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New metrics for managing and sustaining the ocean's bounty

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  • Tallis, Heather
  • Lester, Sarah E.
  • Ruckelshaus, Mary
  • Plummer, Mark
  • McLeod, Karen
  • Guerry, Anne
  • Andelman, Sandy
  • Caldwell, Margaret R.
  • Conte, Marc
  • Copps, Stephen
  • Fox, David
  • Fujita, Rod
  • Gaines, Steven D.
  • Gelfenbaum, Guy
  • Gold, Barry
  • Kareiva, Peter
  • Kim, Choong-ki
  • Lee, Kai
  • Papenfus, Michael
  • Redman, Scott
  • Silliman, Brian
  • Wainger, Lisa
  • White, Crow

Abstract

Policies are arising around the world, most recently in the United States, that mandate the implementation of marine spatial planning as a practical pathway towards ecosystem-based management. In the new United States ocean policy, and several other cases around the globe, ecosystem services are at the core of marine spatial planning, but there is little guidance on how ecosystem services should be measured, making it hard to implement this new approach. A new framework is shown here for practical, rigorous ecosystem service measurement that highlights contributions from both natural and social systems. The novel three-step framework addresses traditional shortcomings of an ecosystem services approach by giving managers and scientists the tools to assess and track: (1) the condition of the ecosystem (supply metrics), (2) the amount of ocean resources actually used or enjoyed by people (service metrics), and (3) people's preference for that level of service (value metrics). This framework will allow real world progress on marine spatial planning to happen quickly, and with a greater chance for success.

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  • Tallis, Heather & Lester, Sarah E. & Ruckelshaus, Mary & Plummer, Mark & McLeod, Karen & Guerry, Anne & Andelman, Sandy & Caldwell, Margaret R. & Conte, Marc & Copps, Stephen & Fox, David & Fujita, Ro, 2012. "New metrics for managing and sustaining the ocean's bounty," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 36(1), pages 303-306, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:marpol:v:36:y:2012:i:1:p:303-306
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    1. John Lynham, 2012. "Ecomarkets For Conservation And Sustainable Development in the Coastal Zone," Working Papers 201218, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
    2. Cordero-Penín, Víctor & Abramic, Andrej & García-Mendoza, Alejandro & Otero-Ferrer, Francisco & Haroun, Ricardo, 2023. "Mapping marine ecosystem services potential across an oceanic archipelago: Applicability and limitations for decision-making," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).
    3. Choong-Ki Kim & Jodie E Toft & Michael Papenfus & Gregory Verutes & Anne D Guerry & Marry H Ruckelshaus & Katie K Arkema & Gregory Guannel & Spencer A Wood & Joanna R Bernhardt & Heather Tallis & Mark, 2012. "Catching the Right Wave: Evaluating Wave Energy Resources and Potential Compatibility with Existing Marine and Coastal Uses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(11), pages 1-14, November.
    4. McHenry, Jennifer & Rassweiler, Andrew & Lester, Sarah E., 2023. "Seagrass ecosystem services show complex spatial patterns and associations," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 63(C).
    5. Werner, Sandra R. & Spurgeon, James P.G. & Isaksen, Gary H. & Smith, Joseph P. & Springer, Nina K. & Gettleson, David A. & N׳Guessan, Lucie & Dupont, Jennifer M., 2014. "Rapid prioritization of marine ecosystem services and ecosystem indicators," Marine Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(PA), pages 178-189.
    6. Saarikoski, Heli & Jax, Kurt & Harrison, Paula A. & Primmer, Eeva & Barton, David N. & Mononen, Laura & Vihervaara, Petteri & Furman, Eeva, 2015. "Exploring operational ecosystem service definitions: The case of boreal forests," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 14(C), pages 144-157.
    7. Mach, Megan E. & Martone, Rebecca G. & Chan, Kai M.A., 2015. "Human impacts and ecosystem services: Insufficient research for trade-off evaluation," Ecosystem Services, Elsevier, vol. 16(C), pages 112-120.
    8. Wieland, Raoul & Ravensbergen, Sarah & Gregr, Edward J. & Satterfield, Terre & Chan, Kai M.A., 2016. "Debunking trickle-down ecosystem services: The fallacy of omnipotent, homogeneous beneficiaries," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 121(C), pages 175-180.

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