by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Aug 25, 2010
The EBM Toolbox Our regular feature "The EBM Toolbox", produced by the EBM Tools Network, is on hiatus this issue. It will resume in our next issue (October-November 2010). In the meantime, you may learn about EBM tools and sign up for Network updates at...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2010
As our global society's need for energy continues to grow, the oceans are playing an increasing role in meeting that demand. The development of deeper and deeper petroleum reserves offshore is opening up significant new supplies of oil and gas. And projects to...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2010
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM (tundiagardy@earthlink.net) Much will be written about the dark side of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: the many contributing causes and sources of failure, the curious absence of contingency planning, the wisdom (or not) of...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2010
By Paul Holthus, Executive Director, World Ocean Council The single most important factor determining the health of the ocean is the way business is done in the marine environment. As the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico unfortunately demonstrates, the best-laid marine...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 26, 2010
A step toward EBM: Form a regular advisory group Dear MEAM, The lead article in your last issue (MEAM 3:5) asked for steps that resource managers can take for an immediate, noticeable difference in making management more ecosystem-based. Remember that a single manager...