NAAFE first offered a Best Student Paper Award in 2009, to recognize the most outstanding paper presented by a graduate student at the biennial NAAFE Forum. The award and associated participant support are sponsored by NOAA Fisheries.

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2023 (Woods Hole, MA, US):

Brenna Jungers
Arizona State University
“Money Can't Buy Me Fish: Lessons from an Incentivized Harvest Program”
Major Professor: Joshua Abbott

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2019 (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada):

Michael J. Weir
University Rhode Island
“National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard and the Polarizing Effect of Market Information on Demand for Genetically Modified Seafood”
Major Professor: Hirotsugu Uchida

Honorable Mention: Smit Vasquez Caballero
Oregon State University
“Fishery Participation and Location Choice Model: The West Coast Salmon Troll Commercial Fishery”
Major Professor: Gil Sylvia

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2017 (La Paz, Mexico):

Keita Abe
University of Washington
“Harvesters’ Dynamic Decision on Fishing Trip Length”
Major Professor: Chris Anderson

Honorable Mention: Renato Molina
University of California, Santa Barbara

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2015 (Alaska):

Yutaro Sakai
University of Calgary
“Subsidies, Fisheries Management, and Stock Depletion”
Major Professor: Dan Gordon​​​​​​​
“Common Property Resources, Property Rights and Natural Disasters”​​​​​​​
Major Professor: Chris Costello​​​​​​​

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2013 (Florida):

David Kling
University of California, Davis
“Taming the Lionfish”
Major Professor: James Sanchirico

Honorable Mention: Sunny Jardine
University of California, Davis
“Measuring Benefits from a Marketing Cooperative in the Copper River Fishery”
Major Professor: James Wilen

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2011 (Hawaii):

Matthew Freeman
Louisiana State University
“An Experimental Analysis of the Lobbying Activity of Fishers with Heterogeneous Preferences”
Major Professor: Chris Anderson

Honorable Mention: Gina Shamshak
University of Rhode Island
“Economic Evaluation of Capture-Based Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture on the US East Coast”
Major Professor: James Anderson​​​​​​​

NAAFE Best Student Paper, NAAFE Forum 2009 (Rhode Island):

Josh Abbott
University of California, Davis
“Rent Dissipation and Efficient Rationalization in For-Hire Recreational Fishing”
Major Professor: Jim Wilen

Honorable Mention: Gina Shamshak
University of Rhode Island
“Application of a Dynamic Stochastic Adaptive Bioeconomic Model to Evaluate the Economics of Offshore Bluefin Tuna Aquaculture”
Major Professor: James Anderson

Honorable Mention: Matthew Freeman
University of Rhode Island
“Sequential License Buyback Auctions: An Experimental Analysis”
Major Professor: Chris Anderson