An ecosystem approach to global assessment and management of
... grants is 'to assist countries in the ways that human activities are conducted in the different economic sectors so that the particular coastal/marine waters shared by several countries or a multicountry drainage basin can sustainably support new patterns of human activities' (GEF 1997).Marine-relat ...
... grants is 'to assist countries in the ways that human activities are conducted in the different economic sectors so that the particular coastal/marine waters shared by several countries or a multicountry drainage basin can sustainably support new patterns of human activities' (GEF 1997).Marine-relat ...
Costa Rica`s Marine Protected Areas: status and perspectives
... geographical location between North and South America with coastlines along the two largest oceans, and an irregular topography that has resulted in a huge variety of microclimates, are some of the reasons for its natural richness, both in species as well as in ecosystems (Obando-Acuña 2002). So far ...
... geographical location between North and South America with coastlines along the two largest oceans, and an irregular topography that has resulted in a huge variety of microclimates, are some of the reasons for its natural richness, both in species as well as in ecosystems (Obando-Acuña 2002). So far ...
Marine Biodiversity Conservation Strategy
... jurisdictions, cooperation with relevant organizations to assess impacts of unsustainable fishing, and assessment of impacts of the marine acidification associated with the climate change2. In Japan, in response to increasing public interests in the coastal environment, Coast Act was amended in 199 ...
... jurisdictions, cooperation with relevant organizations to assess impacts of unsustainable fishing, and assessment of impacts of the marine acidification associated with the climate change2. In Japan, in response to increasing public interests in the coastal environment, Coast Act was amended in 199 ...
October 10, 2002 Admiral James D. Watkins, USN (Retired) Chairman
... can be jointly planned and undertaken in a coordinated or collaborative fashion. Additionally, many of the plans and activities do not take into account issues related to “scale.” For example, how are the results of research and educational efforts undertaken at the national or regional level releva ...
... can be jointly planned and undertaken in a coordinated or collaborative fashion. Additionally, many of the plans and activities do not take into account issues related to “scale.” For example, how are the results of research and educational efforts undertaken at the national or regional level releva ...
A Case Study of the Washington Coast, Marine Spatial Planning
... School of Oceanography. It is part of CRC’s broader ongoing research and capacity‐building initiative to strengthen the network of marine spatial planning and coastal management practitioners. The purpose of the case studies is to document and share lessons learned from examples of marine spatial ...
... School of Oceanography. It is part of CRC’s broader ongoing research and capacity‐building initiative to strengthen the network of marine spatial planning and coastal management practitioners. The purpose of the case studies is to document and share lessons learned from examples of marine spatial ...
2018–2021 strategic plan - Alaska Sea Grant
... Southeast Alaska, to tundra in far north Alaska, defining the United States as an arctic nation. Alaska’s coastal waters support some of the world’s largest fisheries, as well as vibrant populations of marine birds, mammals, and invertebrates. Ecosystem change in Alaska has direct social and economi ...
... Southeast Alaska, to tundra in far north Alaska, defining the United States as an arctic nation. Alaska’s coastal waters support some of the world’s largest fisheries, as well as vibrant populations of marine birds, mammals, and invertebrates. Ecosystem change in Alaska has direct social and economi ...
module description book - Marine Environment and Resources
... “ad hoc” newly‐created modules to provide a new curriculum in Marine Environment and Resources, according to the socio‐economic context and the need analysis aforementioned. MER MSc was run for the first time in 2006‐07 with 11 students, based upon existing national and international cours ...
... “ad hoc” newly‐created modules to provide a new curriculum in Marine Environment and Resources, according to the socio‐economic context and the need analysis aforementioned. MER MSc was run for the first time in 2006‐07 with 11 students, based upon existing national and international cours ...
the Beaufort Sea - Pêches et Océans Canada
... designated for Integrated Management (IM) under the legislative framework of Canada’s Oceans Act. The Beaufort Sea LOMA covers an extensive area (1 107 694 km2) of northwestern Canada and encompasses the marine portion of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Six communities with strong connection ...
... designated for Integrated Management (IM) under the legislative framework of Canada’s Oceans Act. The Beaufort Sea LOMA covers an extensive area (1 107 694 km2) of northwestern Canada and encompasses the marine portion of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR). Six communities with strong connection ...
A mission concept for simultaneous measurements of marine winds
... change arising from external sources, such as solar irradiance variations and human activities. Improved knowledge of the dynamics of the global ocean circulation thus becomes imperative. An accurate prediction of climate conditions requires global measurements of the forcing of the ocean waters and ...
... change arising from external sources, such as solar irradiance variations and human activities. Improved knowledge of the dynamics of the global ocean circulation thus becomes imperative. An accurate prediction of climate conditions requires global measurements of the forcing of the ocean waters and ...
I-2 Guinea Current LME - Large Marine Ecosystems
... Pollution: LMEs have experienced various stresses as a result of the intensification of human activities. The coastal and marine environments of the Guinea Current are seriously polluted in the vicinity of large cities (Scheren & Ibe 2002). An assessment of the state of the environment with respect ...
... Pollution: LMEs have experienced various stresses as a result of the intensification of human activities. The coastal and marine environments of the Guinea Current are seriously polluted in the vicinity of large cities (Scheren & Ibe 2002). An assessment of the state of the environment with respect ...
Marine Governance in the Mediterranean Sea
... diverted interest away from mineral to biogenetic resources and in the political domain it has culminated in the most far-reaching overhaul of the coding of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with the beginning of an era of new maritime powers (the emerging economies). In this new scenario, the Mediterrane ...
... diverted interest away from mineral to biogenetic resources and in the political domain it has culminated in the most far-reaching overhaul of the coding of the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) with the beginning of an era of new maritime powers (the emerging economies). In this new scenario, the Mediterrane ...
5th International Workshop on Modeling the Ocean
... term can be transformed into a set of terms that do not contain any pressure quantities but do contain the time derivative of a wave-induced velocity. This wave-induced velocity is referred to as the pseudomomentum in the VL framework, as it is analogous to the generalized pseudomomentum in Andrews ...
... term can be transformed into a set of terms that do not contain any pressure quantities but do contain the time derivative of a wave-induced velocity. This wave-induced velocity is referred to as the pseudomomentum in the VL framework, as it is analogous to the generalized pseudomomentum in Andrews ...
Oceans and Coasts
... Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Ocean Drilling Project (ODP). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). ...
... Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Ocean Drilling Project (ODP). Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP). ...
Western Australian Integrated Marine Observing System (WAIMOS
... Figure 23: Change in cover of major benthos; the kelp Ecklonia, red Foliose algae, hard corals between 2010 and 2013 showing timing of loss and recovery around the 2011 marine heatwave in WA ......50 Figure 24: Long term (January 1998 to December 2012) averaged surface chlorophyll a concentrations ...
... Figure 23: Change in cover of major benthos; the kelp Ecklonia, red Foliose algae, hard corals between 2010 and 2013 showing timing of loss and recovery around the 2011 marine heatwave in WA ......50 Figure 24: Long term (January 1998 to December 2012) averaged surface chlorophyll a concentrations ...
Eastern Caribbean Regional Ocean Policy
... While emerging opportunities exist to enhance the contribution made by the oceans to the sustainable development of OECS Member States, it is unlikely than any one resource is sufficient to sustain development goals. An approach is needed that coordinates management across sectors and resources and ...
... While emerging opportunities exist to enhance the contribution made by the oceans to the sustainable development of OECS Member States, it is unlikely than any one resource is sufficient to sustain development goals. An approach is needed that coordinates management across sectors and resources and ...
Western Indian Ocean
... patterns observed at one scale (e.g., global, monthly) may not be detectable at another (e.g., local, annual). Although global datasets such as those identified in this manual can provide useful information and insight into large-scale trends and features, regional or local datasets are often necess ...
... patterns observed at one scale (e.g., global, monthly) may not be detectable at another (e.g., local, annual). Although global datasets such as those identified in this manual can provide useful information and insight into large-scale trends and features, regional or local datasets are often necess ...
Services from the deep Steps towards valuation of deep sea goods
... indirectly in ecosystem service frameworks, to the extent that these processes play important roles in supporting and regulating services. In the case of the deep sea, there are certainly important abiotic features. Space for transport is not a significant issue, but space to host sea-bed pipelines a ...
... indirectly in ecosystem service frameworks, to the extent that these processes play important roles in supporting and regulating services. In the case of the deep sea, there are certainly important abiotic features. Space for transport is not a significant issue, but space to host sea-bed pipelines a ...
Sediments Are Historical Records of Ocean
... Earth’s hot interior. Marine sediment is composed of particles from land, from biological activity in the ocean, from chemical processes within water, and even from space. The blanket of seafloor sediment is thickest at the continental margins and thinnest over the active oceanic ridges. Sediments m ...
... Earth’s hot interior. Marine sediment is composed of particles from land, from biological activity in the ocean, from chemical processes within water, and even from space. The blanket of seafloor sediment is thickest at the continental margins and thinnest over the active oceanic ridges. Sediments m ...
scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean fertilization on
... Diversity, in its ninth meeting, adopted decision IX/16 (Biodiversity and climate change). In Part C (Ocean Fertilization), paragraph 4 of this decision, the Conference of the Parties “…requests Parties and urges other Governments, in accordance with the precautionary approach, to ensure that ocean ...
... Diversity, in its ninth meeting, adopted decision IX/16 (Biodiversity and climate change). In Part C (Ocean Fertilization), paragraph 4 of this decision, the Conference of the Parties “…requests Parties and urges other Governments, in accordance with the precautionary approach, to ensure that ocean ...
Marine Turtle Conservation Strategy and Action Plan for the Western
... in which each representative has AGREED to endeavour to research, publicise, and advocate the responsible management and conservation of these ancient and invaluable species as a shared resource which can only survive through the constructive and synergistic cooperation of all of the sovereign natio ...
... in which each representative has AGREED to endeavour to research, publicise, and advocate the responsible management and conservation of these ancient and invaluable species as a shared resource which can only survive through the constructive and synergistic cooperation of all of the sovereign natio ...
Navigating the Future - III
... © SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV Salvage operation in Fayal (© SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV) © SHOM Float deployment (© SHOM) ...
... © SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV Salvage operation in Fayal (© SvitzerWijsmuller Salvage BV) © SHOM Float deployment (© SHOM) ...
Quantification of nitrogenase in Trichodesmium IMS 101 - C-MORE
... North Pacific; the highest value reflected a bloom in the Arabian Sea, 19 mg m-3. The tropical North Atlantic samples fell between these two values but, at 4.28 mg nitrogenase m-3, were also very high compared with samples from station ALOHA. Based on the estimated nitrogenase concentrations, the ca ...
... North Pacific; the highest value reflected a bloom in the Arabian Sea, 19 mg m-3. The tropical North Atlantic samples fell between these two values but, at 4.28 mg nitrogenase m-3, were also very high compared with samples from station ALOHA. Based on the estimated nitrogenase concentrations, the ca ...
Seabed: The New Frontier Seminar
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
... jurisdiction of coastal states, called "the Zone", covers no less than 260 millions of square kilometres, a figure three times the whole sum of all marine jurisdiction of every country in the world, and which has hardly been exploited. However, there is consensus in the scientific community about th ...
Drivers of Population Dynamics in Bacterioplankton
... Bacteria are mediators of biogeochemical cycles and are in this way vital for maintaining life on earth. Their distribution, abundance and functioning are driven by environmental heterogeneity and dynamic change in abiotic and biotic factors. Both, freshwater lakes and oceans play central roles in t ...
... Bacteria are mediators of biogeochemical cycles and are in this way vital for maintaining life on earth. Their distribution, abundance and functioning are driven by environmental heterogeneity and dynamic change in abiotic and biotic factors. Both, freshwater lakes and oceans play central roles in t ...
Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy
... Our ocean, coastal and island ecosystems contain high biological diversity that has sustained the lives of Pacific Island communities since first settlement. It contains the most extensive coral reefs in the world, globally important fisheries, significant seabed mineral resources and high number of ...
... Our ocean, coastal and island ecosystems contain high biological diversity that has sustained the lives of Pacific Island communities since first settlement. It contains the most extensive coral reefs in the world, globally important fisheries, significant seabed mineral resources and high number of ...
Marine debris
Marine debris, also known as marine litter, is human-created waste that has deliberately or accidentally been released in a lake, sea, ocean or waterway. Floating oceanic debris tends to accumulate at the centre of gyres and on coastlines, frequently washing aground, when it is known as beach litter or tidewrack. Deliberate disposal of wastes at sea is called ocean dumping. Naturally occurring debris, such as driftwood, are also present.With the increasing use of plastic, human influence has become an issue as many types of plastics do not biodegrade. Waterborne plastic poses a serious threat to fish, seabirds, marine reptiles, and marine mammals, as well as to boats and coasts. Dumping, container spillages, litter washed into storm drains and waterways and wind-blown landfill waste all contribute to this problem.