 1999. Evaluation of a Proposed Biloxi Boat Launch Project. Final Report Submitted to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  15. Posadas, Benedict C., M. W. LaSalle and C. David Veal. 1998. Use of Constructed Wetlands to Improve Water Quality in Finfish Pond Culture, Phase II. Unpublished final report submitted to U.S. Department of Agriculture under award number 95-01777. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  16. LaSalle, M. W., Benedict C. Posadas and C. David Veal. 1998. Use of Constructed Wetlands to Improve Water Quality in Finfish Pond Culture, Phase II. Unpublished final report submitted to U.S. Department of Commerce under grant number NA67FD0033. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  17. **Posadas, Benedict C. 1998. Evaluating the Use of Constructed Wetlands in Producing Catfish in Multi-enterprise Farming in Mississippi Black Belt Area. UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Harbor, Michigan.
  18. **Posadas, Benedict C., and James G. Dillard. 1997. Operational Characteristics and Costs of Producing Catfish in the Black Belt Area of Mississippi. Agricultural Economics Research Report No. 203, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
  19. Posadas, Benedict C., and M. W. LaSalle. 1997. Use of Constructed Wetlands in Finfish Pond Culture. Unpublished final report submitted to U.S. Department of Agriculture under award number CSRS 93-34214-8842. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  20. Posadas, Benedict C. 1996. Economic Impact of Dockside Gaming on the Commercial Seafood Industry in Coastal Mississippi. Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Publication Number 95-015. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  21. Jahncke, Michael L., Janeth A. Gooch, Benedict C. Posadas, and C. David Veal. 1994. Evaluation of On Board Handling Techniques on the Quality of Various Coastal Herring and Associated Species in Conjunction with Market and Economic Analyses to Identify Appropriate Product Forms for Domestic and Foreign Markets. Unpublished final report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  22. Posadas, Benedict C. 1994. Monthly Wholesale Price Analysis of Hybrid Striped Bass. Unpublished report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  23. Posadas, Benedict C. 1993. An Econometric Analysis of the U.S. Shrimp Ex-vessel Prices. Unpublished report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  24. Posadas, Benedict C. 1992. The Effects of Imports on Ex-vessel Prices of Oyster Landings in Northern Gulf of Mexico. Unpublished report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  25. **Burrage, D., B. Posadas, and C. D. Veal. 1991. Revitalizing a Northern Gulf Fishery: Costs Versus Benefits of Relaying Oysters. National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute Publication No. NCRI-W-91-007, Newport, Oregon.
  26. MSU-CREC. 1991. Preliminary Report on the Economic Impact of the 1990 Mississippi Seafood Industry. Unpublished report submitted to the Performance Evaluation Review Committee of the Mississippi Legislature , Jackson, Mississippi.
  27. Posadas, Benedict C., and Jurij Homziak. 1991. Commercial Output and Price of Striped Bass and Hybrids. Unpublished report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
  28. Burrage, D., B. Posadas, and C. D. Veal. 1991. Revitalizing a Northern Gulf Fishery: Costs Versus Benefits of Relaying Oysters. Unpublished technical report submitted to the National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute, Newport, Oregon.
  29. Posadas, Benedict C., M. Walrod, and C. D. Veal. 1991. Economic Impact of Oyster Harvesting and Processing, Oyster Reef Development and Marine Recreational Fishing in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi. Unpublished report submitted to Mississippi Power Company, Gulfport, Mississippi.
  30. Homziak, J., and B. Posadas. 1989. Aquaculture Infrastructure Assessment. Unpublished report submitted to Jackson County Economic Development Commission, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
  31. Posadas, B. 1988. Social and Economic Analysis of Seaweeds Industry in Selected Areas in the Philippines. Unpublished report submitted to the Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Makati, Philippines.
  32. Posadas, Benedict C., E. Alminaza, and C. Tarrosa. 1987. Social and Economic Analysis of Hulbot-Hulbot Fishing in Iloilo. Unpublished report submitted to the Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Makati, Philippines.
  33. Posadas B., and N. Ty. 1985. Benchmark Assessment of RRDP Research Sites for Fisheries Resources in Region VI. Unpublished report submitted to the Philippine Council for Agriculture Resources Research and Development, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines.
  34. **Posadas, Benedict C., N. Ty, and E. Seraspe. 1985. Fish Consumption in Iloilo: Consumer Profile and Behavior Study. Unpublished report submitted to the Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management, Makati, Philippines.
  35. **Posadas, Benedict C. 1984. Household Demand for Fish in Iloilo City. Unpublished master thesis, Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines.
Presentations
  1. Posadas, Benedict C., Randal Y. Coker, Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Socioeconomic Determinants of Technology Adoption Among Nurseries and Greenhouses. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2009.
  2. Posadas, Benedict C., Randal Y. Coker, Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Current Mechanization Systems Among Nurseries and Greenhouses. Poster presented at the 54th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2009.
  3. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Operational Characteristics of Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the 35th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi. October 2, 2008.
  4. Posadas, Benedict. Economic Viability of Offshore Aquaculture in Southern California. Invited paper presented at the Forum on Sustainable Marine Aquaculture in Long Beach, California, September 19-20, 2008.
  5. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Operational Characteristics of Nurseries and Greenhouses in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster at the 53rd Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2008.
  6. Posadas, Benedict and Terrill Hanson. Stochastic Models for Shrimp Processing Systems. Paper presented at the Economics Session of the 2008 World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. February 9-12, 2008.
  7. Posadas, Benedict. Risks and Uncertainties Associated With the Economic Viability of U.S. Offshore Aquaculture. Invited paper presented at the Offshore Aquaculture Session of the 2008 World Aquaculture Society Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. February 9-12, 2008.
  8. Scott A. Langlois, Patricia R. Knight, Benedict C. Posadas, Christine H. Coker and Randall Y. Coker. How Can Your Nursery Benefit From Mechanization? Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Region of North America of the International Plant Propagators’ Society, Chattanooga, Tennessee, October 28-31, 2007.
  9. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2007. Working Conditions and Socioeconomic Impact of Mechanization in Horticulture Firms. Poster presented at the 34th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi. October 4, 2007.
  10. Posadas, Benedict C., Ruth A. Posadas, and William S. Perret. 2007. Mitigating Economic Damages to Mississippi Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries From Hurricane Katrina. Invited paper to be presented at the American Fisheries Society 137th Annual Meeting, September 2-5, San Francisco, California. Abstract published http://www.fisheries.org/afs/
  11. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. 2007. Working Conditions and Socioeconomic Impact of Mechanization in Horticulture Firms. Poster presented at the 52nd Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.sna.org/
  12. Posadas, Benedict C., Ruth A. Posadas, and William S. Perret. 2007. Economic Damages of Hurricane Katrina to Mississippi Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industries. Paper presented at CNREP 2007 - Second National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems, Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy, May 20-23, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract published http://www.cnrep.lsu.edu/index.htm
  13. Posadas, Benedict C., Linda S. Andrews, and Ruth A. Posadas. Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Toward Postharvest Processed Oyster Products. Paper presented at 2007 World Aquaculture Society meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 28- March 2, 2007. Abstract published
  14. Hanson, Terrill R., and Benedict C. Posadas. 2007. Economic Impact of Major Production Factors in Super-intensive Recirculating Shrimp Production Systems. Paper presented at 2007 World Aquaculture Society meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 28- March 2, 2007. Abstract published.
  15. Browdy, Craig, L., Heidi Atwood, Brad McAbee, John Leffler, Alvin D. Stokes, Tzachi Samocha, Tom Losordo, Terrill R. Hanson, and Benedict C. Posadas. Research and Development of Sustainable Super-Intensive Shrimp Production Systems: Perspectives on Commercialization Potential for US Growers. Paper presented at 2007 World Aquaculture Society meeting, San Antonio, Texas, February 28- March 2, 2007. Abstract published.
  16. Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. Determinants of Consumer Demand for Irradiated Live Oysters and Preferences for Postharvest Processed Raw Oysters. Paper presented at the Seafood Science and Technology Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 14-17, 2006. Abstract published
  17. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, and Scott A. Langlois. Economic Impacts of Technology Adoption on Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the 51st Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August 9-12, 2006. Abstract published.
  18. Hanson, Terrill R., Addison Lawrence and Benedict C. Posadas. Economics of Partial Harvesting in Super-Intensive Recirculating Shrimp Production Raceways. Presentation at the 6th International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, July 21-23, 2006.
  19. Hanson, Terrill R., Addison Lawrence and Benedict C. Posadas. Economics of Partial Harvesting in Super-Intensive Recirculating Shrimp Production Systems. Presented at the Aquaculture America 2006 annual meeting, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 13-16, 2006.
  20. Coker, Randal Y. and Benedict C. Posadas. Socio-Economics of Technology Adoption. Presentation at the 51st Annual Southern Nursery Association Trade Show World Stage, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-12, 2006.
  21. Langlois, Scott A., Patricia R. Knight, Christine E. Coker, Randy Y. Coker and Benedict Posadas. Nursery Systems Analysis Summary. Presentation at the 51st Annual Southern Nursery Association Trade Show World Stage, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-12, 2006.
  22. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Seafood Harvesting, Processing and Recreational Boating Industries. Invited paper to be presented at the 13th Biennial International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade's Conference - IIFET 2006 Portsmouth: Rebuilding Fisheries in an Uncertain Environment, July 11-14, 2006. http://oregonstate.edu/Dept/IIFET/
  23. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Seafood Harvesting, Processing and Recreational Boating Industries. Mississippi-Louisiana NOAA Congressional Listening Session, July 11-12, Biloxi, Mississippi. July 11-12, 2206.
  24. Posadas, Benedict C. Socio-Economic Impact of Nursery Automation. Gulf States Horticulture Expo Education Seminars, Mobile, Alabama, February 1-3, 2006.
  25. Posadas, Benedict C. Socio-Economics of Technology Adoption. One-hour presentation at the 50th Annual Southern Nursery Association Trade Show World Stage, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-14, 2005.
  26. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, Scott A. Langlois, and C. David Veal. Socio-economic Characteristics of Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-14, 2005. Abstract published.
  27. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Christine H. Coker, Randal Y. Coker, Scott A. Langlois, and C. David Veal. Levels of Technology Adoption Among Horticulture Firms in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the 50th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 2005. Abstract published.
  28. Posadas, Benedict, Don Swet, PJ Waters, Bob Becker, Rusty Gaude, David Bourgeois, and Granvil Treece. Role of Sea Grant Extension in Coastal and Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico & Caribbean Region. Paper presented at the Gulf of Mexico Regional Sea Grant Extension Meeting, Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf Club & Spa, Point Clear, Alabama, March 13-16, 2005.
  29. Hanson, Terrill R. and Benedict C. Posadas. 2005. “Economics of Super-Intensive Shrimp Recirculating Systems.” Presented at Aquaculture America 2005 - Image, Sustainability and All that Jazz, January 17-20, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract published.
  30. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Feasibility of Alternative Pond Management Systems for Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium Rosenbergii Production in the United States. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2005 Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 17-20, 2005. Abstract published
  31. Langlois, Scott A., Patricia R. Knight, Christine E. Coker, Randy Y. Coker and Benedict Posadas. Nursery Process Improvement. Presentation made by Langlois at the 50th Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, Atlanta, GA. August 12, 2005. Abstract published.
  32. Posadas, Benedict C., Glenn B. Fain, Christine H. Coker, C., Patricia R. Knight, and Randal Y. Coker. Consumer Survey of Chrysanthemum Cultivars. Poster presented at the 32nd Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, October 7, 2004. Abstract published
  33. Langlois, Scott A., Patricia R. Knight, Christine E. Coker, Randy Y. Coker and Benedict Posadas, and C. David Veal. Systems Analysis of Selected Nursery Types to Determine Mechanization Direction. Poster presented at the 32nd Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, MS. October 7, 2004. Abstract published
  34. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight., Glenn B. Fain, Christine H. Coker, C. David. Veal, and Randal Y. Coker. Socio-Economic Survey of Nursery Automation. Poster presented at the 32nd Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, October 7, 2004. Abstract published
  35. Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. Consumer Preferences For Postharvest Processed Raw Oysters in Coastal Mississippi and Southern California. Paper to be presented at the Seafood Science and Technology Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, November 15-19, 2004.
  36. Posadas, Benedict C. and Linda S. Andrews. Determinants of Consumer Demand for Irradiated Live Oysters in Six Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States. Paper to be presented at the Seafood Science and Technology Conference, Nassau, Bahamas, November 15-19, 2004.
  37. Posadas, Benedict C. Potential Economic Impact of Commercial Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented at the Implan Users Conference, Sheperdstown, West Virginia, October 6-8, 2004. Abstract published.
  38. Posadas, Benedict C., Glenn B. Fain, Christine H. Coker, C., Patricia R. Knight, and Randal Y. Coker. Consumer Survey of Chrysanthemum Cultivars. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-12, 2004. Abstract published
  39. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight., Glenn B. Christine H. Coker, C. David Veal, and Randal Y. Coker. Socio-Economic Survey of Nursery Automation. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Southern Nursery Association Research Conference and Trade Show, Atlanta, Georgia, August 11-12, 2004. Abstract published
  40. Posadas, Benedict C., Ruth A. Posadas, Linda S. Andrews, and Susan DeBlanc. Marketing Considerations for Postharvest Processed and Value Added Oyster Products. Paper presented at the Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation Oyster Education Public Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, July 31, 2004. Abstract published
  41. Posadas, Benedict C. Consumer Acceptance of Irradiated Raw Oysters. Paper presented at International Food Irradiation Conference, The Institute of Food Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, March 30-April 2, 2004. Abstract published
  42. Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. Economic Benchmarks of Postharvest Processing Systems for Raw Oyster Products in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented at the Seafood Science and Technology Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, November 3-5, 2003. Abstract published
  43. Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. Consumer Awareness, Preferences and Consumption of Postharvest Processed Raw Oyster Products In Coastal Mississippi. Paper presented at the Seafood Science and Technology Conference, Biloxi, Mississippi, November 3-5, 2003. Abstract published
  44. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, Randal Y. Coker and C. D. Veal. 2003. Socioeconomic Impact of the Green Industry of the Gulf of Mexico Region. Poster presented at the 31st Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, October 2, 2003. Abstract published
  45. Coker, C., Patricia R. Knight, B. Posadas, M. Anderson, and M. Ely. Poinsettia potential: postharvest evaluation and consumer acceptance of ‘Winter Rose’ as a cut flower. Paper presented at the 48th Southern Nursery Association Research Conference, July 30-31, 2003, Atlanta, Georgia. Abstract published
  46. Posadas, Benedict C., Linda S. Andrews and D. David D. Burrage. Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Toward Irradiated Oysters. Poster Presented to the Institute of Food Technology Conference in July 2003, Chicago, Illinois. Abstract published
  47. Posadas, Benedict C. Preliminary Economic Benchmarks of Raw Oyster Postharvest Processing Systems. Paper presented at the Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation Oyster Education Public Conference June 4-6, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract published
  48. Posadas, Benedict C. and Ruth A. Posadas. Consumer Preferences For Postharvest Processed Raw Oysters In Coastal Mississippi. Paper presented at the Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Development Foundation Oyster Education Public Conference June 4-6, 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana. Abstract published
  49. Hanson, Terrill R. and Benedict C. Posadas. Marketing Implications of Consumer Attitudes Toward Oysters. Paper presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Double Tree Hotel, New Orleans, April 13-17, 2003. Abstract published
  50. Posadas, Benedict C. and Linda S. Andrews. Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Toward Irradiated Oysters. Paper presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Double Tree Hotel, New Orleans, April 13-17, 2003. Abstract published
  51. Andrews, L.S., Benedict C. Posadas, David D. Burrage, and M. Jahncke. Consumer Acceptance and Vibrio Response to Oyster Irradiation. Paper presented to the 95th Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association held in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 13-17, 2003. Abstract published
  52. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Feasibility of Producing Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in the United States. Poster presented at the 3rd National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Marriott Hotel, Tuczon, Arizona, April 8-10, 2003. Abstract published
  53. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic and Marketing Considerations of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the 3rd National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Marriott Hotel, Tuczon, Arizona, April 8-10, 2003. Abstract published
  54. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic and Marketing Considerations of Freshwater Prawn Production in the U.S. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2003, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, February 18-21, 2003. Abstract published
  55. Hanson, Terrill R. , L. O. House, and Benedict C. Posadas. U.S. Consumer Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Catfish. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2003, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, February 18-21, 2003. Abstract published.
  56. Posadas, Benedict C. and T. R. Hanson. Economic Considerations of Recirculating Saltwater Shrimp Production Systems. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2003, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, February 18-21, 2003. Abstract published.
  57. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Feasibility of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2003, Kentucky International Convention Center, Louisville, Kentucky, February 18-21, 2003.
  58. Posadas, Benedict C., Patricia R. Knight, R. Harkess and J. Kuehny. Poinsettia Consumer Survey in Coastal Mississippi. Poster presented at the 30th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2002.
  59. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters and Mark A. Peterman. Experimental Pond Grow-out of Freshwater Prawn at Different Stocking Densities. Poster presented at the Coastal Aquaculture Unit Open House, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 5, 2002.
  60. Posadas, Benedict C., P. R Knight, and R. Harkess. 2002. National Nursery Surveys in Mississippi. Poster presented at the 30th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2002.
  61. Posadas, Benedict C., Linda S. Andrews, and D. David D. Burrage. Consumer Preferences and Attitudes Toward Irradiated Oysters at the 2002 Boston International Seafood Show. Paper presented at the 6th Joint Meeting of the Seafood Science and Technology Society and the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Society on October 9-11, 2002, Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida. Abstract published.
  62. Andrews, L. S., B. Posadas, David D. Burrage and Michael Jahncke. Oyster Irradiation: Pathogenic Vibrio Response and Consumer Difference Testing. Paper presented at the 6th Joint Meeting of the Seafood Science and Technology Society and the Atlantic Fisheries Technology Society on October 9-11, 2002, Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida. Abstract published.
  63. Posadas, Benedict C. Marketing Considerations for Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented at Offshore Aquaculture Consortium Workshop, Isle of Capri Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi, September 11-12, 2002.
  64. Posadas, Benedict C. An Economic Model of Commercial Offshore Aquaculture Production System in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented at Offshore Aquaculture Consortium Workshop, Isle of Capri Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi, September 11-12, 2002.
  65. Posadas, Benedict C. Crawfish Marketing. Paper presented at Crawfish and Freshwater Prawn Workshop, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Greene County Vocational/Technical School, Leaksville, Mississippi, June 5, 2002.
  66. Posadas, Benedict C. Economics, Marketing and Coastal Research. Paper presented at Crawfish and Freshwater Prawn Workshop, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Greene County Vocational/Technical School, Leaksville, Mississippi, June 5, 2002.
  67. Posadas, Benedict C. Constructed Wetlands in Pond Effluent Reduction. Paper presented at Southern Extension and Research Activities -Information Exchange Group 30: Natural Resource Economics Meeting, Bost Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, May 16-17, 2002. http://srdc.msstate.edu/publications/232.htm
  68. Posadas, Benedict C. The Come Back of Macrobrachium Culture in the USA. Paper presented to Texas Aquaculture Association, 32nd Annual Conference & Trade Show, Bay City Civic Center, Bay City, Texas, February 12-15, 2002.
  69. Posadas, Benedict C. S. C. Walters, and R. David Long. Experimental Pond Grow-out of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii with Different Feed Formulations. Paper presented to American Prawn and Shrimp Growers Association Meeting, Mississippi State University, Delta Research and Extension Center, Stoneville, Mississippi, January 22, 2002.
  70. Hanson, Terrill R. Lisa O. House, and Benedict Posadas. U.S. Consumer Perceptions and Attitudes Toward Oysters. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2002, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California, January 27-30, 2002. Abstract published.
  71. Bridger, C. J., C. A. Goudey, R. R. Stickney, Benedict C. Posadas, K. M. Fletcher, J. R. Gold, D. H. Lewis, J. Lotz, T. Reid, C. A. Moncreif and D. L. Swann. Progress and Future Direction of Gulf of Mexico Offshore Aquaculture Consortium (OAC) Research. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2002, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California, January 27-30, 2002. Abstract published.
  72. Bridger, C. J., D. H. Lewis, Benedict C. Posadas and C. A. Goudey. Transport of Fingerlings to a Distant Offshore Aquaculture Site. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2002, Town and Country Resort, San Diego, California, January 27-30, 2002. Abstract published.
  73. Posadas, Benedict C., C. J. Bridger and B. A. Costa-Pierce. Economic Potential of Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico. Paper presented to Open Ocean Aquaculture IV: An International Symposium, St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, June 17-20, 2001. Abstract published.
  74. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters and R. David Long. Pond Grow-out Culture of Freshwater Prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii with Different Protein Levels. Paper presented at Aquaculture 2001, Coronado Springs Resort, Orlando, Florida, January 25, 2001. Abstract published.
  75. Posadas, Benedict C. Freshwater Prawn Marketing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Poster presented at the Coastal Aquaculture Unit Open House, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 6, 2001.
  76. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters and R. David Long. Pond Grow-out of Freshwater Prawn with Different Feed Protein Levels. Poster presented at the Coastal Aquaculture Unit Open House, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 6, 2001.
  77. Walters, S. C., M. W. LaSalle, Benedict C. Posadas, R. David Long, and Mark A. Peterman. Breeding Bull Minnows for Bait. Poster presented at the Coastal Aquaculture Unit Open House, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 6, 2001.
  78. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters and R. David Long. Pond Grow-out of Freshwater Prawn with Different Feed and Feed Protein Levels. Poster presented at the Coastal Aquaculture Unit Open House, Gulfport, Mississippi, December 6, 2001.
  79. Posadas, Benedict C. and Patricia R. Knight. Consumer Valuation of Powdery Mildew Resistant Dogwood. Poster presented at the 29th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2001.
  80. Posadas, Benedict C. and Kerry Johnson. Economic Impact of Greenhouse, Nursery and Floriculture Production in George County, Mississippi. Poster presented at the 29th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2001.
  81. Posadas, Benedict C. and Patricia R. Knight. Costs of Alternative Weed Control Options for Ornamentals Grown in Large Containers. Poster presented at the 29th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2001.
  82. Posadas, Benedict C. and Patricia R. Knight. Consumer Valuation of Residential Landscaping. Poster presented at the 29th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2001.
  83. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Impact of 2000 Mississippi Horticultural Production. Poster presented at the 29th Horticulture Field Day, South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, Poplarville, Mississippi, November 1, 2001.
  84. Posadas, Benedict C. Freshwater Prawn Marketing in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Freshwater Prawn Workshop, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA, Oct. 3, 2000.
  85. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Implications of Using Horizontal Substrates in Freshwater Prawn Pond Production. Paper presented at Aquaculture America 2000, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans. Louisiana, February 3, 2000. Abstract published.
  86. Posadas, Benedict C., S. C. Walters, R. David Long and David Belcher. Effects of Using Horizontal Substrates on Survival and Yield of Freshwater Prawn. Poster presented at Aquaculture America 2000, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans. Louisiana, February 3, 2000. Abstract published.
  87. Walters, S. C., R. David Long, LaSalle, M. W., and Benedict C. Posadas. Use of Natural Foods by Pond-Cultured Freshwater Prawn. Poster presented at Aquaculture America 2000, New Orleans Marriott Hotel, New Orleans. Louisiana, February 3, 2000. Abstract published.
  88. Posadas, Benedict C. and LaSalle, M. Economic Implications of Using Constructed Wetlands in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production. Presented at the Third National Workshop on Constructed Wetlands/BMPs for Nutrient Reduction and Coastal Water Protection. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 1999. Abstract published.
  89. LaSalle, M. W. and Benedict C. Posadas. Effects of Constructed Wetlands on Water Quality in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production. Presented at the Third National Workshop on Constructed Wetlands/BMPs for Nutrient Reduction and Coastal Water Protection. New Orleans, Louisiana, June 10, 1999. Abstract published.
  90. Posadas, Benedict C., M. W. LaSalle and C. D. Veal. Benefits and Costs of Using Constructed Wetlands in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production. Paper presented at Aquaculture America ‘99, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, January 30, 1999. Abstract published.
  91. LaSalle, M. W., Benedict C. Posadas and C. D. Veal. Use of Constructed Wetlands in Improving Water Quality in Recirculating Catfish Pond Production. Paper presented at Aquaculture America ‘99, Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, Florida, January 30, 1999. Abstract published.
  92. Posadas, Benedict C. U.S. Tilapia Production, Imports and Domestic Wholesale Markets. Presented at Dixie Tilapia Growers Association Summer Fest, Petal, Mississippi, USA, August 1, 1998
  93. Posadas, Benedict C., and K. Fitzsimmons. Consumer Demand for Tilapia Products in the US and the Effects on Local Markets in Exporting Countries. Fourth International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture, Orlando, Florida, USA, November 12, 1997. Abstract published.
  94. Posadas, Benedict C. and James G. Dillard. Costs of Producing Catfish in the Mississippi Black Belt Area. Catfish Farmers of America Research Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, February 28, 1997. Abstract published.
  95. Posadas, Benedict C. Economics and Marketing of Tilapia Production. Southern Mississippi Tilapia Producers Workshop, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA, November 30, 1995
  96. Posadas, Benedict C. , C. David Veal, Michael L. Jahncke, and Janet A. Gooch. An Economic Analysis of the Domestic and Foreign Markets of Selected Coastal Herring and Associated Species. 19th Annual Conference of the Tropical and Sub-tropical Seafood Sciences and Technology in the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, September 13, 1994. Abstract published.
  97. Jahncke, Michael L., and Janet A. Gooch, Posadas, Benedict C. , and C. D. Veal. Evaluation of On Board Handling Techniques on the Quality of Various Coastal Herring and Associated Species. 19th Annual Conference of the Tropical and Sub-tropical Seafood Sciences and Technology in the Americas, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, September 12, 1994. Abstract published.
  98. Posadas, Benedict C. Aquaculture Economics Research on Alternative Species. Mississippi Catfish Farmers Association Board of Directors Meeting, Mississippi State, Mississippi, USA, November 1, 1992
  99. Posadas, Benedict C. Financial Considerations for Cage Culture. South Mississippi Cage Culture Workshop, Ellisville, Mississippi, USA, August 4, 1992.
  100. Posadas, Benedict C. and Jurij Homziak. Costs and Returns of Open Versus Closed Systems for Producing Soft-shelled Crawfish in Mississippi. International Conference and Exposition Aquaculture '92 Conference, Orlando, Florida, USA, May 22, 1992. Abstract published.
  101. Posadas, Benedict C. , David D. Burrage, Jurij Homziak, and C. D. Veal. Oyster Relaying Enterprise Budgets. Thirteenth International Conference of The Coastal Society, Washington, D. C., USA, April 5, 1992. Abstract published.
  102. Burrage, D., and Benedict C. Posadas. Revitalizing a Northern Gulf Fishery: Costs Versus Benefits of Relaying Oysters. Eighty-second Annual Meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, April 1, 1990. Abstract published.
  103. Homziak, J., and Benedict C. Posadas. Preliminary Survey of the Tilapia Markets in North America. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Kingston, Jamaica, November 1, 1990. Abstract published.
  104. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Analysis of Various Prawn Farming Technologies. Seminar of Prawn and Milkfish Farming Techniques, Zamboanga City, Philippines, January 21, 1988. Abstract published.
  105. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Analysis of Various Prawn Farming Technologies. Second Prawn Grower's Seminar Course on the Technical Considerations for the Management and Operation of Intensive Prawn Farms, Bacolod City, Philippines, April 28, 1988. Abstract published.
  106. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Analysis of Various Prawn Farming Technologies. Seminar in The Economics and Technics of Modern Prawn Farming, Bacolod City, Philippines, October 15, 1987. Abstract published.
  107. Posadas, Benedict C. Economic Analysis of Various Prawn Farming Technologies. First Prawn Grower's Seminar Course on the Technical Considerations for the Management and Operation of Intensive Prawn Farms, Iloilo City, Philippines, November 16, 1987. Abstract published.
  108. Posadas, Benedict C. Social and Economic Analysis of Hulbot-Hulbot Fishing in Iloilo. Second Aquaculture Economics Research Seminar, Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, Iloilo City, Philippines, August 31, 1987.
  109. Chiu, Yvonne, Benedict C. Posadas, and Victor Estilo. Strategy for a Cost-Benefit Analysis in the Conversion of Mangrove Areas to Aquaculture. Workshop on the Conversion of Mangrove Areas to Aquaculture, UNDP-UNESCO Research and Training Pilot Programme on Mangrove Ecosystems in Asia and the Pacific (RAS/79/002), Iloilo City, Philippines, April 24, 1986. Abstract published.
  110. Posadas, Benedict C. Proposed Curriculum on Bachelor of Science major in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics. Proposal presented at the Workshop on Southeast Asian Training Program in Fisheries and Aquaculture Economics, Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, Universiti Deponegoro, Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, Mar. 12-16, 1986
  111. Posadas, Benedict C. Household Demand for Fish in Iloilo City. First Asian Fisheries Forum, Asian Fisheries Society, Manila, Philippines, May 25, 1986. Abstract published.
  112. Posadas, Benedict C. , Nida R. Ty, and Ebonia Seraspe. Fish Consumption in Iloilo: Consumer Profile and Behavior Study. Seminar on Small-Scale Capture Fisheries in Iloilo, Asian Fisheries Social Science Research Network, Iloilo City, Philippines, December 3, 1985.
       

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