Conference Papers

Hynes, S. and Corcoran, D. (2024). Marine ecosystem accounting in Ireland. CSO Stakeholder Forum on Ecosystem Accounting, Dublin Castle, 12th September.

Hynes, S., Papadopoulou, N., Callery, O., Smith, C., Vieira, H., Herman, F., Tatenhove, J., Danovaro, R. (2024). Socio-economic data and natural capital accounting for deep-sea ecosystem restoration 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration - Bridging Science, Practice and Policy of Nature Restoration August 26-30th, Tartu, Estonia.

Papadopoulou, N., Smith, C., Tatenhove, J., Vieira, H., Herman, F., Hynes, S., Danovaro, R. (2024). From MERCES to REDRESS: spotlight on the governance of deep-sea ecosystem restoration. 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration - Bridging Science, Practice and Policy of Nature Restoration August 26-30th, Tartu, Estonia.

Doolan, G., and Hynes, S., (2024). Incorporating use values into ecosystem specific accounts: Estimating the proportion of recreational value generated by a saltmarsh at a mixed ecosystem site. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 29th Annual Conference, Leuven, Belgium, July 1st – 4th.

O’Leary, J. and Hynes S. (2024). Data collection and challenges from the experience of the WIN-BIG project. European Maritime Day, Svendborg, Denmark, May 30th -31st.

Doolan, G., and Hynes, S., (2024). Incorporating use values into ecosystem specific accounts: Estimating the proportion of recreational value generated by a saltmarsh at a mixed ecosystem site. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference, Galway. May 8th - 9th.

Hynes, S. (2024). Methods of valuation for marine ecosystem services. Best-Practice Skills for Sustainable Development in the Small Island Development States (SIDS). The Island Innovation Network Lecture Series (Online), 29th April.

Cassidy, D., and Ahearne, A., (2024). The Impact of Fit for 55 on Ireland’s Maritime Transport Sector and the Macroeconomy. Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) Seminar, Dublin. April 18^th.

Cawley, M., Deely, J., and Hynes, S. (2024). Sustainability in marine and coastal tourism through an integrated approach: evidence from Valentia Island, Ireland. Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers, Honolulu, April 16th – 20^th (virtual presentation).

Doolan, G., and Hynes, S., (2024). Assigning recreational value to a specific coastal ecosystem in a travel cost modelling context. Environ 2024 - 34th Irish Environmental Researchers Colloquium, SETU, Waterford. March 25^th - 27^th.

Cassidy, D., and Ahearne, A., (2024). Decarbonising Maritime: Impact on the Irish economy and maritime industry. Maritime green growth – evaluating opportunities & bottlenecks, Turku School of Economics, Finland. February 28^th.

Doolan, G., and Hynes, S., (2023). Estimating the recreational value of a blue carbon ecosystem. 13th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, The Porter Shed, Galway. December 13th.

Cawley, M., Deely, J., and Hynes, S. (2023). Sustainability in marine and coastal tourism- an integrated approach, Valentia Island. 13th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, Porter Shed, Galway, December 13^th

Hynes, S., Cawley, M., Deely, J., Norton, D. (2023). Alternative approaches to measuring coastal and marine tourism. 13th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, The Porter Shed, Galway. December 13th.

Hynes, S. (2023). Measuring and interpreting Irish ocean economy statistics in turbulent times. The 6th International Symposium on the Oceans in National Income Accounts, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan, Republic of Korea April 26th -27th.

Hynes, S. (2023). The use of complementary information in the measurements of Ireland’s ocean economic activity. International workshop on measuring ocean economic activity, in the framework of the Busan City Group (BCG) on Ocean Economy, 7-8 December 2023, OECD Headquarters, Paris, France

Hynes, S., Mateo Mantecon, I. And Doherty, E. (2023). Collecting data on women’s role and contributions to the EU blue economy sectors. Organised session “How to close the gender-gap in the blue economy?” at 1st Mission Ocean Arena: Blue Mission BANOS - Supporting the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters" in the Baltic and North Sea. Gothenburg 14-16 November.

Ahearne, A., & Cassidy, D. (2023). The impact of Fit for 55 on Ireland’s maritime transport sector and the macroeconomy. Session: Ports and Terminals II. International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) annual conference 2023. Long Beach, Cailfornia, USA, 5th – 8th September 2023.

Deely, J., and Cawley, M., (2023). Heritage tourism in small island communities and the need for strong business and social networks: a tourism innovation system. Sustaining, knowing and living the Blue. Coastal communities as places to belong across generations. Trondheim, Norway, June 15th - 16th.

Hynes, S. (2023). Valuation of Ireland’s Marine Ecosystem Services in the Context of Natural Capital Accounting. CSO Ecosystem Accounts Stakeholder Forum, National Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, Dublin, 15 May.

Lin, Y., McDermott T.K.J., and Michaels G. (2023) “Cities and the sea level”, California Occasional Workshop in Environmental and Resource Economics, UCSB, Santa Barbera, USA. 21-22 April.

Hynes, S. (2023). Blue economy and our shared ocean. Wild Atlantic Alliance Symposium, Onboard MV Armorique, Ringaskiddy, Cork, 29th March.

Cawley, M., Hynes, S., Deely, J. (2023). Sustainability in coastal and marine tourism: exploring the possibilities of de-growth. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, Co., 23-27 March 2023 (online presentation).

Hynes, S. (2023). Protecting coastal infrastructure and the travel cost method CEMPA Natural Resource Modelling Seminar Series, Online 29th March.

Hynes, S. (2023). Native oyster reef restoration for food production and as a nature based solution for climate adaption: A cost benefit analysis. 17th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 14-17th, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

Cassidy, D. and Ahearne, A. (2022). Ports and regional economic performance: estimating the economic value of a port in the European core and periphery. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Brennan, N. (2022). Examining public preferences for renewable energy trade, public participation and setback distance in the offshore wind sector in Ireland. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Alducci, B. (2022). Protecting coastal infrastructure in the face of increasing climate related pressures: a cost-benefit analysis of maintaining a tidal kayaking feature in Ireland. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

O’Donoghue, C., Tsakiridis, A., Hynes, S. (2022). The relative change in margins for different ocean economy industries: An Input Output Perspective. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Van Rensburg, T. (2022). Tourist preferences and adoption of fuel cell vehicle rental vehicles powered using hydrogen from seawater. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Callery, O. (2022). Big Data and New Modelling Tools: Assessing Potential Climate Change Effects on Biodiversity to Inform Policy. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Norton, D., Hynes, S., Lanser, M.C., O’Leary, J. (2022). Ireland’s ocean economy. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Croot, P. (2022). Marine data to inform policy. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Tsakiridis, A., O’Connor, E., Mateo-Mantecón, I., Hynes, S., Matopoulos, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2022). Exploring the impact of bank credit quality on cargo throughput: Evidence from North Atlantic Spanish and Irish ports. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway.

Curtis, J., Hynes, S. (2022). Estimating recreational mackerel demand and landings in Ireland. 12th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 6 December, Marine Institute, Galway

Hynes, S. (2022). Creating new momentum for blue development. Invited speaker for World Ocean Week Forum 2022 Xiamen, China (virtually) 10th November.

Hynes, S. (2022). Ireland’s Leadership in socio-economic research relevant to Arctic inhabitants and Indigenous people. Part of panel session on “Irish Expertise for Arctic Challenges”. Arctic Circle Assembly, Reykjavik, Iceland, 13-15 October.

Tsakiridis, A., O’Connor, E., Mateo-Mantecón, I., Hynes, S., Matopoulos, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2022). Exploring the impact of bank credit quality on cargo throughput: Evidence from North Atlantic Spanish and Irish ports. CEMPA Natural Resource Modelling Seminar, University of Galway, Ireland, 4 October.

Tsakiridis, A., O’Connor, E., Mateo-Mantecón, I., Hynes, S., Matopoulos, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2022). Does bank credit quality affect port productivity? Evidence from Spain and Ireland. 30th IAME (International Association of Maritime Economists) Conference – Impact of COVID-19 on the Maritime Industry: Challenges and Responses, Busan, South Korea, 14-16 September.

Norton, D., Lanser, M.C., O’Leary, J., Hynes, S., O’Donoghue, C and Woolley, T. 2022. Using socio-economic characteristics of rural coastal communities as an indicator for marine spatial planning. ECSA 59, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain, 5th – 9th September 2022.

Lanser, M.C., Norton, D., O’Leary, J., Hynes, S., O’Donoghue, C and Woolley, T. 2022. Comparing methodologies used for ocean economic reporting for future alignment of ocean accounting. ECSA 59, Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain, 5th – 9th September 2022.

Cawley, M., Hynes, S., Deely, J. (2022). Rural coastal tourism: an overlooked dimension in the sustainability of rural systems. Centennial Congress of the International Geographical Union, Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Paris, 18-23 July.

Hynes, S. (2022). Invited panel member for “Discussion on the socio-economic aspects of the artisanal fisheries and aquaculture, challenges and opportunities for sustainable policies” Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries of the European Commission Policy Vigo, Spain, 18th July.

Deely, J., Hynes, S., Cawley, M., Hogan, S. (2022). Demand for Domestic Marine and Coastal Tourism. 5th International Conference on Tourism Research 2022, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Vila do Conde, 19th – 20th May.

Tsakiridis, A., O’Connor, E., Mateo-Mantecón, I., Hynes, S., Matopoulos, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2022). Bank distress and the blue economy: the effect of non‐performing loans on port productivity. 11th International Forum on Shipping, Ports and Airports (IFSPA) – Resilience from Adversity, Hong Kong, China, 16-20 May.

Hynes, S. (2022). Estimating the costs and benefits of protecting a coastal amenity. Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (CEMPA) Policy Lab seminar, virtually 12 April.

Tsakiridis, A., Mateo-Mantecón, I., O’Connor, E., Hynes, S., O’Donoghue, C. (2021). Efficiency benchmarking of Irish and North Atlantic Spanish ports: Implications for blue growth. Invited presentation to Department of Transport, September 2nd.

Hynes, S. (2021). Estimating the costs and benefits of protecting a coastal amenity from climate change-related hazards: Nature based solutions versus grey infrastructure. International Expert Workshop "Economic Aspects of Nature Restoration" 13 – 16 October, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany. Invited Speaker.

Hynes, S. (2021). Invited panel member for “The Future of Business in Ports” session at Atlantic Strategy Pillar 1 ‘Using Ports to Catalyse a Green Recovery’ Workshop, 8th July.

Hynes, S., Armstrong, C., Xuan, B., Ankamah-Yeboah, I., Needham, K., Tinch, R., and Ressurreição, A. (2021). Have preferences and willingness to pay for marine litter management and other marine ecosystem service benefits remained stable before and during the global Covid-19 shock? 26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 23rd - 25th June

McGrath, L., Hynes, S., McHale, J. (2021). Advancing Testing of the Genuine Savings Hypothesis: The Use of Long Run Time Series Data and Model-Consistent Measures of Technical Change for Ireland. 26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 23rd - 25th June

Campbell, D., Hynes, S., Börger, T., White, M., Elliott, L., (2021). A latent class framework to control for decision inertia in revealed and stated recreation trips. 26th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 23rd - 25th June

Danovaro, R., Gambi, C., Papadopoulou, N., Grehan, G., Boström, C., van de Koppel, J., Garrabou, J., Fraschetti, S., Morato, T., Sweetman, A., McOwen, C., Bekkby, T., van Tatenhove, J., Long, R., Hynes, S., Chen, W., Billett, D., Ramirez-Llodra, E., Bianchelli, S., Milanese, M. (2021). Marine ecosystem restoration: new knowledge and future challenges 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, virtually 21 – 24 June.

Hynes, S. (2021). Fostering Blue Growth in Atlantic Industries. The MOSES Approach. Presentation to Irish North West Regional Assembly, Roscommon County Council chambers, 18th June.

Deely, J. (2021). Demand for domestic marine and coastal tourism. Donegal Marine Tourism Conference, virtually 23rd March.

McGrath, L., Hynes, S., McHale, J. (2021). Reassessing Ireland's Economic Development through the Lens of Sustainable Development. Irish Economic Association Annual Conference 2021. 6-7 May, Trinity College, Dublin (virtual event).

Hynes, S. (2021). Valuation of North Atlantic Ecosystem Service Benefits to Societies, 26th May. B2BI (Bermuda to Bear Island) North Atlantic-Arctic Ocean Strategic Framework (Invited talk, virtual event).

Hynes, S. (2021). Invited panel member for “Sustainable coastal tourism: key actions towards a smart and resilient recovery” session. European Maritime Days, Den Helder, The Netherlands, 20-21 May 2021 (virtual)

Hynes, S., Chen, W., O'Connor, E. (2021).Value of deep-sea ecosystem restoration: the case of Dohrn Canyon in the Bay of Naples, Italy. MAIA webinar ‘Marine Accounting’ – 19th May (virtual event).

McGrath, L., Hynes, S., McHale, J. (2021). A Green Macroeconomic Accounting Perspective on Ireland's Economic Development. Central Bank of Ireland External Seminar. January 21st (virtual event).

Hynes, S. (2020). Resident preferences and willingness to pay for blue green network infrastructures. ALICE Final Congress: A roadmap to multifunctional and resilient landscapes: the adaptation to global change through Blue and Green Infrastructure Networks, March 16-17 (virtual event).

Hynes, S. (2020). The human factor: How do people value deep Atlantic ecosystems? Key Science-Policy Messages from ATLAS Workshop (online) hosted by University of Edinburgh. 17th November.

Ahearne, A. and Hynes, S. (2020). Challenges and Opportunities for Ireland’s Major Ocean Economy Industries. Invited Presentation to Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group, Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin, June 10th.

Hynes, S., Chen, W., Armstrong, C. (2020). Valuing the Ecosystem Service Benefits from Kelp Forest Restoration: A Choice Experiment. 25th Annual Conference of the European Association Environmental and Resource Economists [virtual event], June 23 - Friday, July 3.

Hynes, S., Ankamah-Yeboah, I., Needham, K., Bich Xuan, B., and Armstrong, C. (2020). Societal preferences and values for deep Atlantic ecosystem services. Atlas "A translatlantic assessment and deep-water ecosystem-based spatial management plan for Europe" Conference, March 9th to 13th, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Hynes, S. (2020). MOSES and alternative approaches to measuring the economic contribution of marine and coastal tourism. Invited Presentation to EU DG Marine Affairs, EU Commission, DG MARE, Brussels, March 2nd.

Hynes, S., Tsakiridis, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2020). A Comparison of Environmental and Economic Sustainability across Aquatic and Terrestrial Food Value Chains. 15th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 14-18th, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

McGrath L., Hynes, S., McHale J., (2020) Measuring the Sustainability of Ireland's Economic Development Since Independence. 2020 Irish Quantitative History meeting, 24 January, Dublin.

McGrath L., Hynes, S., McHale J., (2019) Measuring the Sustainability of Ireland's Economic Development Since Independence. Economic and Social History Society of Ireland Annual Conference 2019, 7 December, Cork.

Hynes, S. (2019). Exploring Natural Capital Solutions: Valuing Irelands Coastal Marine and Estuarine Ecosystem Services. BIM’s Exploring Natural Capital Solutions for our Shared Marine Environment, 13 November, Royal College of Surgeons, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin.

Hynes, S. (2019). Measuring the value of tourism and recreation in marine and coastal areas. The 4th International Symposium on the Oceans in National Income Accounts: Challenges and Measurements to Evaluate Marine Economy, October 26-27, Qingdao, China.

Tsakiridis, A., Hynes, S., Aymelek, M., Corless, R., Evers, N. (2019). A survey of marine and coastal overseas tourism activity in Ireland. INFOMAR Annual Seminar-Geological Survey Ireland, 16-17 October, Dingle, Ireland.

Hynes, S. (2019). Marine and coastal overseas tourism activity in Ireland. Sustainability in Ports, Shipping, and Coastal Tourism MOSES Symposium, Titanic Hotel, Belfast, October 16^th.

O’Donoghue, C., Hynes, S., Kilgarriff, P., and Ryan, M. (2019). The Private and Public Value of Food Production in the Agricultural Landscape. 174th European Association of Agricultural Economists Conference - Economics of culture and food in evolving agri-food systems and rural areas, Matera, Italy, 10-12^th October.

Hynes, S. (2019). Willingness to pay for marine ecosystem services: The Blue Planet II effect. Whitaker Ideas Forum, September 18^th, NUI Galway, Ireland.

Hynes, S. (2019). A survey of marine and coastal overseas tourism activity in Ireland, Donegal Marine Tourism Conference ‘Connecting our Coastline - A Transnational Approach to Sustainable Marine and Coastal Tourism’, September 5^th and 6^th, Inishowen Peninsula, Moville, Co Donegal.

Breen, P., Tully, O., Hynes, S., Loughlin, C., Reecht, Y., Morley. T. (2019). A Bayesian network model for assessing ecological risk and economic impacts for spatial marine management options. 54^th European Marine Biology Symposium, Dublin, August 29^th.

Hynes, S. (2019). Valuing the Ocean. Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors Summer School, Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland, 23th – 27th August.

McGrath L., Hynes, S., McHale J., (2019) Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Ireland's Genuine Savings through boom and bust. Frontier Research in Economic History (FRESH), 16 August, Cork.

Tsakiridis, A., O’Connor, E., Mateo-Mantecón, I., Hynes, S., Matopoulos, A., O’Donoghue, C. (2019). Productivity performance and its determinants in Irish and North Atlantic Spanish ports: A dynamic panel analysis’. 27th Annual Conference of the International Association of Maritime Economists, 25-28 June, Athens, Greece.

Hynes, S. (2019). Valuing Ireland’s Marine Ecosystem Services. Invited talk at the Environment and Marine Session of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly - 58th Plenary Session, Druids Glen, Wicklow, 13th and 14th of May.

Chen, W., Barton, D., Van Assche, K., Hynes, S. Omsted, G., Christie, H., Bekkeby, T. and Gundersen, H. (2019). Marine ecosystem accounting to support coastal and marine governance in the Arctic. Second International Science and Policy Conference on Implementation of the Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Arctic, 25-27 June 2019, Bergen, Norway.

Hynes, S. (2019). Willingness to pay for marine ecosystem services in Scottish waters. The Blue Planet II effect. Economics Seminar Series, University of Glasgow, Scotland, 9^th May.

McGrath L., Hynes, S., McHale J., (2019) The changing wealth of Europe: Estimates of pollution extended genuine savings. Irish Postgraduate and Early Career Economics Workshop, 7 June, Galway.

McDermott, T.K.J., D. Castells-Quintana (2019) “Disasters, urbanization and conflict” Irish Economic Association conference 2019 (Cork, May 2019)

McGrath L., Hynes, S., McHale J., (2019) Augmenting the World Bank's estimates: Irish Genuine Savings through boom and bust. Irish Economic Association annual conference, 8 May, Cork.

Burger, R., Hynes, S. & O’Leary, J. (2019). Defining Coastal: Creating an updated socioeconomic profile of Ireland’s coastal regions. Towards Coastal Resilience & Sustainability – Activating Real Coastal Transitions, Regional Studies Association Limerick Workshop, April 12^th – April 16^th, Limerick.

McGrath, L. (2019). Natural capital accounting for Ireland through boom and bust: Genuine Savings 1990-2016. Whitaker Ideas Forum, 27th February, Galway

McGrath, L. (2019). Natural capital accounting for Ireland through boom and bust: Genuine Savings 1990-2016. National Biodiversity Conference, 20th February, Dublin

Norton, D., Hynes, S., Buckley, C., Ryan, M. and Doherty, E., (2019). Valuing agricultural catchment ecosystem services (VACES) The National Biodiversity Conference, Dublin Castle, Ireland, 20th & 21st February 2019

Norton, D., Hynes, S. & Boyd, J. (2019),Valuing Ireland's Blue Ecosystem Services (VIBES),The National Biodiversity Conference, Dublin Castle, Ireland, 20th & 21st February 2019

McDermott (2019) “Ripples in Space and Time” theme chapter overview and highlights - Asian Development Bank theme chapter workshop on Disasters and development in Asia, Manila (Jan 2018)

Gillespie, T., T.K.J. McDermott and R. Lyons (2019) “Rising waters, falling prices: Flood risk and the Irish housing market”, Whitaker Institute Seminar Series, NUI Galway, 30 January 2019.

McDermott, T.K.J., D. Castells-Quintana (2018) “Disasters, urbanization and conflict in Asia”. Asian Development Bank workshop on Disasters and development in Asia, Manila (Dec 2018)

Hynes, S. (2018). Sustainable Pathways in Aquaculture. IMTA: A Socio-Economic Perspective. Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture - Best Practices Workshop, Galway, 5th December

Hynes, S. and Corless, R. (2018). Marine and Coastal Tourism in Ireland: A survey of Overseas Visitors. 9th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 8 November, Galway

O’Connor, E., Hynes, S., Vega, A. & Evers, N. (2018) Examining demand and substitutability across terminals in a gateway port network: A discrete choice model of Irish ports, SIGA2 2018 Conference- The Port and Maritime Sector: Key Developments and Challenges, Antwerp 2018

Hynes, S. (2018). Attitudes toward aquaculture and estimating the public’s willingness to pay for sustainably produced salmon: An Irish and Norwegian comparative study. 19th International Biennial Conference of International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Seattle, Washington, USA.

Tsakiridis, A., Mateo-Mantecón, I., O’ Connor, E., and Hynes, S. (2018). Port Efficiency Measurement and Cluster Analysis: A Comparison of Irish and Spanish Ports. 9th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 8 November, Galway

McDermott, T.K.J., G. Michaels, Y. Lin (2018) “The price of access to the coast? Increasing exposure to sea level rise in the US”. 9th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, 8 November, Galway

Hynes, S. (2018). Blue Natural Capital: An Irish perspective. Lisbon Workshop on Blue Natural Capital: 3-4 October, Lisbon. Discussion document from event: Oceano Azul Foundation (2018). Summary of the Lisbon Workshop on Blue Natural Capital: 3-4 October 2018. Blue Natural Capital Bulletin Vol. 228 No. 6

McDermott, T.K.J., G. Michaels, F. Rauch, A. Kocornik-Mina (2018) “Flooded Cities”. UNU-WIDER Development conference, Helsinki (September 2018).

Daniel Norton, Stephen Hynes, Cathal Buckley, Mary Ryan, Edel Doherty, Valuing agricultural catchment ecosystem services (VACES) 166th EAAE Seminar on Sustainability in the Agri-Food Sector, NUI Galway, Ireland, 30th and 31st August 2018

McDermott, T.K.J., G. Michaels, Y. Lin (2018) “Building on the flood plains”. European Regional Science Association, Cork (August 2018)

O’Connor, E., Evers,N. & Vega, A. (2018) Factors Influencing Strategic Decision-making in Port Capacity Planning: A Case study of the Irish Port Sector, The Jean Monnet symposium on the future of the european port policy, 28-29 June 2018, Chios, Greece

Hynes, S. (2018). Marine ecosystem service benefit values and maritime spatial planning. Workshop on Natural Capital and Ecosystem Service for Marine Spatial Planning in Ireland, Marine Institute, Galway, 5th June.

O’Leary, J. and Tsakiridis, A. (2018). Measuring Market and Non-Market Values in Blue Economy: An Irish perspective. Presented in European Maritime Day 2018 (organized by European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries-DG MARE, the Bulgarian EU Presidency and the Municipality of Burgas), 31 May-1 June, Burgas

McDermott, T.K.J., G. Michaels, Y. Lin (2018) “Building on the flood plains”. Environmetrics workshop, Marine Institute, Galway (April 2018).

Hynes, S. (2018). Food from the Oceans - An Irish perspective. March 4th, Royal Irish Academy, Academy House, Dublin.

Norton, D., Hynes, S., Buckley, C., Ryan, M., & Doherty, E., (2018). Valuing Agricultural Catchment Ecosystem Services (VACES) in Ireland. Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference. University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

Hynes, S., van Osch, S. (2018). Assessing the market potential of sustainable aquaculture production: A cross country comparison. 11th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 6-8th, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

O’Donoghue, C. Chyzheuskaya1, A., Kilcline, K., Hynes, S., Ryan, M. (2018). Developing an Input-Output based LCA to assess the impact of the Agri-Food Expansion in Ireland. 11th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 6-8th, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

Slevin, A. (2017). Comhlámh debate Can Ireland be a climate leader? Dublin,1 November 2017.

Slevin, A. (2017.) ’Conflicts, contradictions and climate change: A critique of Irish state hydrocarbon management’. Paper presented at the 8th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Symposium, Glenlo Abbey, Galway, 1 December 2017.

Hynes, S. and O’Leary, J. (2017). Progress in measuring the ocean economy: An Irish perspective. Innovation for a sustainable ocean economy: New approaches to evaluating the ocean economy. 3rd Symposium on the Oceans in National Income Accounts, OECD Conference Centre (CC13), 22-23 November, Paris

Hynes, S., Hanley, N. and Needham, K. (2017) Advances in valuation practices for marine ecosystems. Innovation for a sustainable ocean economy: New approaches to evaluating the ocean economy. 3rd Symposium on the Oceans in National Income Accounts, OECD Conference Centre (CC13), 22-23 November, Paris

Slevin, A. (2017). Generation What? documentary televised on RTÉ2, 31 Oct. and 7 Nov. 2017.

Hynes, S. (2017). Consequentiality in Contingent Valuation Modelling. Invited seminar at Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromso, Norway, October 26th, 2017.

Hynes, S. (2017). Marine environmental data in economic analysis. 6th CSO Administrative Data Seminar 24th October, Bedford Hall Suite, Dublin Castle.

Hynes, S. (2017). Measuring the Value of the Atlantic Marine Economy: An Irish Perspective. Northern Periphery and Arctic (NPA) Programme Annual Conference 2017 - Blue Opportunities: The Marine Economy in the NPA. Galway, 21st September.

Carr, L. (2017). Stakeholder’s second sight: a search for knowledge consensus on Ireland’s salmon farming. 46th RSAI-BIS Conference, Harrogate, UK, 23-24 August, 2017.

Carr, L. (2017). Seeking second sight and a future for Irish salmon? Sea, Land, and Spirit Conference. Sacred Heart University, Dingle, Ireland, June 5-8, 2017.

Slevin, A. (2017). ’GenWhat: State, Politics and Risk Society’. Paper delivered at the Sociological Association of Ireland, 44th Annual Conference, Ulster University, 5 May 2017.

Carr, L. (2017). Measuring challenges to salmon farming: the Irish stakeholder consensus approach. Whitaker Ideas Forum Lecture Series, Whitaker Institute, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland.

Carr, L. (2017). Fishing for consensus on the future of salmon in western Ireland. Salmon Watch Ireland 2017 General Meeting, Galway, Ireland.

Carr, L. (2017). Seeking second sights to transform salmon farming in Ireland. School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK.

Carr, L. (2017). Fishing for consensus on Ireland’s salmon farms. 2017 Natural and Human Heritages Lecture Series, Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland.

Hynes, S. (2017). The Role of Economics in Marine Policy. Sea, Land, and Spirit: Coastal Environment in the West of Ireland Conference, Dingle, Kerry, 5-8 June 2017

Hynes, S. (2017). Measuring Natural Capital. EU China Blue Year Event - forecasting, data, monitoring, planning, indicators, EU Commission, Brussels, 1st /2nd /June 2017.

Hynes, S., Skoland, K., Gjerstad, B., Lindland, K., Vatland Krøvel, A., Ravagnan E. (2017). Consequentiality in Contingent Valuation for market goods: Irish and Norwegian WTP for sustainably produced salmon. XXIII Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE), Dublin, 25th to 27th April 2017.

van Osch, S., Hynes, S., O’Higgins, T. (2017). Estimating the European Public’s value for Sustainable Aquaculture: A cross country Comparison. XXIII Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE), Dublin, 25th to 27th April 2017.

Hynes, S., Skoland, K., Gjerstad, B., Lindland, K., Vatland Krøvel, A., Ravagnan E. (2017). Attitudes toward aquaculture and estimating the public’s willingness to pay for sustainably produced salmon: An Irish and Norwegian comparative study. 11th International European Forum (Igls-Forum) (161st EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 13-17, Innsbruck-Igls, Austria

Foley, N.S., Vega, A., and Jackson, E. (2017). Defining Small Scale Fisheries in Ireland: Understanding the Socio-Spatial Dimension. Sea, Land and Spirit: Coastal Environment in the West of Ireland, Dingle, 5th to 8th June 2017.

Vega, A., Foley, N.S. and Jackson, E. (2017). Small versus Large-Scale Fishing Operations in Ireland: Understanding the Socio-Spatial Dimension of Small Scale Fisheries. XXIII Conference of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE), Dublin, 25th to 27th April 2017.

Foley, N.S (2017). MESMA Protocol: An Introduction to Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES). ATLAS 2nd General Assembly Conference, Mallorca, 24th to 28th April 2017.

Carr, L. (2017). Stakeholders’ second sight: a search for knowledge consensus on Ireland’s salmon farming. 2017 Regional Science Associate International, British-Irish Section, Harrogate, UK.

Carr, L. 2017. Seeking second sight and a future for Irish salmon? Sea, Land and Spirit Conference, Dingle.

Carr, L. (2017). Measuring challenges to salmon farming: the Irish stakeholder consensus approach. Whitaker Ideas Forum, NUI Galway.

Carr, L. (2017). Fishing for consensus on the future for salmon in western Ireland. 2017 Annual Meeting, Salmon Watch Ireland, Salthill.

Carr, L. (2017). Fishing for consensus in western Ireland's salmon aquaculture industry. Coastal Planning Symposium, Queens University Belfast, Belfast.

Carr, L. (2017). Fishing for consensus on Ireland’s salmon farms. Galway Natural and Human Heritage Lecture Series, Galway.

Carr, L. (2016). Fishing for consensus in western Ireland’s salmon aquaculture industry. 7th Annual Marine Economics and Policy Research Forum, NUI Galway.

Ravagnan, E. Gjerstad, B., Provan, F., Gomiero, A., Hynes, S., Lestariadi, R., Agung; Charles, A., Rodriguez Rodriguez, G., Timor, J., Wakamatsu, H., Adhuri, D., Imran, Z., Le Gallic, B., Salas, S. (2016). Sustainability of Fisheries and Aquaculture: the Multidisciplinary Approach as a Key for Success. In “Challenging New Frontiers in the Global Seafood Sector: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade”, July 11-15, 2016 at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Center (AECC), Aberdeen, Scotland, UK. Compiled by Stefani J. Evers and Ann L. Shriver. International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), Corvallis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/60210

O’Connor, E., Vega, A., & Evers, N. (2016). Identifying the Dimensions of Seaport Performance from a Stakeholders Perspective - A Systematic Review. International Association of Maritime Economists, Hamburg, 24th to 26th of August 2016.

V ega, A. Feo, M., Espino, R. and Nolan, R. (2017). Analysis of route choice determinants in Irish export shipments to continental Europe, 49th Annual UTSG Conference, Trinity College Dublin, January 2017

H ynes, S. (2016). Marine Ecosystem Service Benefit Values. Atlantic Ocean Climate Scholars Conference, 12th to 19th September.

Hynes, S. (2016). Recreational Ecosystem Service Value Estimation: A Meta-Analysis. Paper presented at Assessment and Economic Valuation of Recreational Ecosystem Services of Landscapes in EU Member States Workshop, Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany, September 12-13.

Hynes, S. (2016). Valuing Ireland’s marine ecosystem services. The Second International Symposium on Blue Economy, Tianjin, China. October 25th to 28th.

Hynes, S. (2016). Valuing Ireland’s marine ecosystem services. Paper presented at Irish Natural Capital Forum Conference 'Making Nature Count', Dublin, October 4th.

Norton, D. and Hynes, S. (2016). VIBES: Valuing Ireland's Blue Ecosystem Services. ESAI Environ Conference, April 8th to 10th.

Norton, D., Hynes, S. & Boyd, J. (2016). VIBES: Valuing Ireland's Blue Ecosystem Services. 30th Annual Irish Economic Association Conference, NUI Galway, 5th- 6th May.

Norton, D., Hynes, S. & Boyd, J. (2016). VIBES: Valuing Ireland's Blue Ecosystem Services. 45th Annual Conference RSAI-BIS, Newquay, Cornwall, 30th August - 1st September.

Vega, A. (2016). Understanding the relationship between fisheries-dependence and deprivation in Ireland. RSAI – British and Irish Section, 45th Annual Conference, Newquay, Cornwall, England, September 2016.

Vega, A. Feo, M., Espino, R. and Nolan, R. (2016) Analysis of route choice determinants in Irish export shipments to continental Europe, 44th European Transport Conference, Barcelona, Spain, October 2016.

Vega, A. and Evers, N. (2015). HGV road user charging policy in Europe:
Implications for Irish freight transport stakeholders, at the National Sustainability Summit 2015, Dublin

Brennan RB, Healy MG, Morrison, S Hynes, D Norton, Clifford E. (2015) Impact of the landfill directive (1999/31/EC) on the concentrations, volumes and treatability of landfill leachate produced in Ireland. 15th International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Cagliari, Italy. 5-9th October 2015

Hynes, S. (2015). Estimating the direct and indirect economic impacts of Ireland’s Ocean Economy. Invited Presentation to EU Marine Maritime Policy Division’s Member States' Expert Group for integrated maritime policy on size of blue economy, DG Marine Affairs, EU Commission, chaired by Mathew King, DG MARE, Brussels, September 29th, 2015.

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Exhibition: ’Promoting the Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, The Irish Maritime Forum 2015, Cork, 25th September 2015

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, The Irish Maritime Forum 2015, Cork, 25th September 2015

Norton, D., Hynes, S. & Boyd, J. (2015) VIBES: Valuing Ireland's Blue Ecosystem Services. Ryan Institute Research Day, September 2015, Galway

Colin, B., Clifford, E., Hynes, S., Norton, D., Healy, M. & Brennan, R. (2015) Transport of landfill leachate in Ireland. Ryan Institute Research Day, September 2015, Galway

Vega, D., Hynes, S. and O'Toole, E. (2015). Ireland's Ocean Economy: Reference Year: 2012. Ryan Institute Research Day, September 2015, Galway

Colin, B., Clifford, E., Hynes, S., Norton, D., Healy, M. and Brennan, R. (2015). Transport of landfill leachate in Ireland. Ryan Institute Research Day, September 2015, Galway
Hynes, S (2015). The Economics of Aquaculture Expansion. The Economic Impact of the Irish Bio-Economy Symposium, 9th September, RDS, Dublin

Vega, Amaya, Hynes, Stephen and O’Toole, Emma (2015) Ireland’s Ocean Economy. Reference year 2012. Poster Presentation, Ryan Institute Research Day, 25th September, 2015.

Manton, R., Hynes, S. and Clifford, E. (2015). User Spending on Greenways. Irish Transport Research Network 6th Annual Conference, 27-28th August, Engineering Building, NUI Galway.

Vega, Amaya and Evers, Natasha (2015) HGV road user charging in the UK: implications for Irish freight transport stakeholders, Proceedings of the ITRN 2015 annual conference, 27th /28th August, Galway

Breen, Ben, Vega, Amaya and Feo-Valero, Maria (2015) An Empirical Analysis of mode and route choice for international freight transport in Ireland, Proceedings of the ITRN 2015 annual conference, 27th /28th August, Galway

Breen, Ben, Vega, Amaya and Feo-Valero, Maria (2015) An Empirical Analysis of mode and route choice for international freight transport in Ireland, The 44th Annual Conference of the Regional Science Association: British and Irish Section, 17th 18th August, Dublin

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Exhibition: ’Promoting the Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team, The NutraMara Conference and Expo: Harnessing marine bioresources for innovations in the food industry, Dublin, 29th-30th June 2015

Breen, B., Gerritsen, H. and Hynes, S. (2015). The impact of quota changes on the discrete fishing site choice of vessels in Irish demersal otter trawl fisheries. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 21st Annual (EAERE 21) Conference, 24th - 27th June, 2015, Helsinki, Finland.

Hynes, S., O'Reilly, P. and Corless, R. (2015). An On-Site Versus a Household Survey Approach to Modelling The Demand for Recreational Angling Amongst the Irish Population. Do Welfare Estimates Differ? European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 21st Annual (EAERE 21) Conference, 24th - 27th June, 2015, Helsinki, Finland.

Norton, D. and Hynes, S. (2015). A Spatial Value Transfer to Estimate the Value of Marine Strategy Framework Directive in EU Atlantic Member States. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists 21st Annual (EAERE 21) Conference, 24th - 27th June, 2015, Helsinki, Finland

Hynes, S (2015). Ireland’s approach to the Economic and Social Assessment within the MSFD and Next Steps. Invited Panelist for Policy Session: “Assessing societal costs and benefits of a Programme of Measures for the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive: The first lessons learnt and way forward”, that was held during the 21st Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Helsinki, June 24-27 2015.

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Exhibition: ’Promoting the Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, Irish Sea 2050, Wales, 12th June 2015

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, North East Fisheries Local Action Group, Meath, 06th June 2015

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, West Fisheries Local Action Group, Galway, 20th May 2015

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Support Team for the Atlantic Action Plan’, Shellfish Regional Information Meetings: Dublin, 06th May 2015

Gillespie, P., O'Donoghue, C., Thorne, F., Hynes, S. and Hennessy, S. (2015). Milk quota and the development of Irish dairy productivity: a Malmquist index using a stochastic frontier approach. 89th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, 13-15 April, Warwick, England

Gillespie, P., Thorne, F., Hennessy, S., Hynes, S. and O'Donoghue, C., (2015) Grass utilisation as a driver of efficiency on European dairy farms. 89th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, 13-15 April, Warwick, England

Kilcline, K., Hynes, S., O'Donoghue, C., Hennessy, T. (2015). Systems approach to the economic impact of technical performance in the sheep sector. 89th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, 13-15 April, Warwick, England

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Support Team for the Atlantic Action Plan’, Shellfish Regional Information Meetings: Galway, 28th April 2015

Brennan, R.B., Healy, M.G., Clifford, E. (2015). Impact of landfill leachate loading on the performance of three wastewater treatment plants. In proceedings:25th Environmental Science Association Ireland Colloquium. Sligo Institute of Technology. Ireland. 8th to 10th April

Brennan, R.B., Healy, M.G., Morrison, L., Hynes, S., Norton, D., Clifford, E., (2015).Impact of the landfill directive (1999/31/EC) on the concentrations, volumes and treatability of landfill leachate produced in Ireland. In proceedings:25th Environmental Science Association Ireland Colloquium. Sligo Institute of Technology. Ireland. 8th to 10th April.

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Support Team for the Atlantic Action Plan’, Environ 25: Sustainability and Opportunities for Change, Sligo, 09th April 2015

O’Reilly, E. (2015). Presentation: ’The Atlantic Action Plan and the Role of the Support Team’, South East Fisheries Local Action Group, Wexford, 02th April 2015

Vega, Amaya. Ireland’s Ocean Economy Series. Value and Trends 2010 – 2012. Preliminary Results and 2014 Estimates. Presentation to the Marine Institute. 4th March 2015, NUI Galway

Vega, Amaya. Ireland’s Ocean Economy Series. Value and Trends 2010 – 2012. Support Team for the Atlantic Action Plan. Presentation to the Marine Coordination Group, chaired by Minister Simon Coveney, 28th February 2015, Department of the Taoiseach, Government Buildings, Dublin.
Flynn, B. (2015) "Bricolage, Subsidiarity and 'Coalitions of the Willing': Operational realities, political fictions and fault-lines in Europe's response to the humanitarian crisis of Mediterranean sea migration," at 18th UCD Irish European Law Forum, Europe’s Shared Burden: Collective Responsibility for Migrants at Sea: An Interdisciplinary Conference, UCD Sutherland School of Law, October 9th–10th

Flynn, B. (2015) “The EU’s Maritime Security Strategy: the limits of neo-medieval soft security discourses?”. Sept 24th. At the European International Studies Association (EISA) 9th Pan-European Conference on International Relations: The World of Violence, Catania
Flynn, B. (2015) "Littoral Insurgencies". September 26th At the European International Studies Association (EISA) 9th Pan-European Conference on International Relations: The World of Violence, Catania
Flynn, B. (2015) "Brussels Offshore? Explaining the Largely National Politics of Europe's Experiment with Marine Renewables", at UACES (University Association of Contemporary European Studies) 45th Annual Conference, Bilbao, Sept 7-9th. Available at: http://www.uaces.org/documents/papers/1501/Flynn.pdf

Breen, B. Vega, A. and Feo-Valero, M. (2015). An empirical analysis of mode and route choice for international freight transport in Ireland. Regional Science Association International - British and Irish Section, 44th Annual Conference and 5th Annual Doctoral Colloquium, 17 – 18th August, 2015, University College Dublin, Dublin.

Breen, B., Gillespie, P. (2015). Accounting for fishing vessel time allocation at sea when measuring efficiency. Bergen Economics of Environment and Energy Conference (BEEER), 4th - 5th May, 2015, Bergen, Norway.

Hynes, S. and O’Donnoghue. C. (2015). A Simulated Population approach to estimating the value of achieving good ecological status in Irish water catchments. ESAI Environ Conference, Sligo IT, April 8th to 10th.

Norton, D. and Hynes, S. (2015). Using Contingent Valuation and Value Transfer to estimate the value of achieving GES under the MSFD in EU Atlantic states. ESAI Environ Conference, Sligo IT, April 8th to 10th.

Brennan, R., Healy, M., Morrison, L., and Clifford, E. (2015). Impact of landfill leachate loading on the performance of three wastewater treatment plants. ESAI Environ Conference, Sligo IT, April 8th to 10th.

Gillespie, P., Thorne, F., Hennessy, T., Hynes, S., O'Donoghue, C. (2015). Grass utilisation as a driver of efficiency on European dairy farms, Agricultural Economics Society 89th Annual Conference Warrick 13th and 14th April.

Gillespie, P., Thorne, F., Hynes, S., O'Donoghue, C. and Hennessy, T. (2015). Milk quota and the development of Irish dairy productivity: a Malmquist index using a stochastic frontier approach, Agricultural Economics Society 89th Annual Conference Warrick 13th and 14th April.

Kilcline, K., Hynes, S., O’Donoghue, C. and Hennessy, T. (2015). Systems Approach to the Economic Impact of Technical Performance in the Sheep Sector, Agricultural Economics Society 89th Annual Conference Warrick 13th and 14th April.

Brendan Flynn (2015) "Planning and Policies for Offshore Renewables: Drawing Lessons after two of decades of global experience," at the Law and the Environment Conference, University College Cork, April 23rd, 2015. Available at: http://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/eventsandnews/title-540526-en.html

Fahy, F. (2015).’Where do we go from here? The future for Irish Environmental Data’ National Economic and Social Council (NESC) Environmental Data: priorities and Innovation Conference, Dublin, Friday 24th April 2015

Hynes, S. (2015). Discrete choice modelling of fisheries with nuanced spatial Information. SOCIOEC Symposium: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Management Measures of the new Common Fisheries Policy, Royal Flemish Academy for Sciences and the Arts, Brussels 17-18 February.

Fitzpatrick, M. and Hynes, S. (2015). Avoiding unintended consequences of fisheries governance: Fisher’s preferences and trade-offs between management options. SOCIOEC Symposium: The Socio-Economic Impacts of Management Measures of the new Common Fisheries Policy, Royal Flemish Academy for Sciences and the Arts, Brussels 17-18 February.

Brennan RB, Healy MG, Morrison L, Hynes S, Norton D, Clifford E. 2014. Suitability of municipal WWTPS for the treatment of landfill leachate in Ireland. Environ Conference 2014 in Trinity Collage Dublin, Co. Dublin. 26th February

Farrell, E.J., Lynch, K., Corbett, J., Logan, J., Miller, A., Murphy, M., Fahy, F., Morley, T., and Reilly, K. (2014) ’I Like Beaches: A University community knowledge initiative (CKI) to promote civic engagement’, Conference of Irish Geographers (2014), University College Dublin, Ireland

Hynes, S. (2014). Modelling Fishing Site Choice. MASTS 4th Annual Science Meeting, Heriot Watt University Conference Centre, Scotland, 3rd - 5th September 2014

Foley, N.S., Corless, R., Escapa, M., Fernandez-Macho, J., Gabriel, S., Hynes, S., Kalaydjian, R., Moreira, S., Moylan, K., Murillas, A., O'Brien, M., Simpson, K., Tinch, D. (2014). Developing a Comparative Soicio-Economic Framework for the Atlantic Area. 2nd Marine and Coastal Policy Forum, Plymouth University, 18th - 20th June 2014

Hynes, S. (2014).The Marnet Network. Forum Do Mar Conference, Porto, Portugal, May 28th 2014

Hynes, S. (2014). Discrete Site Choice Modelling in Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management. The Fifth World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, 28th June - 2nd July Istanbul, Turkey, 2014

Norton, D. and Hynes, S. (2014). An initial assessment of value of marine and coastal ecosystem services in Ireland. Estuarine Coastal Sciences Association 54 (ECSA 54) Conference,12th -16th May 2014, Sesimbra, Portugal

Hynes, S. (2014). Ireland’s Ocean Economy and “Harvesting our Ocean Wealth” Targets. Invited Presentation to Marine Development Task Force chaired by Peter Heffernan, Department of the Agriculture, Dublin, March 24nd, 2014

Breen, B., Gerritsen, H and Hynes, S. (2014). Using VMS data to analyse the impact of quota changes on fishing site choice in Irish Demersal Otter Trawl fisheries. International Symposium on Fishery Dependent Information, Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations, Rome, 4th March, 2014

Foley, N. (2014). Presentation: The Marnet Network. ’Taking advantage of the blue growth potential in European coastal regions – How can marine and maritime research contribute to blue growth?’, at the European Parliament, 19th February 2014

Foley, N. (2013). MARNET: Developing an Atlantic Marine Economy Database - National and European Relevance. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Curtin, F. (2013). iShip Index – The World’s First Country Based Shipping Index - An Overview. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Doherty, E. (2013). Valuing Ecosystem Services Across Water Bodies: Results from a Discrete Choice Experiment. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Evers, N. (2013). Qualitative insights into the Implications of the forthcoming UK HGV Road Levy for Irish Freight Transporters. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Fitzpatrick, M. (2013). A Choice Experiment of Fishermen’s Preferences for Future Management Options within the Common Fisheries Policy. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013.

Hynes, S. (2013). A Spatial Microsimulation Approach to Estimating the Value of Good Ecological Status in Irish Water Bodies. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Norton, D. (2013). Estimating The Value of Achieving Good Environmental Status in Irish Marine Waters. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Vega, A. (2013). Ireland’s Ocean Economy in 2010: Preliminary Results. The 4th Annual Beaufort Marine Socio Economic Workshop, NUI Galway, 27th August 2013

Hynes, S. and O'Donoghue, C. (2013). Analysing benefits accruing from the EU Water Framework Directive using a spatial microsimulation approach, Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI) Annual Conference, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin, 7th November, 2013

Gillespie, P., O’Donoghue, C., Hennessy, T., Hynes, S. and Thorne, F. (2013).Grass utilisation as a driver of efficiency on European dairy farms, Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI) Annual Conference, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin, 7th November, 2013

O'Neill, S., Hynes, S., O’Donoghue, C., and Hanrahan, K. (2013) The redistributive impact of EU farm payment reforms in the UK and Ireland, Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland (AESI) Annual Conference, Teagasc, Ashtown, Dublin, 7th November, 2013

Hynes, S. (2013). Value and Trends 2007 – 2010 & Implications for “Harvesting our Ocean Wealth” Targets. Invited Presentation to Marine Coordination Group chaired by Minister Simon Coveny, Department of the Taoiseach, Dublin, October 22nd, 2013

Vega, A & Evers, N. (2013). Understanding Maritime Ro-Ro Transport Demand in Ireland, at the 2nd Meeting on International Economics, Institute of International Economics, University Jaume 1 of Castellon (Spain), 26th September, 2013

Foley, N., Hynes, S., Corless, R. & Vega, A. (2013). MARNET: Developing an Atlantic Marine Economy Database - National and European Relevance, Environment Gathering Ryan Institute Research Open Day, 24th September 2013, NUI Galway

Fitzpatrick, M., Hynes, S., Ole, E., Christos, M. & Reid, D. (2013). A Choice Experiment of Fishermen's Preferences for Future Managament Options within the Common Fisheries Policy, Environment Gathering Ryan Institute Research Open Day, 24th Spetember 2013, NUI Galway.

Fitzpatrick, M., Hynes, S., Eigaard, O., Maravelias, C. & Reid, D. (2013). “A Choice Experiment of Fishermen’s Preferences for Future Management Options within the Common Fisheries Policy.” ICES Annual Science Conference, September, 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Fitzpatrick, M., Reid, D. & Graham, N. (2013). “Balancing policy and stakeholder drivers towards ecosystem-based long-term management plans”. ICES Annual Science Conference, September, 2013, Reykjavik, Iceland.

Vega, A., Corless, R. & Hynes, S. (2013). The Irish Ocean Economy, at People, Policy, Places and the Economy: Advancing Ireland through Reach and Outreach, 20th September 2013, NUI Galway.

Hynes, S. (2013). Challenges to ecosystem valuation of marine waters from recent EU policy changes. Invited paper at special session entitled "Economics of coastal and marine ecosystem services: the need for evidence-based policy" at the 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Toulouse, France, August 26th to 28th.

Hanley, N., Tinch, D., Campbell, D. and Hynes, S. (2013). Valuing coastal water quality improvements. 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Toulouse, France, August 26th to 28th.

Doherty, E., Murphy, G, Hynes, S. and Buckley, C. (2013). Is it a river or a lake ? Exploring preferences for water quality features across water bodies. 20th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Toulouse, France, August 26th to 28th.

Fitzpatrick, M., Hynes, S., Eigaard, O., Maravelias, C. & Reid, D. (2013). “A Choice Experiment of Fishermen’s Preferences for Future Management Options within the Common Fisheries Policy.” European Association of Fisheries Economists Conference, Edinburgh, April, 2013.

Hynes, S. (2013). Ireland’s Ocean and Coastal Economies, Invited Presentation to Joint Oireachtas Committee for Fisheries, Leinster House, Dublin, April 25th, 2013.

Hynes, S. (2013). Economic Activity in Irish coastal areas, Invited Presentation to Commission for Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA), Teagasc, Athenry, Galway, April 24th, 2013.

Hynes, S., Gerritsen, H. and Breen, B. (2013). Modelling the impact on spatial choice of fishing ground closures in the Celtic Sea on Irish demersal otter trawlers: A Random Parameters Logit Site Choice Model using VMS Data, European Association of Fisheries Economists Annual Conference, 15th – 17th April, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

Fitzgerald, M. and Hynes, S. (2013). A Choice Experiment of Fishermen’s Preferences for Future Management Options within the Common Fisheries Policy, European Association of Fisheries Economists Annual Conference, 15th – 17th April, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

Hynes, S. (2013). The Economics of Aquatic Invasive Species. Invited paper presented at The Freshwater Invasives – Networking for Strategy conference , Galway Bay Hotel and Conference Centre, Salthill, Galway, Ireland, 8th - 11th April 2013.

Murphy, G., Hynes, S., Doherty, E., Buckley, C. (2013). Using discrete choice methods to calculate generic values for water, 23rd Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, ENVIRON 2013, The Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, January 30th to February 1st, 2013.

Hynes, S., Gerritsen, H. and Breen, B. (2013). Discrete Fishing Site choice analysis using VMS data, Sharing Knowledge for Sustainable Fisheries Workshop: Coordinating Celtic Sea Research Initiatives, Marine Institute, Oranmore, Galway 20th February.

Hynes, S., Norton, D. and Corless, R. (2013). Public Perceptions of the Irish Marine Environment, 23rd Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, ENVIRON 2013, The Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, January 30th to February 1st, 2013.

Norton, D. and Hynes, S., (2013). Estimating the value of achieving good environmental status in Irish marine waters, 23rd Irish Environmental Researchers' Colloquium, ENVIRON 2013, The Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, January 30th to February 1st, 2013.

Hynes, S. and Green, W. (2012). Preference Heterogeneity in Contingent Behaviour Travel Cost Models with On-site Samples: A Random Parameter versus a Latent Class Approach. 19th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Prague, June 27th - 30th

Hynes, S., Norton, D. and Hanley, N. (2012). Accounting for Cultural Dimensions in Estimating the Value of Coastal Zone Ecosystem Services Using International Benefit Transfer. 19th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Prague, June 27th - 30th

Hynes, S., Stithou, M., O’Donoghue, C., Norton, D. (2012). Estimating the Value of Achieving 'Good Ecological Status under the Water Framework Directive' using Spatial Micro-Simulation Techniques. European Conference of the International Microsimulation Association, Dublin, May 17th to 19th.

Hynes, S. (2012). The Socio-Economic Development of the Marine Sector in the Atlantic Area. Atlantic Area Annual Conference ’The Marine Economy’ – a key component of the EU Integrated Strategy for the Atlantic Area. Malahide, Dublin, February 7th

Walsh, A. (2012). Driving sustainable consumption in the Irish seafood sector: a macromarketing systems perspective, 37th Annual Macromarketing Conference (Doctoral Colloquium). Berlin. 11th & 12th June 2012.

Farrell, N., Morrissey, K., O’Donoghue, C. (2012). Estimating the Regional Socio-Economic impact of an Irish Wave Energy Supply chain using Spatial Microsimulation, European Meeting of the International Microsimulation Association, Dublin, 17-19 May 2012.

Farrell, N., Morrissey, K., O’Donoghue, C. (2012). Quota Sampling as a Method for Creating a Spatial Microsimulation Model, European Meeting of the International Microsimulation Association, Dublin, 17-19 May 2012.

Hynes, S. (2011). Incorporating heterogeneity into on-site count models of beach recreation demand. Marine Alliance for Science and Technology Scotland (MASTS) Symposium, Crieff, Scotland, 23th to 24th November.

Hynes, S. (2011). Ireland’s ocean economy. KIMERA 3rd Transnational Conference – Developing Ireland’s Atlantic marine and coastal resource, Westport, Mayo, Ireland

Proceedings of the 3rd Annual Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop November 2011.

Hynes, S., Norton, D. and Hanley, N. (2011). Marine ecosystem service valuation using benefit transfer. World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, AECC, Aberdeen, 26 – 30 September.

Norton, D., Hynes, S., Buckley, C. Campbell, D. and Doherty, E. (2011). Valuing the non-market benefits of the WFD implementation in Ireland. Catchment Science Conference, The Mansion House, Dublin, Ireland, 14th to 16th September.

Hynes, S., Norton, D. and Hanley, N. (2011). Accounting for cross country cultural differences between study and policy sites in environmental benefit transfer. Regional Science Association International-British and Irish Section 40th Annual Conference, 6th-8th September, Cardiff, Wales.

Hynes, S. (2011). Economics in Marine Research and statistical analysis using STATA, Data Handling and visualization workshop, NUI Galway, 23rd August.

Campbell, D., Hynes, S., Doherty, E. (2011). What’s in a Name? Identifying and Accommodating Labelling Effects within Discrete Choice Experiments? Second International Choice Modelling Conference (ICMC), Oulton Hall, Leeds, 4 July to 6 July 2011.

Hynes, S. and Greene, W. (2011). Modelling recreation demand with revealed and stated preference panel data under conditions of endogenous stratification and truncation: A latent class approach. 18th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 29th June – 1st July 2011.

Evers, N. and Ryan, P. (2011). The Conception and Evolution of a Hi-Tech Local Cluster: Examples from Ireland. “ShareBiotech: Facilities to Speed up R&D and Innovation” Conference. Biocant, Cantanhede, Portugal, April 12th.

Hynes, S. and Greene, W. (2011). Valuing coastal access to farmland: A latent class contingent behaviour model that controls for on-site sampling. Paper presented at the 85th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, Warwick, UK, 18th - 20th April 2011.

Hynes, S. (2011). Irish Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Policy, 2nd International Conference on the Irish Economy; April 7 & 8, 2011, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

Morrissey, K. Murray, B. Water-Based Activity Tourism and the Concept of Integrated Rural Tourism, British-Irish Regional Science Association Conference, Cardiff, 6th-8th of September, 2011.

Morrissey, K, Vega, A, O’Donoghue, C. (2011). Commuting a Virtual Poll Tax across Regions?, British-Irish Regional Science Association Conference, Cardiff, 6th-8th of September, 2011.

Farrell, N., Morrissey, K. , O’Donoghue, C. (2011), Appraisal of the Irish Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff for Wave Energy Conversion Devices , British-Irish Regional Science Association Conference, Cardiff, 6th-8th of September, 2011.

Morrissey, K. (2011). An Overview of the Irish Biotechnology Sector & its Position within the Atlantic Area, Networks as Knowledge - Biotechnology Networks in the Atlantic Area Conference, National University of Ireland, Galway - August 25th, 2011.

Morrissey, K., Moran, C. (2011). The Market and Non-Market Impact of Water Based Tourism in Ireland, Regional Studies Association, Newcastle, England, 18th – 20th of April, 2011

Morrissey, K. (2011). The Economic Opportunity of Ocean Energy for the Island of Ireland, MRIA, Ocean Energy Industry Forum 2011, O’Callaghan Hotel, Dublin, 3rd of February, 2011.

Morrissey, K., Farrell, N. (2011). Marine Renewable Energy: A Socio-Economic Analysis, Renewable Energy Forum, Trinity, Dublin, 28th of January, 2011.

Farrell, N., Morrissey, K., O’Donoghue, C. (2011). ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF MARINE BASED ENERGY SOURCES, NUIG, Energy Night, 2011, Energy Research Poster Session, Wednesday 26th January, 2011.

Hynes, S. (2010). A Spatial Analysis of Ireland’s Coastal Economy Regional Science Association International-British and Irish Section 40th Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 24th – 25th August

O’Donoghue, C., Howley, P., Hynes, S., Fealy, R. (2010). The ecological status of surface waters: An examination of the relationship between economic activity and river water quality, Regional Science Association International-British and Irish Section 40th Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland, 24th – 25th August

Cullinan, J., Hynes, S, O'Donoghue, C. (2010). Using Spatial Microsimulation to Account for Demographic and Spatial Factors in Environmental Benefit Transfer. Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Dublin, Oct 14th.

Morrissey, K., Clarke, G., O’Donoghue, C., Hynes, S. (2010). SMILE - An Applied Spatial Microsimulation Model for Ireland, Conference of the IGU Applied Geography Commission in Ericeira, Portugal, 18-22 July, 2010

Hynes, S. (2010) Measurement and Valuation of Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Comhar Conference “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity”, 24th June 2010, Clarion Hotel, IFSC, Dublin.

Campbell, D., Doherty, E., Hynes, S. and van Rensburg, T. (2010). Combining discrete and continuous mixing approaches to accommodate heterogeneity in price sensitivities in environmental choice analysis. Paper presented at the 84th Agricultural Economics Society Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 29–31 March.

Morrissey, K. and Clarke, G.P. (2010). SMILE – An applied Spatial Microsimulation Model for Ireland, International Geographical Union, Ericeira, Portugal, 18th of July, 2010.

Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop November 2010.

Morrissey K. (2010). Locating Marine Renewable Energy Sites: An Economic & Ecological Framework, Glasgow, Scotland, British-Irish Regional Science, 25th – 27th of August, 2010

Farrell, N., Morrissey, K., O’Donoghue, C. (2010). Economic Impacts of an Irish Marine Renewable Energy Supply Chain: A Regional Analysis, Glasgow, Scotland, British-Irish Regional Science, 25th – 27th of August, 2010

Morrissey K. (2010). The Value of the Irish Marine Sector: A National and Regional Analysis, NUIG Seminar Series, 24th of September, 2010.

Morrissey K. (2010). Quantifying the marine sector in Ireland & analysing the results for Ireland and its regions, AESI Conference, Ashtown, 14th of October, 2010

Morrissey, K. (2010). Quantifying the marine sector in Ireland & analysing the results for Ireland and its regions, Teagasc Seminar Series, 29th of November, 2010.

Morrissey, K. (2009). The Marine Economy: A National & Socio-Economic’ Assessment Forum for Research on Rural Balanced Development, Sustainability and Natural Resource Management, NUI Galway – 18th of February, 2009

Morrissey, K. (2009). The Economics of the Marine Sector in Ireland Inaugural Irish Rural Studies Symposium, Mellows Campus, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway, Ireland, September 1st 2009

Morrissey, K. (2009). The economic value of the marine sector in Ireland Innovations and Opportunities in Marine Functional Foods, NutraMara Conference, 14th of October.

Morrissey, K. (2009). SMILE – a spatial microsimulation model for Ireland - & its various marine applications, The Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, 26th of November, 2009.

Macken-Walsh, A. (2009). Is a Strong Local Fishing Culture a ’Barrier’ to Contemporary Rural Development? Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop – 10th of March 2010

Macken-Walsh, A. (2009). Governance, the Culture Economy, and the problem of Authenticity: a case-study of rural development in Ireland Invited paper to the XXIII European Society for Rural Sociology (ESRS), Vaasa, Finland, 17-21 August, 2009.

Morrissey, K. (2010). The Downstream Impacts of Ocean Energy in Ireland, Ocean Energy Forum, HMRC, UCC, 21st of April, 2010, http://www.ucc.ie/research/hmrc/economics_forum_PdF.html

Proceedings of the 1st Annual Beaufort Marine Socio-Economic Workshop

Stithou, M., Hynes, S., Hanley, N. (2008). The Economic Value of Improvements in the Ecology of Irish Rivers due to the Water Framework Directive, paper presented at the 48th Congress of the European Regional Science Association, Liverpool, England, August 29th.

Hynes, S., Hanley, N. and O’Donoghue, C. (2008). A Combinational Optimisation Approach to Non-Market Environmental Benefit Aggregation, paper presented at the 16th Annual meeting of the European Association of Environmental and Natural Resource Economists in Gothenburg, Sweden, June 25th to 28th.