MPAs have been an integral component of local, national, and international strategies for fisheries management and biodiversity conservation for decades, yet many aspects of MPA implementation and impacts remain uncertain. WWF is hosting a one-day international symposium on November 5, where we will review knowledge of Marine Protected Areas as a foundation for both science-based […]
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Conservation International just released 3 major publications on a solution to the global ocean crisis. Produced by the Science-to-Action partnership, which includes more than 75 organizations led by Conservation International’s Marine Management Area Science Program, the publications are based on 5 years of natural and social science research in over 70 marine managed areas in 23 […]
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Prof. Leslie published an op-ed on the new ocean policy and the prospects for New England ecosystem-based management in The Providence Journal. For a PDF version of the print article, click here.
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The President released the National Ocean Policy and the Executive Order on Stewardship of our Ocean, Coasts and Great Lakes on Monday, July 19. The Executive Order establishes, for the first time, a comprehensive, integrated national policy for the stewardship of the ocean, our coasts, and the Great Lakes. The new policy will call for comprehensive […]
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Jane Lubchenco and Nancy Sutley published a Science Policy Forum on the need for a US national ocean policy, as proposed by the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force. They highlight the need for ecosystem-based management, and particularly more coordinated governance and management institutions, in order to help prevent future disaster like the Gulf oil spill.
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The Nature Conservancy recently released its NW Atlantic Marine Ecoregional Assessment’s Phase I report. Heather Leslie was one of three external scientist engaged in the process, along with Peter Auster of University of Connecticut and Les Kaufman of Boston University. TNC is currently working on Phase II of the assessment, which involves setting priorities for […]
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On December 14, 2009, President Obama’s Ocean Policy Task Force released its Interim Framework for Effective Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (Interim Framework) for a 60-day public review and comment period. With competing interests in the ocean, our coasts and the Great Lakes, the Interim Framework offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to planning and managing […]
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