Current Horticulture and Marine Economics Program

MARINE FISHERIES ECONOMICS 

  • Website: https://coastal.msstate.edu/marine-fisheries-economics-outreach. 
  • Updated Economic contributions of the Mississippi seafood industry by major species. https://extension.msstate.edu/natural-resources/marine-resources/seafood-economics.
  • Conducted a Wage Determination Survey of Oyster Shuckers and Packers needed by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to establish base wage rates for foreign guest workers working in Mississippi and Alabama oyster processing plants under the H2B visa program.
  • In collaboration with Extension specialists and commercial shrimpers, published estimates of the Economic Impacts of Marine Debris Encounters on Commercial Shrimping. 2024. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 200, 116038. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116038.
  • Prepared and posted informational videos at the MARINE FISHERIES ECONOMICS OUTREACH, https://www.youtube.com/@bposadas, Videos-113.
  • The pressing issue stakeholders present is the economic implications of the Mississippi private oyster leasing program for 80 percent of the state's public reefs and impacts of imports on shrimp ex-vessel prices. Excel and Stata models. Instructional videos.
MARINE AQUACULTURE ECONOMICS
  • Website: https://coastal.msstate.edu/marine-aquaculture-economics-outreach.
  • In collaboration with a dozen aquaculture economists from MSU and other U.S. universities, published the Economic Contribution of U.S. Aquaculture Farms. 2024. Journal of World Aquaculture Society, 55(4), 23. http://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.13091.
  • Guided a Ph.D. student in the economic analysis of the Description and influence of diseases on the East Mississippi catfish industry.  
  • Prepared and posted informational videos at the MARINE AQUACULTURE ECONOMICS OUTREACH, https://www.youtube.com/@bposadas, Videos-65.
  • Using the 2023 U.S. Census of Aquaculture - Update Production Statistics and AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION MODELS by major species. Excel and Stata models. Instructional videos.
  • The most recent data on U.S. aquaculture production and farmgate values are in 2019. There is data gap since 2020. Excel and Stata models. Instructional videos.
HORTICULTURE ECONOMICS
  • Website: https://coastal.msstate.edu/horticulture-economics.
  • In collaboration with an MSU fruit scientist, economists at the University of Florida and the International Potato Center publish
    • -Journal Article on U.S. Consumer Demand for Passionfruit: Results from a Choice Experiment
    • -Book chapter on the Economics and Marketing of Passionfruit. Worldwide in scope.
  • In collaboration with MSU horticulture scientists and extension specialists, evaluate consumer preferences for wreath designs and poinsettia cultivars.
    • 2024. Consumer Preferences for Garland Designs. MAFES Research Bulletin 1253, 28.
    • Consumer Preferences for Sustainable Floral Designs. Qualtrics survey. Excel files. Stata analysis. Informational video. Journal article.
  • Guide Ph.D. student in the compilation and analysis of survey data on Sanitation Practices of Nurseries.
  • Prepared and posted informational videos at the HORTICULTURE ECONOMICS OUTREACH, https://www.youtube.com/@bposadas, Videos-31.
ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF DISASTERS
  • Website: https://coastal.msstate.edu/disaster-impacts-marine-resources.
  • In collaboration with the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) economists, developed Seafood Landings Assessment models (SLAM) and prepared final report. 2024. The Economic and Social Impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway Disaster: A Baseline Study. National Strategic Planning and Analysis Center, 80 pages.
  • Published journal article. 2025. Economic Impacts of Disasters and Economic Events on Commercial Fishery - The Case of Mississippi Blue Crabs. Oceans, 6(1), 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans6010003. 
  • Prepared and posted informational videos at the DISASTER ECONOMICS OUTREACH, https://www.youtube.com/@bposadas, Videos-63.  
  • Economic Impacts of Disaster and Economic Events on Major Mississippi Commercial Fisheries since 2000. Compile data. Excel and Stata models. Instructional videos. 
  • Economic Impacts of Disaster and Economic Events on Mississippi Coastal Tourism Industries since 2001. Compile data. Excel and Stata models. Instructional videos.

SEAFOOD MARKETING 

SEAFOOD PROCESSING ECONOMICS