Grant Daniel Murray | Scholars@Duke

Grant Daniel Murray
Associate Professor of Marine Policy in the Department of Marine Science and Conservation

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Marine Policy in the Department of Marine Science and Conservation, Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment 2015

Contact Information

135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516
135 Duke Marine Lab Road, Beaufort, NC 28516
grant.murray@duke.edu (252) 504-7683
Murray Lab website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Michigan at Ann Arbor 2003
Recognition
In the News
- JUL 16, 2018 Duke Global
  
  In Tanzania, Understanding How Coastal Sanctuaries Reshape Nearby Communities
Expertise
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - United Republic of Tanzania (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- The Value of Fishing, Farming and Eating: new approaches to understanding coastal community well-being in a changing world awarded by North Carolina State University 2018 - 2020
- Evaluating the Motivations of Tourists and Their Perceptions of Sustainable Tourism Along the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway awarded by NC Sea Grant 2016
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Murray, G, Agyare, A, Dearden, P, and Rollins, R. "Devolution, coordination, and community-based natural resource management in Ghana’s community resource management areas(Accepted)." African Geographical Review (February 13, 2018): 1-14. Full Text
  - Baker, DM, Murray, G, and Agyare, AK. "Governance and the making and breaking of social-ecological traps." Ecology and Society 23, no. 1 (January 1, 2018). Full Text
  - Murray, G, and Agyare, A. "Religion and perceptions of community-based conservation in Ghana, West Africa." Plos One 13, no. 4 (January 2018): e0195498-null. Full Text
  - Murray, G, and Burrows, D. "Understanding Power in Indigenous Protected Areas: the Case of the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks." Human Ecology 45, no. 6 (December 1, 2017): 763-772. Full Text
  - Murray, G, Wolff, K, and Patterson, M. "Why eat fish? Factors influencing seafood consumer choices in British Columbia, Canada." Ocean and Coastal Management 144 (July 15, 2017): 16-22. Full Text
  - Acquah, E, Rollins, R, Dearden, P, and Murray, G. "Concerns and benefits of park-adjacent communities in Northern Ghana: the case of Mole National Park." International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 24, no. 4 (July 4, 2017): 316-327. Full Text
  - Parker, P, Rollins, R, Murray, G, Chafey, A, and Cannessa, R. "Community perceptions of the contributions of parks to sustainability in Canada." Leisure/ Loisir 41, no. 3 (July 3, 2017): 365-389. Full Text
  - Murray, G, D'Anna, L, and MacDonald, P. "Measuring what we value: The utility of mixed methods approaches for incorporating values into marine social-ecological system management." Marine Policy 73 (November 1, 2016): 61-68. Full Text
  - Kisingo, A, Rollins, R, Murray, G, Dearden, P, and Clarke, M. "Evaluating 'good governance': The development of a quantitative tool in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem." Journal of environmental management 181 (October 2016): 749-755. Full Text
  - Agyare, AK, Murray, G, Dearden, P, and Rollins, R. "Understanding inter-community performance assessments in community-based resource management at Avu Lagoon, Ghana." Environment, Development and Sustainability 17, no. 6 (December 1, 2015): 1493-1508. Full Text
  - Murray, G, and D'Anna, L. "Seeing shellfish from the seashore: The importance of values and place in perceptions of aquaculture and marine social-ecological system interactions." Marine Policy 62 (December 1, 2015): 125-133. Full Text
  - Blythe, J, Flaherty, M, and Murray, G. "Vulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique." Ambio 44, no. 4 (November 13, 2015): 275-284. (Review) Full Text
  - Murray, GD, and Ings, D. "Adaptation in a time of stress: A social-ecological perspective on changing fishing strategies in the Canadian snow crab fishery." Marine Policy 60 (August 4, 2015): 280-286. Full Text
  - Blythe, J, Flaherty, M, and Murray, G. "Vulnerability of coastal livelihoods to shrimp farming: Insights from Mozambique." Ambio 44, no. 4 (May 2015): 275-284. Full Text
  - MacDonald, PA, Murray, G, and Patterson, M. "Considering social values in the seafood sector using the Q-method." Marine Policy 52 (February 2015): 68-76. Full Text
  - Agyare, A, Murray, G, Dearden, P, and Rollins, R. "Conservation in Context: Variability in Desired and Perceived Outcomes of Community Based Natural Resources Governance in Ghana." Society and Natural Resources 28, no. 9 (January 1, 2015): 975-994. Full Text
  - D'Anna, LM, and Murray, GD. "Perceptions of shellfish aquaculture in British Columbia and implications for well-being in marine social-ecological systems." Ecology and Society 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2015). Full Text
  - Bennett, NJ, Dearden, P, Murray, G, and Kadfak, A. "The capacity to adapt?: Communities in a changing climate, environment, and economy on the northern Andaman coast of Thailand." Ecology and Society 19, no. 2 (January 1, 2014). Full Text
  - Blythe, JL, Murray, G, and Flaherty, M. "Strengthening threatened communities through adaptation: Insights from coastal Mozambique." Ecology and Society 19, no. 2 (January 1, 2014). Full Text
  - McCay, BJ, Micheli, F, Ponce-Díaz, G, Murray, G, Shester, G, Ramirez-Sanchez, S, and Weisman, W. "Cooperatives, concessions, and co-management on the Pacific coast of Mexico." Marine Policy 44 (January 1, 2014): 49-59. Full Text
  - Blythe, JL, Murray, G, and Flaherty, MS. "Historical perspectives and recent trends in the coastal Mozambican fishery." Ecology and Society 18, no. 4 (December 1, 2013). Full Text
  - Hauzer, M, Dearden, P, and Murray, G. "The fisherwomen of Ngazidja island, Comoros: Fisheries livelihoods, impacts, and implications for management." Fisheries Research 140 (February 1, 2013): 28-35. Full Text
  - Hauzer, M, Dearden, P, and Murray, G. "The effectiveness of community-based governance of small-scale fisheries, Ngazidja island, Comoros." Marine Policy 38 (January 1, 2013): 346-354. Full Text
  - Ommer, RE, Ian Perry, R, Murray, G, and Neis, B. "Social-ecological dynamism, knowledge, and sustainable coastal marine fisheries." Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability 4, no. 3 (July 1, 2012): 316-322. (Review) Full Text
  - Robinson, LW, Bennett, N, King, LA, and Murray, G. ""We Want Our Children to Grow Up to See These Animals:" Values and Protected Areas Governance in Canada, Ghana and Tanzania." Human Ecology 40, no. 4 (June 29, 2012): 571-581. Full Text
  - Murray, G, and King, L. "First Nations Values in Protected Area Governance: Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve." Human Ecology 40, no. 3 (June 1, 2012): 385-395. Full Text
  - Teck, SJ, Halpern, BS, Kappel, CV, Micheli, F, Selkoe, KA, Crain, CM, Martone, R, Shearer, C, Arvai, J, Fischhoff, B, Murray, G, Neslo, R, and Cooke, R. "Using expert judgment to estimate marine ecosystem vulnerability in the California Current." Ecological applications : a publication of the Ecological Society of America 20, no. 5 (July 2010): 1402-1416. Full Text
  - Brechin, SR, Murray, G, and Mogelgaard, K. "Conceptual and practical issues in defining protected area success: The political, social, and ecological in an organized world." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 29, no. 2 (March 1, 2010): 362-389. Full Text
  - Murray, G. "Social-Ecological Restructuring and Implications for Social Values." (January 1, 2010): 247-264. (Chapter) Full Text
  - Murray, G, Neis, B, Palmer, CT, and Schneider, DC. "Mapping cod: Fisheries science, fish harvesters' ecological knowledge and cod migrations in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence." Human Ecology 36, no. 4 (August 1, 2008): 581-598. Full Text
  - Murray, G, Neis, B, Schneider, DC, Ings, D, Gosse, K, Whalen, J, and Palmer, CT. "Opening the black box: Methods, procedures, and challenges in the historical reconstruction of marine social-ecological systems." (July 1, 2008): 100-120. (Chapter)
  - Murray, G, Neis, B, and Schneider, DC. "Lessons from a multi-scale historical reconstruction of newfoundland and labrador fisheries." Coastal Management 36, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 81-108. Full Text
  - St. Martin, K, McCay, BJ, Murray, GD, Johnson, TR, and Oles, B. "Communities, knowledge and fisheries of the future." International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 7, no. 2-3 (July 24, 2007): 221-239. (Review) Full Text
  - Murray, G. "Constructing paradise: The impacts of big tourism in the Mexican coastal zone." Coastal Management 35, no. 2-3 (April 1, 2007): 339-355. Full Text
  - Murray, G, Neis, B, and Johnsen, JP. "Lessons learned from reconstructing interactions between local ecological knowledge, fisheries science, and fisheries management in the commercial fisheries of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada." Human Ecology 34, no. 4 (August 1, 2006): 549-571. Full Text
  - Murray, GD. "Multifaceted measures of success in two Mexican marine protected areas." Society and Natural Resources 18, no. 10 (November 1, 2005): 889-905. Full Text
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- ENVIRON 286A: Marine Policy 2019
- ENVIRON 305SA: Social Impact Analysis 2019
- ENVIRON 393A: Research Independent Study 2019
- ENVIRON 394A: Research Independent Study 2019
- ENVIRON 593: Independent Studies and Projects 2019
- ENVIRON 705A: Social Impact Analysis 2019
- ENVIRON 786: Marine Policy 2019
- ENVIRON 786A: Marine Policy (A) 2019
- ENVIRON 865SA: College Teaching and Course Design 2019
- ENVIRON 898: Program Area Seminar 2019
- ENVIRON 898A: Topic: Program Area Seminar - Duke University Marine Lab 2019
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2019
- POLSCI 707A: Marine Policy (A) 2019
- PUBPOL 281A: Marine Policy 2019
- PUBPOL 849A: Marine Policy (A) 2019
- BIOLOGY 270A: Conservation Biology and Policy 2018
- ENVIRON 270A: Conservation Biology and Policy 2018
- ENVIRON 391A: Independent Study 2018
- ENVIRON 709A: Conservation Biology and Policy 2018
- ENVIRON 791: Independent Studies and Projects 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

In the News

Global Scholarship

Research

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses