Abstract

In response to calls for marine ecosystem-based management (EBM), the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) developed a multidisciplinary science support framework called integrated ecosystem assessment (IEA). The IEA framework and a national NOAA program for implementing that framework were the culmination of many efforts in the 2000s. At a recent workshop, five leaders from the early days of NOAA IEA development participated in a panel to discuss the history of the framework and program, and to provide recommendations for future work. Panelists intended IEA to be a call to action for scientists and agencies to support EBM, and they designed the framework to be adaptable, scalable, and non-prescriptive so that it could be applied to a range of issues. Panelists emphasized the complementary nature of the processes, tools, and products that make up IEA efforts, and also stressed the need to adapt the IEA approach to shifting management and governance structures. Finally, panelists offered a range of recommendations for future development of the IEA approach, including: (1) broadening the stakeholder base; (2) developing objectives and reference points in partnership with end-users; (3) increasing diversity of IEA practitioners to better reflect the communities that IEA serves; (4) increasing development of readily updatable, real-time products; (5) carefully assessing and prioritizing the demands placed on IEA practitioners; (6) increasing collaboration across disciplines and resource sectors; (7) seeking opportunities to engage with emerging governance structures; and (8) strengthening support for IEA by effectively communicating its stories.

摘要

为响应对基于海洋生态系统的管理（EBM）的呼吁，美国国家海洋与大气管理局（NOAA）开发了一个多学科的科学支持框架，称为综合生态系统评估（IEA）。IEA框架和实施该框架的国家NOAA计划是2000年代许多努力的高潮。在最近的一次研讨会上，来自NOAA IEA发展初期的五位领导人参加了一个小组讨论框架和计划的历史，并为未来的工作提供了建议。小组成员希望IEA成为呼吁科学家和机构采取行动以支持EBM的号召力，他们将框架设计为具有适应性，可扩展性和非说明性的，以便可以应用于一系列问题。小组成员强调了流程，工具的互补性，以及构成IEA努力的产品，并强调需要使IEA方法适应不断变化的管理和治理结构。最后，小组成员为IEA方法的未来发展提出了一系列建议，包括：（1）扩大利益相关者的基础；（2）与最终用户合作制定目标和参考点；（3）增加IEA从业者的多样性，以更好地反映IEA服务的社区；（4）不断开发易于更新的实时产品；（5）仔细评估并优先考虑对IEA从业人员的要求；（6）加强跨学科和资源部门的合作；（7）寻找机会与新兴的治理结构互动；（8）通过有效交流其故事来加强对IEA的支持。