P51A:
Impacting Policy: Communicating and Incorporating Aquatic and Ocean Science at International, National, State, and Local Levels through Ecosystem-Based Management I


Session ID#: 11454

Session Description:
Informing policy discussions with science is important for sound decision-making and the health, productivity, and sustainability of aquatic systems. Understanding and communicating interactions between the aquatic environment and our natural resources, public and environmental safety, national security, and the global economy requires a wide range of expertise, including the scientific community. To become part of the planning and management culture, science must help to meet management objectives, have clear metrics to measure their impact, and be applied and proven through local and regional examples. Ecosystem-based management is the foundation for sound science-based policy and an important approach for efficient and effective planning and adaptive management that is interagency, multi-jurisdictional, and cross-sectoral. Many scientists want to broaden the impact of their research (e.g., apply sound science for the benefit of policymakers and managers), but don’t know how or where to start. This session brings together researchers, planners, and decision makers to present overviews and case studies on how science can match management needs through science-based tools, communication and metrics. Presentations will highlight principles and challenges to implementation, contributions scientists can make to policy development and implementation, examples of successful engagement with policymakers, measuring impact, and lessons learned from case studies.
Primary Chair:  Franklin B Schwing, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Chairs:  Ashley Erickson, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Michelle L McCrackin, Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States and Roger S Pulwarty, NOAA Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Moderators:  Franklin B Schwing, NOAA, NMFS Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Michelle L McCrackin, Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm, Sweden and Roger S Pulwarty, NOAA Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States
Student Paper Review Liaisons:  Michelle L McCrackin, Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm, Sweden and Ashley Erickson, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States
Index Terms:

6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES]
6324 Legislation and regulations [POLICY SCIENCES]
6334 Regional planning [POLICY SCIENCES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • ED - Education and Outreach
  • HI - Human Use and Impacts
  • ME - Marine Ecosystems

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

P51A-01
Ecosystem Based Management in Transition: From Ocean Policy to Application (92672)
Whitley Joseph Saumweber, Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment, Center for Ocean Solutions, Palo Alto, CA, United States and Erica Goldman, NCSE, National Council for Science and the Environment, Science Policy, Washington, DC, United States
P51A-02
Bringing the ecosystem services concept into marine management decisions, supporting ecosystems-based management. (86934)
Jacqueline F Tweddle1,2, Anja Byg3, Ian Davies4, Matthew Gubbins4, Katherine Irvine3, Andronikos Kafas4, Jasper Kenter5, Alison MacDonald6, Rory B. O'Hara Murray4, Tavis Potts7, Anne Michelle Slater6, Kirsty Wright8 and Beth E Scott2, (1)University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, (2)University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, (3)James Hutton Institute, United Kingdom, (4)Marine Scotland Science, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, (5)Scottish Association for Marine Science, United Kingdom, (6)University of Aberdeen, School of Law, United Kingdom, (7)University of Aberdeen, Department of Geography and Environment, United Kingdom, (8)Marine Scotland, United Kingdom
P51A-03
Ecosystem-Based Management and the Sustainable Delivery of Marine Ecosystem Services (93231)
Franklin B Schwing, NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Michael Fogarty, NOAA Fisheries Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States
P51A-05
New Ways of Delivering Marine Scientific Evidence for Policy Needs in the UK (92200)
Tarquin Dorrington, UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, London, United Kingdom
P51A-06
BALTIC EYE: FOCUSING ON SCIENCE AND COMMUNICATION TO IMPROVE POLICY MAKING FOR THE BALTIC SEA ENVIRONMENT (88954)
Michelle L McCrackin, Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm, Sweden
P51A-07
Placing Marine Protected Areas Within a Broader Marine Landscape: the Role of Science in the Northward Expansion of Two West-Coast National Marine Sanctuaries (93714)
John L Largier, University of California Davis, Coastal & Marine Sciences Institute, Davis, CA, United States, Maria Brown, Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, CA, United States and Dan Howard, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States
P51A-08
Seeking a Role for the Ocean and Ocean Scientists in the Future of International Climate Negotiations (93691)
Natalya Gallo1, Yassir Eddebbar2, Jennifer Tran Le1, Amanda Nicole Netburn1, John O. Niles3, Kirk Sato1, Samuel Wilson1 and Lisa A Levin1, (1)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, (2)Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States, Climate, Atmospheric Sciences, and Physical Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, (3)University of California San Diego
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