Geret DePiper, Ph.D.
Education
Ph.D. Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, 2012
M.S. Agricultural & Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, 2010
B.S. Biology, Davidson College, 1999
Biography
Geret DePiper's research focuses on how people interact with, and benefit from, nature. He has published extensively on the economics of fisheries and applied ecosystem science, including assessing the value of non-market ecosystem services.
His research has been recognized nationally and internationally with three National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Bronze Medals, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator's Award, and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea's Service Award.
Geret currently sits on the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council's Scientific and Statistical Committee and co-Chairs the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea's Working Group on Economics, 75 economists from 15 countries working to integrate economics into fisheries management. His work is often interdisciplinary in nature, weaving together biological, physical, and social science collaborations to form a holistic view of complex problems, and engaging resource users and other community members to develop appropriate solutions.
Selected Publications
- Brewster, L. R., Townsend, H., Link, J. S., Edwards, F., DePiper, G., Hansell, A. C., &
Cadrin, S. X. (2025). A practical guide to economic frontiers for evaluating benefits
of multispecies fisheries management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management,
vqae012 - DePiper, G., Corvi, D., Steinback, S., Arrington, D. A., Blalock, R., & Roman, N. (2025).
Leveraging data from a private recreational fishing application to begin to understand
potential impacts from offshore wind development. ICES Journal of Marine Science,
82(3), fsad154. - Holzer, J., DePiper, G., & Brooks, E. N. (2025). Observability and stakeholder conflict
in resources management. Resource and Energy Economics, 81, 101465. - DePiper, G., & Holzer, J. (2024). Food and fraud: On the Codfather and harvest mislabeling. The RAND Journal of Economics, 55(3), 463–498.
- Townsend, H., Link, J. S., DePiper, G., Brewster, L. R., Cadrin, S. X., & Edwards, F.
(2024). Multispecies Portfolios of U.S. Marine Fisheries: Ecosystem-Based Fisheries
Management Reduces Economic Risk. Fisheries, 49(11), 536–547. - Haugen, J. B., Link, J. S., Cribari, K., Bundy, A., Dickey-Collas, M., Leslie, H. M., Hall, J.,
Fulton, E. A., Levenson, J. J., Parsons, D. M., Hassellöv, I.-M., Olsen, E., DePiper, G. S.,
Gentry, R. R., Clark, D. E., Brainard, R. E., Mateos-Molina, D., Borja, A., Gelcich, S., . . .
Agnalt, A. L. (2024). Marine ecosystem-based management: Challenges remain, yet
solutions exist, and progress is occurring. Npj Ocean Sustainability, 3(1), 1–11. - Saba, V., Borggaard, D., Caracappa, J. C., Chambers, R. C., Clay, P. M., Colburn, L.
L., Deroba, J., DePiper, G., Pontavice, H. du, Fratantoni, P., Ferguson, M., Gaichas, S.,
Hayes, S., Hyde, K., Johnson, M., Kocik, J., Keane, E., Kircheis, D., Large, S., . . . Wikfors, G. (2023). NOAA fisheries research geared towards climate-ready living marine
resource management in the northeast United States. PLOS Climate, 2(12), e0000323. - Walden, J. B., & DePiper, G. (2023). Benchmarking ecosystem performance using index
numbers: A case study of the northeast large marine ecosystem. Marine Policy, 155,
105708. - Perng, L. Y., Walden, J., Leong, K. M., DePiper, G. S., Speir, C., Blake, S., Norman, K.,
Kasperski, S., Weijerman, M., & Oleson, K. L. L. (2023). Identifying social thresholds
and measuring social achievement in social-ecological systems: A cross-regional comparison of fisheries in the United States. Marine Policy, 152, 10559
Honors, Awards, and Grants
- 2025-2026: PI, Applying New Technologies to Battle the Invasive Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) in the Chesapeake Bay: A Citizen Science Approach. NOAA Fisheries, $258,000
- 2024-2025: Collaborator, Supporting Operational Use of Ecosystem Indicators in Mid-Atlantic
and New England Council Management Processes: Collaborative Indicator Development and
Testing. NOAA Fisheries, $267,000 - 2022: NOAA Bronze Medal for Scientific Achievement.
- 2022: NOAA Bronze Medal for Technical Support.
- 2022: Co-PI, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Ecosystem Approach Implementation: Management Strategy Evaluation for the Summer Flounder Fishery Social-Ecological
System. NOAA Fisheries, $165,151 - 2021: Co-PI, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council Ecosystem Approach Implementation: Management Strategy Evaluation for the Summer Flounder Fishery Social-Ecological
System. NOAA Fisheries, $146,151 - 2020: NOAA Bronze Medal for Leadership.
- 2018: NOAA Administrator’s Award.
- 2017: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea Service Award.
- 2015: PI, The Economic Geography of Fishing. NOAA Fisheries, $155,000
- 2012: Dr. and Mrs. Bill V. Lessley Award for Dissertation Excellence. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
- 2010: NMFS/Sea Grant Marine Resource Economics Graduate Fellow. $64,166
- 2010: PI, Economic Survey of Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab Fishery. NOAA Fisheries, $42,063