The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management
After the Tsunami by EJ Shu
Not for us the leviathans, biofouled vessels
entering and departing ports and harbours in hours or days—
we take our trip on the slow boats: skiffs and buoys, carboys
and a whole fishing dock that arrives one day without sound
and like a massive skirted table on the surprised Oregon coast.
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MEAM has pulled together recent journal articles, reports, MEAM articles, and other resources that provide information about a range of tools for common marine management and conservation tasks. We hope this page will be useful for practitioners getting started with tools research. Check out the new Tools page. If you know…
Estimating the vulnerability of ocean planning and blue economy to climate change
Climate-related drivers of change – such as ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation – will alter ocean conditions and lead to changes in marine ecosystem structure and functioning, as well as the redistribution of the services that the oceans provide (see Figure 1). As a consequence, human uses that rely on…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
World on track to reach 1.5°C warming by 2030-2052 Morocco and Gambia only countries meeting Paris climate goals Oceans may be retaining more heat than previously estimated Study assesses potential for ocean-based measures to counter climate change (policy brief also available) European Parliament approves ban on single-use plastics Plastic creating…
EBM Toolbox: Learning from others: The new global conservation planning database
Creating a new marine management or conservation plan? You can learn what others have done in the past – build on their research and experiences and avoid making the same mistakes – using the new Conservation Planning Database. The database has just been launched with 163 peer-reviewed papers on 155…
Low cost methods, scaling up, and multi-stakeholder approaches: Experience and advice on marine ecosystem restoration from Indonesia
Following the October 2018 article on marine ecosystem restoration, MEAM also had the opportunity to interview Rohani Ambo-Rappe, a lecturer at Hasanuddin University in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. She shared her experiences and advice from her work on seagrass restoration in the region. She can be contacted at rohani.amborappe@gmail.com for…
How can we restore marine ecosystems? Perspectives and tips from global experts
Marine ecosystem restoration – such as reconstructing saltmarshes that have been lost to human development, replanting coastal mangrove forests that have been degraded, and enhancing the structural complexity of damaged reefs – is an emerging field that seeks to move ecosystems to healthier states, often with the goal of increasing…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
First round of UN treaty negotiations on high seas biodiversity wraps up (read more here and here) Marine protection plan presented to Bahamian government for review and approval Ireland reaches first milestone in MSP process, publishing report on all marine activity European Commission finds EU has made some progress –…
Ecosystem restoration: What if we build it, but they don’t come?
By Tundi Agardy, Contributing Editor, MEAM. Email: tundiagardy@earthlink.net I’m of two minds about restoration. On one hand, I’m amazed and encouraged by the advancements made in fixing some of the damage we’ve done to marine habitats such as salt marshes, seagrasses, mangroves, and coral and shellfish reefs. New technologies and…
What large-scale restoration success can look like: Seagrass restoration in Virginia’s coastal lagoons
By Robert Orth, Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia. Email: jjorth@vims.edu The system of barrier islands, coastal bays, and salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of Virginia’s portion of the Delmarva Peninsula represent some of the most natural, unspoiled coastal habitat along the US…