by John Davis | Dec 24, 2013
Transcript available from debate on environmental impact of marine reserves More than 800 audience members attended our 8 October 2013 online debate on the total environmental impact of no-take marine reserves, featuring Callum Roberts and Ray Hilborn. Roberts argued...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 12, 2013
In the previous edition of MEAM, Jake Rice, Chief Scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, presented a bold argument. He suggested there is an “inseparable tripod of issues” facing marine resource management – Aquatic biodiversity conservation;...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 12, 2013
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net It was so good to see Jake Rice's candid letter in the last MEAM. Anything that sparks dialogue about motivations for, expectations of, and limitations inherent in EBM is good for our...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Oct 12, 2013
In 2012 the Ocean Health Index project – comprising dozens of marine scientists from around the world – created a system to distill the overall ocean health indicators for every coastal nation to a single number, from 0 to 100 (www.oceanhealthindex.org)....
by John Davis | Oct 12, 2013
Ecosystem services valuation applies an economic value to environmental goods and services. The valuation of a healthy mangrove forest, for example, might calculate the monetary value of the protection it provides against storm surges, or its role as nursery habitat...