Gil Sylvia is a Marine Resource Economist, former Director of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES), and Professor Emeritus in the department of Applied Economics, Oregon State University. His research focuses on fishery and aquaculture management and policy, seafood marketing, and bioeconomic modeling. Gil has published in numerous economic and fishery management journals and consulted in a variety of national and international fishery and aquaculture projects.
His current projects include exploring the growth of aquaculture in Oregon, and continuing to work with the Marine Studies Initiative on Food From the Sea.
In the News
Aquaculture advocates want to bring more Oregon-grown fish from farm to table - OPB (2021)
Out of the Wild - Oregon Business (2020)
Farming the Waters - Terra (2020)
Express lane for fish: Migrating salmon get a boost past dams - Capital Press (2019)
Research at the Edge of the Pacific (2017)
Build a Better Oyster (2015)
Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station - Science at the edge of the world's largest ocean (2014)
Managing Fish as a Moving Target in a Liquid Environment (2014)
Connecting the Dots (2011)
Pacific Albacore Tuna (2009)
Hatching New Ideas about Wild Salmon (2006)
Water, Water Everywhere? (2006)
The Secret Code of Salmon (2006)
Tuna Goes to Market (2004)
Smiles We Left Behind (2000)
Pearls of Wisdom (1999)