EconSearch Completed Project
Project: Economic Analysis: Fishing Industry Impact Study – Kimberley LNG Project (2009)
Client: Western Australia Department of Fisheries
Collaborators: Big Island Research
Summary: This study, prepared as a part of a broader study for WA Fisheries, was concerned with the regional economy of the West Kimberley region and involved an assessment of the impact on the region of a range of fishing industry scenarios associated with development of an LNG processing facility. Specific tasks involved in the study were to prepare the following:
- an input-output model for the West Kimberley regional economy for 2007/08 and extend it as a DECON model; and
- estimates of the regional economic and population impact for a range of fishing industry scenarios arising from the Kimberley LNG Project.