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What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2011

In the view of many ocean stakeholders, the terms "ocean zoning" and "marine spatial planning" are often taken to mean the same thing: that is, lines on a map showing where some ocean uses are allowed and others are not. However, there are in fact...
What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

Tundi’s Take: In Zoning, Beware of Shortcuts Leading to Dead Ends

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2011

By Tundi Agardy, MEAM Contributing Editor. E-mail: tundiagardy@earthlink.net The most natural, organic way of allocating space and resources in the ocean is to start with zoning based on existing patterns of use. Be warned, however: this "easy" solution can...
What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

EBM Perspective: Implementing Integrated EBM at the Interface with Indigenous Knowledge

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2011

Editor’s note: Leane Makey is project coordinator of the Integrated Kaipara Harbour Management Group. By Leane Makey The indigenous Maori people of the Kaipara region in New Zealand’s Northland are spiritually and physically intertwined with their most...
What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

EBM and Traditional Resource Management in Coastal Canada

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2011

On the Pacific coast of Canada, several First Nations (indigenous societies) have blended their traditional resource management with EBM as part of the Pacific North Coast Integrated Management Area initiative. The initiative’s aim is to ensure a healthy, safe,...
What Role Does Ocean Zoning Play in Marine Spatial Planning?: Viewpoints from the EU, US, and China

Flooding in NE Australia: How Ongoing Monitoring of Flood Plumes Helps in Managing the Great Barrier Reef

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2011

In January, massive flooding in the Australian state of Queensland killed at least 35 people and sent plumes of muddy, polluted water downstream and into the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The marine park’s water quality management program...
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