Conservation benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to marine mammal science

Lent, Rebecca

doi:10.3389/fmars.2015.00067

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“…To better understand how we can achieve such complex integration of variables, more research and data are needed (Broderick, 2015;Buhl-Mortensen et al, 2015;Hilário et al, 2015), in addition to cross-disciplinary collaborations that will improve the quantity and quality of information available for decision-making (Lent, 2015;Bisack and Magnusson, 2016). A promising endeavor in that vein is the Ecological Marine Units (EMUs) project (Sayre et al, 2017), which offers a baseline three-dimensional global map of marine ecosystems.…”

Section: Data Selection and Fitness For Usementioning

confidence: 99%

On the Use of Maps and Models in Conservation and Resource Management (Warning: Results May Vary)

Lecours

2017

Front. Mar. Sci.

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Conservation planning and management typically require accurate and spatially explicit data at scales that are relevant for conservation objectives. In marine conservation, these data are often combined with spatial analytical techniques to produce marine habitat maps. While marine habitat mapping is increasingly used to inform conservation efforts, this field is still relatively young and its methods are rapidly evolving. Because conservation efforts do not always specify standards or guidelines for the production of habitat maps, results can vary dramatically. As representations of real environmental characteristics, habitat maps are highly sensitive to how they are produced. In this review paper, I present four concepts that are known to cause variation in spatial representation and prediction of habitats: the methodology used, the quality and scale of the data, and the choice of variables in regards to fitness for use. I then discuss the potential antinomy associated with the use of habitat maps in conservation: while habitat maps have become an invaluable tool to inform and assist decision-making, maps of the same area built using different methods and data may provide dissimilar representations, thus providing different information and possibly leading to different decisions. Exploring the theories and methods that have proved effective in terrestrial conservation and the spatial sciences, and how they can be integrated in marine habitat mapping practices, could help improve maps used to support marine conservation efforts and result in more reliable products to inform conservation decisions. Having a strong, consistent, transparent, repeatable, and science-based protocol for data collection and mapping is essential for effectively supporting decision-makers in developing conservation and management plans. The development of user-friendly tools to assist in the application of such protocol is crucial to a widespread improvement in practices. I discuss the potential to use interactive and collaborative Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to encourage the conservation and management community, from data collectors and mapmakers to decision-makers, to move toward a digital resilience and to develop such science-based protocol. Until standards and protocols are developed, habitat maps should always be interpreted with care, and the methods and metadata associated with their production should always be explicitly stated.

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Section: Data Selection and Fitness For Usementioning

confidence: 99%

On the Use of Maps and Models in Conservation and Resource Management (Warning: Results May Vary)

Lecours

2017

Front. Mar. Sci.

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“…Given today's growing range of threats that far surpass mortality from direct hunts, the IWC now has a much broader range of issues and stakeholders (Wright et al, 2016). The emerging threats to whales are externalities from sectors that are not part of the regular IWC stakeholder groups: fishing; underwater drilling and extraction; shipping noise and emissions, and other ocean pollution (plastics) (Lent, 2015). These externalities are rarely if ever internalized into production and consumption decisions, although regulatory processes might require impact analyses on marine mammals.…”

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Addressing Marine and Coastal Governance Conflicts at the Interface of Multiple Sectors and Jurisdictions

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“…Market-based instruments also include taxes that incentivize environmentally desirable behavior (e.g., a bycatch tax) and risk pools that provide a means for sharing the risk of unintended impacts on MPR across resource users (Holland and Jannot, 2012). Lent (2015) and others have advocated for market-based instruments to help address the major threats facing marine mammals. Further, empirical analyses have found that market mechanisms can foster efficient outcomes for MPR and associated stakeholders.…”

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Economic analysis for marine protected resources management: Challenges, tools, and opportunities

Fonner

Bellanger

Warlick

2020

Ocean & Coastal Management

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Economic analysis is well suited to inform protected resources management in marine and coastal environments. The purpose of this review is to provide a connection between the challenges facing managers of marine protected resources and specific forms of economic analysis that can help address them. We identify and illustrate several common protected resources management challenges including scarcity in conservation resources, scientific uncertainty, and designing policies to promote species conservation and recovery. We then survey relevant economic tools and identify opportunities for informing marine protected resources management. We conclude by discussing important considerations for applying economic analysis to inform marine protected resources management. Highlights► Several challenges to protected resources management in marine and coastal environments are reviewed and illustrated. ► The current role of economic analysis in marine protected resources management is reviewed. ► Tools for informing marine protected resources management are surveyed and aligned with identified management challenges.

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Conservation benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to marine mammal science

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

On the Use of Maps and Models in Conservation and Resource Management (Warning: Results May Vary)

On the Use of Maps and Models in Conservation and Resource Management (Warning: Results May Vary)

Addressing Marine and Coastal Governance Conflicts at the Interface of Multiple Sectors and Jurisdictions

Economic analysis for marine protected resources management: Challenges, tools, and opportunities

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