How Detailed Mapping of the Sea Floor Is Informing Ecosystem-Based Management

Improved Seafloor Maps and The Gully

By Paul Macnab, Manager, The Gully Marine Protected Area, Canada Until 1997, hydrographic coverage of The Gully, the largest submarine canyon in eastern North America, was minimal, with only 1% surveyed using single beam methods and widely-spaced vessel transects....
How Detailed Mapping of the Sea Floor Is Informing Ecosystem-Based Management

Letters to the Editor: Stakeholder Engagement in EBM

The lead article in our October/November 2011 issue was on stakeholder engagement in EBM, including the potential benefits and challenges associated with such involvement. We received several responses, including the letters below. On direct and indirect consequences...