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The IUU Nature of FADs: Implications for Tuna Management and Markets Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Guillermo Gomez; Samantha Farquhar; Henry Bell; Eric Laschever; Stacy Hall
Abstract World tuna catches reached 5.2 million metric tons in 2018, more than doubling since the early 1990s, primarily due to the introduction of Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs). The widespread use of drifting FADs has increased the economic efficiency of the fleet by making it easier to aggregate and locate tuna schools, but at a high ecological cost, including: significant catches of juvenile tunas;
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Improving the IEA Approach Using Principles of Open Data Science Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-12-01 Kimberly Bastille; Sean Hardison; Lynn deWitt; Jennifer Brown; Jameal Samhouri; Sarah Gaichas; Sean Lucey; Kelly Kearney; Ben Best; Scott Cross; Scott Large; Ellen Spooner
Abstract Integrated ecosystem assessments (IEAs) compile and use indicators, risk assessments, and other analyses to address regional policy needs at varying spatial scales. Although approaches to implementing IEAs are context-specific, challenges in data acquisition, management, processing, analysis, and communication are universal. By embracing open science, in which scientific data, methods, and
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There Is no I in EAFM Adapting Integrated Ecosystem Assessment for Mid-Atlantic Fisheries Management Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-11-28 Brandon Muffley; Sarah Gaichas; Geret DePiper; Richard Seagraves; Sean Lucey
Abstract Resource managers worldwide are being asked to consider the ecosystem while making management decisions. Integrated Ecosystem Assessment (IEA) provides a flexible framework for addressing ecosystem considerations in decision making. The US Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) adapted the IEA approach and implemented a structured decision framework to address species, fleet, habitat
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Sustaining an Alaska Coastal Community: Integrating Place Based Well-Being Indicators and Fisheries Participation Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-11-27 Marysia Szymkowiak; Stephen Kasperski
Abstract The incorporation of human dimensions into ecosystem-based fisheries management has largely focused on metrics of economic welfare. Yet researchers have demonstrated the variety of well-being that is derived from fisheries as well as the need for localized and collaborative scientific efforts that result in appropriately contextualized metrics. This article presents the results of a project
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The Origin of NOAA’s Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Program: A Retrospective and Prospective Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-11-18 Chris J. Harvey; David L. Fluharty; Michael J. Fogarty; Phillip S. Levin; Steven A. Murawski; Franklin B. Schwing; Rebecca L. Shuford; Christopher R. Kelble; Mark E. Monaco
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
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Understanding Structural Factors and Actor Attributes That Impact the Development of Cohesion within a Participatory Modeling Process Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-09-25 Taylor Goelz; Andrew Scheld; Troy Hartley; Inga Carboni
Abstract Many “wicked” natural resources management problems today are utilizing more collaborative methods of decision making. Through involving stakeholders in decision-making, resource managers can induce engagement and support for final decisions and prevent future conflict. Additionally, participation is thought to yield increased group cohesion, where stakeholders better understand each other’s
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Encouraging Living Shorelines over Shoreline Armoring: Insights from Property Owners Choices in the Chesapeake Bay Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Sarah L. Stafford
Abstract This study uses data from shoreline modification permit applications in Gloucester County, Virginia to provide insights into how coastal managers can encourage the use of living shorelines over shoreline armoring. The data show that shorelines are more likely to be modified on properties with high neighboring property values and properties threatened by hurricane storm surge and high wave
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Governance of the Global Ocean Commons: Hopelessly Fragmented or Fixable? Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-27 Lucia Fanning; Robin Mahon
Abstract The perception by many that governing arrangements for the global ocean commons are fragmented and dysfunctional may be an unnecessary barrier to tangible progress aimed at sustainably reaping the benefits of the ‘Blue Economy’. A recent review of the governance of the global ocean identified 191 governance arrangements for issues affecting transboundary marine resources. We suggest that instead
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Making Sense out of Coastal Peoples and Fishers' Responses to Extreme Natural Events in the Caribbean Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-25 Manuel Valdes-Pizzini
(2020). Making Sense out of Coastal Peoples and Fishers' Responses to Extreme Natural Events in the Caribbean. Coastal Management: Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 349-353.
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Vulnerability of Fishery-Based Livelihoods to Extreme Events: Local Perceptions of Damages from Hurricane Irma and Tropical Storm Alberto in Yaguajay, Central Cuba Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-10 Victoria C. Ramenzoni; Daily Borroto Escuela; Armando Rangel Rivero; Patricia González-Díaz; Vanessa Vázquez Sánchez; Laura López-Castañeda; Armando Falcón Méndez; Idania Hernández Ramos; Norgis Valentín Hernández López; Mark R. Besonen; David Yoskowitz
Hurricanes can cause extensive long-term damage to small-scale fisheries. Yet, information is scarce on how communities are locally impacted by extreme events in the Caribbean and in other parts of the world. Focusing on an artisanal fishery in Yaguajay, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, this article explores how artisanal fishers have perceived and responded to the different damages brought about by Hurricane
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The Aftermath of Hurricane María on Puerto Rican Small-Scale Fisheries Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Juan J. Agar; Manoj Shivlani; Daniel Matos-Caraballo
In September 2017, Hurricane María hit the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico threatening the economic and social viability of small-scale fisheries. This study describes the main results of a rapid socio-economic assessment of the storm’s impacts one year after it made landfall. María caused commercial landings to fall by 20% owing to the loss of productive assets, extended power outages, and the loss of
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Environmental Change and Human Migration: Stylized Facts from Puerto Rico and Honduras Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-21 David Griffith
Prior to Hurricane Mitch at the end of the 20th century, migration from Honduras to the United States was confined to a few sending and receiving areas linking, for example, the Caribbean coast of Honduras to New Orleans and parts of the interior to California. By contrast, migration to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico had a long and complex history prior to Hurricane María in 2017—so pervasive,
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Impacts of Natural Disasters on Subjective Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Study of Puerto Rican Fishers’ Perceptions after Hurricanes Irma & Maria Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Tarsila Seara; Richard Pollnac; Karin Jakubowski
Investigating people’s levels of subjective vulnerability to change can help elucidate important aspects of adaptive capacity to impacts. This is particularly relevant in coastal communities with high exposure to natural disasters, such as those in the Caribbean region, especially given projections of increased frequency and severity of storms as a consequence of climate change. In this study, Puerto
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Climate Change Adaptation and Extreme Weather in the Small-Scale Fisheries of Dominica Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Rachel Turner; Patrick McConney; Iris Monnereau
Globally, changes in the intensity, severity and frequency of storms threaten potentially catastrophic impacts on fisheries. These threats present a significant challenge to Small Island Developing States because of the important contribution of fisheries to multiple aspects of coastal communities’ wellbeing, including food security, coastal economies, and social and cultural identities. Supporting
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Caribbean Small-Scale Fishers’ Strategies for Extreme Weather Events: Lessons for Adaptive Capacity from the Dominican Republic and Belize Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-04 Marianne Karlsson; Elizabeth L. Mclean
Understanding how Caribbean small-scale fishers can adapt to climate change is critical to sustaining coastal communities and livelihoods in the region. Fishers continuously adapt their practices to climate variability and recurring extreme weather events, such as hurricanes. However, it remains unclear how their “everyday” responses contribute to building their adaptive capacity for future changes
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US Virgin Islands Fishing Community Resilience: Informing a Research Agenda Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-04 Tracy Yandle; Jennifer Sweeney Tookes; Cynthia A. Grace-McCaskey
For fishers throughout the Caribbean, major storm events such as hurricanes are a significant component of their life experiences. Over the past few decades, fishers in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) frequently experienced major storms and their aftermath, including Hurricanes Hugo (1989), Marilyn (1995), and Irma and Maria (2017). Using the resilience literature as our theoretical lens, we provide historical
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Social Vulnerability Index: Barbados – A Case Study Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-10 Janice Cumberbatch; Crystal Drakes; Tara Mackey; Mohammad Nagdee; Jehroum Wood; Anna Karima Degia; Catrina Hinds
A Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) was developed for Barbados to identify geospatial variations in social vulnerability. The SVI focused on socioeconomic status, gender, age, special needs and property type - represented by eight variables selected from census data. For the purposes of overlaying with hazard exposure mapping to assess hazard risk, the SVI that was developed is widely applicable and
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A Multicriteria Assessment of Vulnerability to Extreme Rainfall Events on the Pacific Coast of Mexico Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-19 Abril Montijo-Galindo; Arturo Ruiz-Luna; Miguel Betancourt Lozano; Rafael Hernández-Guzmán
Abstract The likely increase in extreme rainfall events (ERE) due to climate change, particularly associated with tropical storms and hurricanes, threatens coastal communities worldwide. A model based on socioeconomic and environmental indicators was used to assess and categorize vulnerability to ERE at the municipal level, in Sinaloa, a coastal state of northwest Mexico. Coastal vulnerability was
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An Investigation into the Impacts of Climate Change on Anthropogenic Polluted Coastal Lagoons in Ghana Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Isaac Boateng; Steve Mitchell; Fay Couceiro; Pierre Failler
This paper discusses the impacts of Climate Change and anthropogenic activities on coastal lagoons in Ghana. Ghana’s coastal lagoons provide unique ecosystem services. However, they are highly fragile and vulnerable to natural processes and anthropogenic activities. Climate Change impacts, such as increased temperatures, sea-level rise, storm surge and increased precipitation are likely to have ecological
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An Investigation into the Impacts of Climate Change on Anthropogenic Polluted Coastal Lagoons in Ghana Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Isaac Boateng; Steve Mitchell; Fay Couceiro; Pierre Failler
Abstract This paper discusses the impacts of Climate Change and anthropogenic activities on coastal lagoons in Ghana. Ghana’s coastal lagoons provide unique ecosystem services. However, they are highly fragile and vulnerable to natural processes and anthropogenic activities. Climate Change impacts, such as increased temperatures, sea-level rise, storm surge and increased precipitation are likely to
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Ostensibly Effective Adaptive Measures Could Potentially Be Maladaptations: A Case Study of the Jiadung Coastal Area, Pingtung County, Taiwan Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-08-06 Chia-Fa Chi; Shiau-Yun Lu; Jeng-Di Lee
Abstract Extreme rainfall events have a negative effect on the coastal area of Jiadung Township in Pingtung County, Taiwan, which experiences critical land subsidence. Local stakeholders have developed various measures for coping with flooding impacts according to past experience. These adaptive measures not only involve managing the impact of heavy rainfall but also resisting the disastrous effects
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The Aftermath of Hurricane María on Puerto Rican Small-Scale Fisheries Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Juan J. Agar; Manoj Shivlani; Daniel Matos-Caraballo
In September 2017, Hurricane María hit the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico threatening the economic and social viability of small-scale fisheries. This study describes the main results of a rapid socio-economic assessment of the storm’s impacts one year after it made landfall. María caused commercial landings to fall by 20% owing to the loss of productive assets, extended power outages, and the loss of
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Impacts of Natural Disasters on Subjective Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Study of Puerto Rican Fishers’ Perceptions after Hurricanes Irma & Maria Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Tarsila Seara; Richard Pollnac; Karin Jakubowski
Investigating people’s levels of subjective vulnerability to change can help elucidate important aspects of adaptive capacity to impacts. This is particularly relevant in coastal communities with high exposure to natural disasters, such as those in the Caribbean region, especially given projections of increased frequency and severity of storms as a consequence of climate change. In this study, Puerto
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Networked Knowledge to Action in Support of Ocean Sustainability Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-07-13 Georgia Bayliss-Brown; Leopoldo Cavaleri Gerhardinger; Craig Starger
(2020). Networked Knowledge to Action in Support of Ocean Sustainability. Coastal Management: Vol. 48, No. 4, pp. 235-237.
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From Monodisciplinary via Multidisciplinary to an Interdisciplinary Approach Investigating Air-Sea Interactions – a SOLAS Initiative Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-06-05 Christa Marandino; Erik van Doorn; Natasha McDonald; Martin Johnson; Bülent Açma; Emilie Brévière; Hanna Campen; Silvina Carou; Emilio Cocco; Sonja Endres; Nathalie Hilmi; Frances Hopkins; Peter Liss; Frank Maes; Monica Mårtensson; Johannes Oeffner; Mary Oloyede; Andrew Peters; Birgit Quack; Pradeep Singh; Helmuth Thomas
Understanding the physical and biogeochemical interactions and feedbacks between the ocean and atmosphere is a vital component of environmental and Earth system research. The ability to predict and respond to future environmental change relies on a detailed understanding of these processes. The Surface Ocean-Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) is an international research platform that focuses on the study
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Patterns of Adaptation Response by Coastal Communities to Climate Risks Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-06-17 Derek Kauneckis; Rachel Martin
Coastal communities are among the most vulnerable to climate risks. Despite the negligence of climate policy at the federal level in the United States, subnational governments have taken action to adapt to climate change impacts. Using national-level data on subnational government climate activities, this research examines three aspects of coastal community adaptation actions. First, it examines whether
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Integrating Stakeholders’ Perceptions into Decision-Making for Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 Kristin Jones; Tarsila Seara
Ecosystem-based fisheries management (EBFM) is a more holistic alternative to single-species management. Currently, all eight regional Fishery Management Councils in the U.S. are carrying out EBFM planning or implementation. However, uncertainty exists on what principles and strategies are most effective to implement EBFM. In this study, council members in the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management
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Marine Indigenous Areas: Conservation Assemblages for Sustainability in Southern Chile Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 Francisco Araos; Jeremy Anbleyth-Evans; Wladimir Riquelme; Carlos Hidalgo; Francisco Brañas; Emilia Catalán; David Núñez; Florencia Diestre
Globally, Indigenous Marine Areas are contributing to ocean sustainability by protecting key habitats and species whilst safeguarding customary uses for local communities. They are emerging as one of the key political mechanisms that can counteract the ravages of the blue Anthropocene. Nevertheless, their contributions are threatened by the accelerating expansion of economic activities, and exclusionary
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The Marine Knowledge Exchange Network: Insights from an Innovative Regional-to-National Scale Academic-Led Knowledge-to-Impact Network and Recommendations for Future Initiatives Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-06-30 M.T. Johnson; L.J. Johnson; G.A. Bayliss-Brown; V. Danino; S. Day; I. Dunnett; J. Forster; I. Lorenzoni; K. Kennedy; G. Malin; K. Moore; P. Moore Fuller; M. Walton; T.J. Tolhurst
This article provides an overview of the approach taken by the Marine Knowledge Exchange Network (M-KEN) and an assessment of its activities in valorizing and generating impact from research. M-KEN was formed in 2014 in response to a call for projects to accelerate impact generated from environmental research in the United Kingdom (UK). M-KEN was university-led and focused in the eastern region of
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The COVID-19 Pandemic, Small-Scale Fisheries and Coastal Fishing Communities Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2020-05-22 Nathan J. Bennett; Elena M. Finkbeiner; Natalie C. Ban; Dyhia Belhabib; Stacy D. Jupiter; John N. Kittinger; Sangeeta Mangubhai; Joeri Scholtens; David Gill; Patrick Christie
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly spread around the world with extensive social and economic effects. This editorial focuses specifically on the implications of the pandemic for small-scale fishers, including marketing and processing aspects of the sector, and coastal fishing communities, drawing from news and reports from around the world. Negative consequences to date have included complete
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Assessing the Impacts of Gender Integration in Ghana’s Fisheries Sector Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-10-09 Elin Torell, Danielle Bilecki, Adiza Owusu, Brian Crawford, Kristine Beran, Karen Kent
This article presents the results of an impact assessment of a component of a large scale USAID sustainable fisheries management project initiative aimed at integrating gender and strengthening the role of women in fisheries management in Ghana. The assessment is based on a literature review and qualitative field data collection. It assessed gender integration from three entry points: improving the
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Issues in Underwater Cultural Heritage Impact Assessments in China Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Zhen Lin
During the past decades, the number of coastal and marine construction projects has multiplied in China, posing a serious threat to underwater cultural heritage in its waters. In contrast, there are few rules dealing with underwater cultural heritage impact assessment which has not yet become a mandatory procedure in various coastal and marine construction projects. With China putting forward the Belt
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Coastal Armoring and Sea Turtles: Beachfront Homeowners’ Opinions and Intent Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-10-01 Melissa K. Hill, Martha C. Monroe, Thomas T. Ankersen, Raymond R. Carthy, Tom A. Kay
Florida’s dynamic beach-dune ecosystem and the structures built along the shore face threats from coastal (or shoreline) erosion, sea level rise, and inadequate regulatory protection efforts. In light of these threats, private property owners are choosing to install coastal armoring on their property to protect upland structures which can negatively impact sea turtles and their nesting habitat. Coastal
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The Role of Indigenous Resurgence in Marine Conservation Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-09-30 Suzanne von der Porten, Yoshi Ota, Andrés Cisneros-Montemayor, Sherry Pictou
Indigenous peoples’ efforts toward environmental conservation are indivisible from their cultural identity and their social and political organizations. Indigenous resurgence, including the reinvigoration and reestablishment of Indigenous ways of living, are linked to the management, restoration, and conservation of marine and coastal ecosystems around the world. However, there remains a significant
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Socio-ecological Mobility: A Research Strategy for a New Coastline Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-09-27 Anamaria Bukvic, Patrick Biber, Maritza Barreto, Susan Roberts
Persistent development, population pressures, and increasing natural hazards are unequivocally changing socio-ecological systems in the coastal zone. This essay provides direction and initiates scientific dialog on the potential role of mobility in adapting to natural and social changes in coastal environments. The essay identifies four key research areas on information needed to develop coastal management
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Development of a Model for Enhancing Justice in MPA Designation and Zoning and its Application to Taiwan’s South Penghu Marine National Park Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-09-24 Huey-Shian Elly Chung, Warwick Gullett, Gregory Rose
Multi-purpose marine protected areas (MPAs) are prevalent world-wide as institutional mechanisms deployed in the marine environment to manage multiple uses, conserve resources and protect ecosystems. Yet some people may experience disadvantage following the implementation of new MPAs. One understudied aspect of MPAs is the distribution of advantages and disadvantages and how best to address the “justice”
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The Importance of Brokers in Collaborative Marine Ecosystem-Based Management of Social Ecological Systems Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-08-19 Tiffany Smythe, Robert Thompson, Carlos Garcia-Quijano
Practitioners play a critical yet largely unexamined role in translating collaborative, ecosystem-based management (EBM) for social-ecological systems from theory to practice. We paired mental models and social network analytical methods and applied them to two cases of marine EBM in Rhode Island and New York, focusing on practitioners themselves, to understand the relationship between practitioners’
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Using Expert Elicitation to Determine the Relative Impact of Coastal Modifications on Marine Turtle Nesting Grounds Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-08-13 Kristen A. Nelson Sella, Lucia Sicius, Mariana M. P. B. Fuentes
Marine turtles utilize sandy beaches as nesting grounds, which can be impacted by a variety of coastal modifications. In the context of limited resources, managers need to prioritize which impacts from coastal modifications to mitigate. However, data on the relative impacts of coastal modification activities are not often available. To address this, we determined the perceived relative impact of twelve
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Biological Assessment of Coral Reefs in Southern Puerto Rico: A Technical Approach for Coral Reef Protection Under the U.S. Clean Water Act. Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-07-19 William S Fisher,Deborah N Vivian,Jed Campbell,Charles Lobue,Rebecca L Hemmer,Sherry Wilkinson,Peggy Harris,Deborah L Santavy,Mel Parsons,Patricia Bradley,Alan Humphrey,Leah M Oliver,Linda Harwell
States and other jurisdictions may protect coral reefs using biological water quality standards outlined by the United States Clean Water Act (CWA). Such protection will require long-term, regional monitoring of the resource using biological indicators and a probability-based sampling design. A 60-station survey targeting nearshore linear coral reef was conducted across southern Puerto Rico in December
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Imperatives for Conservation in a Threatened Center of Biodiversity Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-07-17 Marine Servonnat, Ryan Kaye, Fernando P. Siringan, Jeffrey Munar, Helen T. Yap
The Verde Island Passage, lying in the “Coral Triangle” and situated between the main Philippine island of Luzon and the island of Mindoro, has been reported as the “center of the center” of shorefish diversity, yet there are no documented successful cases of marine protection. On the northern coast of Mindoro, here focusing on the municipality of Abra de Ilog, an apparent contradiction lies in the
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Key beliefs and attitudes for sea-level rise policy Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-06-07 Karen Akerlof, Jennifer Merrill, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf, Michelle Covi, Elizabeth Rohring
This article reviews key measures of public opinion on sea-level rise (SLR): beliefs, attitudes, issue prioritization, and policy support. To do so, we first assess the influence of SLR beliefs and attitudes on issue prioritization and policy support using state-level data. Then, we compare the state findings to other surveys conducted in a hot spot of rising coastal waters, the U.S. Mid-Atlantic,
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Dynamite Fishing in a Marine Protected Area in Tanzania: Why Youth Perceptions Matter Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-05-31 Vinay R. Kamat
Young men in coastal Tanzania are often blamed for damaging marine habitats by engaging in unsustainable and destructive fishing practices, including dynamite fishing, but their perceptions have not been sufficiently documented. While marine scientists, international environmental NGOs, and activists have called attention to the destructive fishing practices’ devastating impacts, insights into the
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Cruise Traffic Seasonality Patterns in the Western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea: A Challenge to Port Operators Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-05-13 Jeronimo Esteve-Perez, Antonio Garcia-Sanchez, Andrea Muñoz-Paupie
The positive trend in the cruise industry since the beginning of the twenty-first century brings with it a series of challenges, mainly for cruise lines and ports. Among them is the seasonality of cruise traffic. This study examines the seasonality of the cruise traffic in the Western Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea. A sample of 26 ports in 7 countries forms the basis of the empirical analysis,
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Helping Communities Adapt and Plan for Coastal Hazards: Coastal Zone Management Program Recommendations for National Tool Developers Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-22 Kristin B. Raub, Bridget Elise Cotti-Rausch
Adapting to changing coastlines is an unprecedented planning challenge as coastal hazards, including those associated with climate change, influence all areas of resource management. Tools have been developed to aid in understanding coastal hazards and to facilitate the planning and implementation of adaptation strategies. Through interviews with members of eight geographically distributed state Coastal
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Stakeholder Perspectives on the Value of Marine Spatial Planning Towards Advancing Offshore Wind in the U.S. Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-14 Kendra Ryan, Alison Bates, Morgan Gopnik, Andy Danylchuk, Adrian Jordaan
The United States contributes only 0.2% of the 18,814 MW of global installed offshore wind capacity. Lack of development has been attributed in part to a cumbersome regulatory process that includes the evaluation of environmental impacts. Assessments are based on biological, social, and technical data that are often incomplete. Marine spatial planning (MSP) may help fill data gaps. We conducted semi-structured
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Advancing Knowledge for Use in Coastal and Estuarine Management: Competitive Research in the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-14 Dwight Trueblood, Stefania Almazán-Casali, James Arnott, Maeghan Brass, Maria Carmen Lemos, Kalle Matso, Jennifer Read, Lynn Vaccaro, Julia Wondolleck
Decades of research has generated new scientific understanding and technologies aimed at better managing environmental change in estuarine and coastal regions. Yet many across the communities of coastal and estuarine research, management, and funding believe that progress has been too slow in applying this research in practice. This essay reviews how the National Estuarine Research Reserve System’s
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Analysis of Ocean-Space and Sea-Level Rise Policy in Two Coastal Cities Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-11 Jonathan Dahlem
Global sea-level rise (SLR) is among the most alarming aspects of anthropogenic climate change. The human impacts of SLR are experienced unequally between and within municipalities. Existing research has identified social variables that predict municipal adoption of adaptive SLR policy, but this work does not account for the locally specific social factors that shape particular policies to fit particular
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A Network Perspective on Spatially Clustered Territorial Use Rights for Fishers (TURFs) in Vietnam Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-09 Mark Andrachuk, Derek Armitage, Ha Dung Hoang, Nam Van Le
Co-managed territorial use rights for fishers (TURFs) have shown promise for small-scale fisheries management. The territorial use rights help clarify access and ownership rights, while co-management arrangements create formal relationships between fishers and government. However, there is limited research into the governance processes that influence the interactions and complementarities of TURF zones
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On Social Distress, Littering and Nature Conservation: The Case of Jisr A-Zarka Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-04-01 Nurit Carmi
Studying perceptions of litter and littering behavior among marginalized, poor and undeveloped communities is important since these populations frequently inhabit important conservation sites. Jisr-A-Zarqa ("Jisr"), is a coastal town on the Mediterranean shores of Israel and one of Israel’s poorest, densely populated communities. Litter accumulation in the streets and beach of Jisr is a known problem
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Recreational Leasing of Alaska Commercial Halibut Quota: The Early Years of the GAF Program in Alaska Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-02-14 Kailin Kroetz, Daniel K. Lew, James N. Sanchirico, Pierce Donovan
The Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan formalized the process for allocating halibut between the Alaska commercial and recreational charter sectors. It included a new program intended to allow for “flexibility” through inter-sectoral trading, permitting charter operators to lease commercial halibut pounds to relax client harvest restrictions. Here we evaluate the first two years of lease market activity
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Institutional and Conceptual Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation for Coastal Cultural Heritage Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-02-12 Alanna Casey, Austin Becker
Climate change is increasing the speed at which tangible coastal cultural heritage is changing in character or being lost through weathering, erosion, and inundation. Damages to coastal archeological sites, loss of access to historical sites, and the alteration of cultural landscapes will force changes in the way researchers can study sites, tourists can enjoy places, and descendant communities who
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Sense of Place as a Source of Tension in Canada’s West Coast Energy Conflicts Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-02-08 Holly J. K. Clermont, Ann Dale, Maureen G. Reed, Leslie King
(2019). Sense of Place as a Source of Tension in Canada’s West Coast Energy Conflicts. Coastal Management: Vol. 47, No. 2, pp. 189-206.
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Who Owns Underwater Cultural Heritage in the South China Sea Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-02-07 Yingying Jing, Juan Li
The South China Sea has attained global attention because of terraria disputes over oil, gas, fisheries and other resources in the sea area. Compared with the valuable natural resources, the underwater cultural heritage is not recognized or considered, but is an important legacy of many losses of vessels over centuries. Recently, the surrounding states in the South China Sea have taken measures to
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Identifying Suitable Sites for Macroalgae Cultivation on the Swedish West Coast Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-29 Jean-Baptiste E. Thomas, Filipe Silva Ramos, Fredrik Gröndahl
Special attention has been paid to sustainable macroalgae cultivation in Europe. The question on where suitable cultivation areas lie, without conflicting with current marine socio-economic activities and respecting the environment, remains a great challenge. Considering 13 criteria critical to seaweed farming such as depth, shipping traffic, and distance to ports, this paper aimed to identify suitable
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Rising Sea Levels: Helping Decision-Makers Confront the Inevitable Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-24 John A. Hall, Christopher P. Weaver, Jayantha Obeysekera, Mark Crowell, Radley M. Horton, Robert E. Kopp, John Marburger, Douglas C. Marcy, Adam Parris, William V. Sweet, William C. Veatch, Kathleen D. White
Sea-level rise (SLR) is not just a future trend; it is occurring now in most coastal regions across the globe. It thus impacts not only long-range planning in coastal environments, but also emergency preparedness. Its inevitability and irreversibility on long time scales, in addition to its spatial non-uniformity, uncertain magnitude and timing, and capacity to drive non-stationarity in coastal flooding
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Perspectives of the Expert and Experienced on Challenges to Regional Adaptation for Sea Level Rise: Implications for Multisectoral Readiness and Boundary Spanning Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-24 Burton St. John III, Juita-Elena (Wie) Yusuf
This study focuses on adaptation to sea level rise (SLR) in the specific context of the Hampton Roads region of southeastern coastal Virginia. It analyzes the perspectives of stakeholders who are experts in and have experience with SLR to develop an informed understanding of the region’s ability to address SLR and its readiness to pursue adaptation using a whole-of-community approach. A survey of the
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Applying Public Participation Geographic Information Systems for Coastal Wading Bird Conservation Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-24 Cody Cox, Christopher J. Anderson, Wayde C. Morse, John Schelhas
Coastal estuaries in the northern Gulf of Mexico are important habitat for wading birds, but are threatened by land use and ecological changes. Conservation has been demonstrated to be more effective when stakeholders are included in the decision-making process. Public Participation Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) facilitates the inclusion of stakeholder preferences in the planning process by
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Marine Social Science for the Peopled Seas Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-24 Nathan J. Bennett
Coastal communities, indigenous peoples, and small-scale fishers rely on the ocean for livelihoods, for subsistence, for wellbeing and for cultural continuity. Thus, understanding the human dimensions of the world’s peopled seas and coasts is fundamental to evidence-based decision-making across marine policy realms, including marine conservation, marine spatial planning, fisheries management, the blue
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Social Networks of Alaska Fishing Communities Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-19 Anna Lavoie, Amber Himes-Cornell
Fishing community social networks function as channels for transfer of fishery knowledge, resources, and business transactions that help mitigate risks and shocks associated with altered access to fishery resources. Research on such networks in Alaska is limited despite their cultural importance and community reliance on fisheries. We contribute to scholarship of fishery social networks by assessing
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Using Incentives to Reduce Bycatch and Discarding: Results Under the West Coast Catch Share Program Coast. Manag. (IF 1.547) Pub Date : 2019-01-15 Kayleigh A. Somers, Lisa Pfeiffer, Stacey Miller, Wendy Morrison
Catch share management was implemented in the bottom trawl sector of the West Coast Groundfish fishery in 2011 to address a range of issues including high bycatch and discard rates. The catch share program was designed to remove the incentives to discard through full catch accounting, tradeable quotas, increased flexibility in fishing, and penalties for catch overages. We assess the effectiveness of
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