by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 26, 2012
In 2010, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing a national ocean policy for the US. Among other actions, the policy called for a national process of coastal and marine spatial planning (CMSP), which would be carried out on a phased basis across...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 25, 2012
By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) I recently had the great pleasure of addressing the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance on the occasion of its 20th anniversary conference. In preparing for that speech, I learned much about how EBM...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 25, 2012
By Andrew Johnson, Bangor University Editor's note: Andrew Johnson is a recent graduate of the University of Bangor (UK) with a Ph.D. in marine ecology. Governments and scientists invest significant money and time every year in trying to understand where fish live...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 25, 2012
By Alan White, The Nature Conservancy Editor's note: Alan White is senior scientist for the Asia-Pacific Program of The Nature Conservancy. He is also a member of the Coral Triangle Support Partnership, a consortium of WWF, Conservation International, and The...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 25, 2012
Ocean Health Index scores marine ecosystems on sustainability of services A new measurement called the Ocean Health Index evaluates the condition of marine ecosystems according to 10 human goals, representing an ecosystem-based assessment of the ecological, social,...
