Tag Archives: Papers and Reports

Recommendations for the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Process

Recommendations for the Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Process Summary: The Department of Commerce (DOC) and the Department of the Interior (DOI) recently charged the Marine Protected Areas Federal Advisory Committee (MPA FAC) with providing advice on ensuring conservation and integrating the National System of Marine Protected Areas (national system) within the…… Authors: Piñeiro-Soler, E. Date: 2011 Geography: USA-National

Compatibility Determination: Considerations for Siting Coastal and Ocean Uses

Compatibility Determination: Considerations for Siting Coastal and Ocean Uses Summary: This draft report is one of several prepared under contract to the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership (MOP) to support the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) in its development of the integrated coastal ocean management plan mandated by the MA Oceans Act of2008.… Authors: The

Executive Order 13547 –Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes

Executive Order 13547 –Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes Summary: This order adopts the recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force, except where otherwise provided in this order, and directs executive agencies to implement those recommendations under the guidance of a National Ocean Council. Authors: The White House Date: 2010 Geography: USA-National Source or

Final Recommendations Of The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force

Final Recommendations Of The Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force Summary: By applying the principles of ecosystem-based management (which integrates ecological, social, economic, commerce, health, and security goals, and which recognizes both that humans are key components of ecosystems and also that healthy ecosystems are essential to human welfare) and of adaptive…… Authors: The White House Council on

Frameworks and Indicators for Assessing Progress in Integrated Coastal Management Initiatives

Frameworks and Indicators for Assessing Progress in Integrated Coastal Management Initiatives Summary: The fundamental purpose of all integrated coastal management (ICM) initiatives is to maintain, restore or improve specified qualities of coastal ecosystems and their associated human societies. Authors: Olsen, S.B. Date: 2003 Geography: USA-Rhode Island Source or Agency: Not Applicable Organization: Coastal Resources Center, Rhode Island Sea Grant, University of

A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment

A concept for biological valuation in the marine environment Summary: n order to develop management strategies for sustainable use and conservation in the marine environment, reliable and meaningful, but integrated ecological information is needed. Biological valuation maps that compile and summarize all available biological and ecological information. Authors: Derous S., et al. Date: 2007 Geography: INT-Belgium Source or Agency: OCEANOLOGIA,

Zoning – Lessons From the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Staff Paper 2002-20)

Zoning – Lessons From the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Staff Paper 2002-20) Summary: Over the last 25 years a range of management ‘tools’, including zoning plans, permits, education, and more recently management plans, have been applied to regulate access and to control and mitigate impacts associated with human use of the GBRMP.  Authors: Day, J. C.

Measuring effectiveness in Marine Protected Areas – principles and practice (Staff Paper 2002-42)

Measuring effectiveness in Marine Protected Areas – principles and practice (Staff Paper 2002-42) Summary: This paper examines some of the frameworks for evaluating effectiveness that have been developed in recent years – primarily for terrestrial protected areas, but in recent years increasingly in MPAs. Authors: Day, J., Hockings, M., and G. Jones Date: 2002 Geography: INT-Australia Source or Agency: World

Integrated Management Plan for the North Sea 2015

Integrated Management Plan for the North Sea 2015 Summary: In this plan, management is defined as follows: care and responsibility for the North Sea through implementation of policy. The primary management tasks are: implementation, enforcement, knowledge and information management, and reporting and evaluation. The focus is on implementation.  Authors: Interdepartmental Directors’ Consultative Committee North Sea (InterdepartmentalDirecteurenoverleg Noordzee

Marine Park Management and Monitoring – Lessons for Adaptive Management From the Great Barrier Reef (Staff Paper 2002-19)

Marine Park Management and Monitoring – Lessons for Adaptive Management From the Great Barrier Reef (Staff Paper 2002-19)  Summary: Over the last 30 years, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) has successfully established a multiple-use spatial management approach that allows both high levels of environmental protection and a wide range of human activities.  Authors: Day, J.