Social Indicators
This collaborative project has led to the development of 8 social indicators. Each indicator aims to describe a different component of the socioeconomic status of the lobster fishery that cannot necessarily be measured directly, but may be able to be described by combining different types of data. Each of the following indicators was identified by the Maine fishermen and industry professionals that we interviewed as important for monitoring socioeconomic resilience of the fishery. See our Methods section to learn more.
Each of our indicators has been categorized as data rich, data limited, or data poor depending upon the number and quality of the data sets that were collected to describe it. However, an indicator’s data status is not a measure of its importance, but does identify opportunities for gathering new data sources to enhance the data quality of all indicators.
Data Rich Indicators
Profitability |
Coastal Accessibility |
| This indicator aims to describe the profitability of a lobster harvester’s business. The data sets used to create this indicator are related to earnings and cost sources. | This indicator aims to describe housing accessibility in coastal regions. The data sets used to create this indicator are related to real estate listing characteristics, Maine Housing Authority affordability data, the short term rental market, and real estate transfer tax documents. |