by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2010
In US, interim framework released for marine spatial planning The US Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force released an interim framework in December 2009 that proposes guidance for a system of coastal and marine spatial planning in US waters. Under the framework, the...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Feb 22, 2010
Editor’s note: The goal of The EBM Toolbox is to promote awareness of tools for facilitating EBM processes. It is brought to you by the EBM Tools Network, a voluntary alliance of tool users, developers, and training providers. By Sarah Carr The Social Science...
by John Davis | Jan 15, 2010
The concept that no-take marine reserves can benefit nearby fisheries by supplying them with larvae and adult fish is central to reserves’ potential role in fisheries management. According to the theory of the reserve effect, fish that are protected inside...
by John Davis | Jan 15, 2010
Our November-December 2009 article on seismic surveys and MPAs resulted in several letters from readers (MPA News 11:3). The article highlighted a case involving Canada’s Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area, where an academic research team sought...
by John Davis | Jan 15, 2010
Leading up to last December’s UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, a variety of institutions published reports on the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of climate change, as well as strategies for addressing those impacts. A list of (mostly) new...
