Publications on Natural, Technological, and Man-made Disasters

Posadas, Benedict C. 2020. Commercial Fishery Impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Blue Crab Harvesting Industry. Manuscript in preparation.  

Posadas, Benedict C. 2020. Commercial Fishery Impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Oyster Harvesting Industry. Manuscript in preparation.  

Posadas, Benedict C. 2020. Losses and Damages of Fishing and Seafood-Related Industries Associated with Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Mississippi MarketMaker Blog. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2020. Estimating Direct Losses of Commercial Landings due to Coastal Hazards from 2005 to 2018. Mississippi MarketMaker Blog. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2020. Commercial Fishery Impacts of the 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening on the Northern Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Harvesting Industry. Horticulture and Marine Economics Blog. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2019. Economic Impacts of Coastal Hazards on Mississippi Commercial Oyster Fishery from 2005 to 2016. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics. Journal of Ocean and Coastal Economics, 6(1), 27. https://cbe.miis.edu/joce/vol6/iss1/10/

Posadas, Benedict C. 2019. Commercial Shrimp Fishery Impacts of the Protracted Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Horticulture and Marine Economics Blog. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2019. Commercial Blue Crab Fishery Impacts of the Extended Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Horticulture and Marine Economics Blog.

Posadas, Benedict C. 2019. Commercial Oyster Fishery Impacts of the Protracted Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Horticulture and Marine Economics Blog. 

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. Direct Employment Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill to Mississippi Seafood and Marine-related Sectors. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin, Mississippi State, Mississippi. In review. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2018. Economic Recovery Paths of the Mississippi Oyster Harvesting. Abstract submitted to the CNREP 2019: 6th National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Henderson, James E. and Benedict C. Posadas. 2018. Economic Contribution of Coastal Fisheries Harvesting and Processing Industries along the Mississippi Gulf Coast by County. Abstract submitted to the CNREP 2019: 6th National Forum on Socioeconomic Research in Coastal Systems, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Posadas, Benedict C. 2018. Economic Recovery Paths of the Mississippi Oyster Fishery. Abstract submitted to the 2018 Bays & Bayous Symposium, Mobile, Alabama. 

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2017. Economic Impacts of the Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway to the Mississippi Oyster Fishery. Journal of Food Distribution Society, 48(1). 42-45. 

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2017. Economic Impacts of the Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway to the Mississippi Oyster Fishery. Mississippi State University Extension Service publication 2846 and Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant publication MASGP-11-041. Mississippi State, Mississippi. 

Posadas, Benedict C. 2016. Socioeconomic Characteristics of Mississippi Lifetime Sportsmen Licensed in 1989-2013. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1222, Mississippi State, Mississippi.

** Posadas, Benedict C., Amanda K. Seymour and Ruth A. Posadas. 2016. Survey of Seafood Products Handled by Mississippi Restaurants. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1219, Mississippi State, Mississippi.  

Posadas, Benedict C. 2015.  Economic Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill to Mississippi Seafood and Commercial and Recreational Fishing Sectors in the Year 2010. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1218, Mississippi State, Mississippi. 

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas. 2014. Direct Employment Impacts of Commercial Fishing in Mississippi Coastal Counties. 2001-2013. Horticulture and Marine Economics Working Paper Series. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C. and Amanda K. Seymour. 2014. Socio-economic Characteristics of Mississippi Lifetime Sportsmen. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1212, Mississippi State, Mississippi.  

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2013. License and Size Profiles of Mississippi Seafood, and Commercial and Recreational Fishing Sectors.  Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1206, Mississippi State, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C., and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2013. Estimation of the Baseline for the Assessment of the Economic Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill to the Mississippi Commercial Fishing Sector. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1204, Mississippi State, Mississippi.  

Posadas, Benedict C. 2012. Economic Impacts of the Opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway to the Mississippi Oyster Fishery. Final report prepared for the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Biloxi, Mississippi. 

Mississippi Research Consortium. 2011c. Economic Impact Assessment of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Quarterly Report: Dec. 2011. University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Policy and Resilience, Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Long Beach, Mississippi.

Mississippi Research Consortium. 2011b. Economic Impact Assessment of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Quarterly Report: Sep. 2011. University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Policy and Resilience, Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Long Beach, Mississippi.

Mississippi Research Consortium. 2011a. Economic Impact Assessment of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Quarterly Report: July 2011. University of Southern Mississippi, Center for Policy and Resilience, Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast, Long Beach, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C. and Amanda Seymour. 2011. Survey of the Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill to Mississippi Seafood, and Commercial and Recreational Fishing Sectors. Gulf Oil Spill Assessment Marine Sector Quarterly Report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C. and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2011b. Direct Employment Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill to Mississippi Seafood and Marine-related Sectors. Gulf Oil Spill Assessment Marine Sector Quarterly Report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C. and Benedict Kit A. Posadas, Jr. 2011a.License and Size Profiles of Mississippi Seafood, and Commercial and Recreational Fishing Sectors. Gulf Oil Spill Assessment Marine Sector Quarterly Report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C. 2011. Baseline Period Determination in the Assessment of the Economic Impacts of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill to the Mississippi Fisheries Sector. Gulf Oil Spill Assessment Marine Sector Quarterly Report. Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C.  2010. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Gustav on Coastal Mississippi Seafood Processors and Dealers, Marinas and Live Bait Dealers. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1190, Mississippi State, Mississippi.

Posadas, Benedict C.  2010. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Coastal Mississippi Charter Boats for Hire, Marinas, and Live Bait Dealers. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Bulletin 1185, Mississippi State, Mississippi. 

Ye, Zhirui, Jaydeep Chaudhari, Janelle Booth, and B.C. Posadas. 2010. Evaluation of the Use of Rural Transportation Infrastructure in Evacuation Operations. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, 2(2): 88-101. Impact factor – 0.33.

Chaudhari, Jaydeep, Janelle Booth, Zhirui Ye, David Kack, and Benedict Posadas. 2010. Evacuation Preparedness of Public Transportation and School Buses In Rural Coastal Communities of the North Gulf Region. Project report prepared by Western Transportation Institute, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana for the Center for Urban-Rural Interface Studies, Mississippi State University, Biloxi, Mississippi. 

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.

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.

Posadas, Benedict C.  2007. Economic Assessment of the Impacts of Hurricane Katrina on Mississippi Seafood Processing Plants and Dealers. Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Information Bulletin 435, Mississippi State, Mississippi.

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. Portsmouth, United Kingdom.