by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 25, 2008
Comprehensive ocean zoning (COZ) is potentially a powerful tool for integrating marine management at ecosystem scales. In this issue of MEAM, we look to places where zoning is being implemented, and address the following questions: What is COZ and what benefits does...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 25, 2008
Editor's note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of software tools for facilitating EBM processes, and to provide advice on using those tools effectively. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network (www.ebmtools.org), a voluntary alliance of...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 25, 2008
Editor's note: Elliott Norse is president of Marine Conservation Biology Institute, a marine conservation NGO. By Elliott A. Norse Until the 1990s, scientists and policy-makers generally perceived the sea as the Earth's bountiful "last frontier", so...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 25, 2008
Editor's note: Jon Day is director of conservation for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) in Australia. By Jon Day Most people associated with managing marine or coastal areas have heard of the Great Barrier Reef (GBR). Many also know that the...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 25, 2008
Belgium's relatively small ocean area, totaling 3600 km2, is under great pressure, being centrally located in one of the most heavily exploited marine areas in the world. The many uses of marine resources and space in this patch of the North Sea, the increasing...
