Marine ecosystem approaches to management: challenges and lessons in the United States |
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| Authors: | Cassandra Barnes Katherine W McFadden |
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| Institution: | 1. Educational Partnership Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, SSMC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, USA;2. Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., MC 5557, New York, NY 10027, USA |
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| Abstract: | This study examined how the United States’ largest marine resource management agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), has begun to change its management strategy away from traditional marine resource management approaches towards an Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM). Surveys were conducted with 57 NOAA scientists and resource managers in nine NOAA programs in 8 different geographic regions across the United States in 2005. A qualitative analysis examined the attitudes and experiences of participants with respect to implementing EAM and identified four major challenges to enhancing cooperation and understanding of EAM. We conclude with recommendations for concrete initiatives that future efforts in EAM that any management agency can undertake to facilitate further ecosystem management opportunities. |
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| Keywords: | Marine policy Ecosystem management NOAA Ecosystem Management strategies Ocean policy |
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