P52A:
Impacting Policy: Communicating and Incorporating Aquatic and Ocean Science at International, National, State, and Local Levels through Ecosystem-Based Management II


Session ID#: 11455

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, Roger S Pulwarty, NOAA Physical Sciences Division, Earth System Research Laboratory, Boulder, CO, United States, Michelle L McCrackin, Stockholm University, Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm, Sweden and Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States
Moderators:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States and Ashley Erickson, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 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:

P52A-01
Marine Spatial Planning Applied to the High Seas – Process and Results of an Exercise Focused on the Sargasso Sea (93663)
Amy NS Siuda, Sea Education Association, Oceanography, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Tiffany C. Smythe, Rhode Island Sea Grant, Coastal Resources Center, RI, United States
P52A-02
EcoPrinciples Connect: A Pilot Project Matching Ecological Principles with Available Data to Promote Ecosystem-Based Management (89172)
Rebecca G Martone1, Ashley Erickson2, Megan Mach1, Tony Hale3, Aaron McGregor4, Erin E Prahler5, Melissa Foley1, Margaret Caldwell1 and Eric Henry Hartge6, (1)Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)San Francisco Estuary Institute, Richmond, CA, United States, (4)California Ocean Science Trust, Oakland, CA, United States, (5)California Coastal Commission, San Francisco, CA, United States, (6)Stanford University, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford, CA, United States
P52A-03
What's Happening on the West Coast? The National Ocean Policy, EBM and Ocean Governance on the West Coast of the U.S. (91602)
John R Hansen, West Coast Regional Planning Body
P52A-04
Building the U.S. First Offshore Wind Farm-Applying EBM Approaches to Successfully Address Offshore Energy, Commercial Fisheries, and Recreational Boating interactions (92360)
Andrew Lipsky, SeaPlan, Boston, MA, United States
P52A-05
Ecosystem Risk Assessment Using the Comprehensive Assessment of Risk to Ecosystems (CARE) Tool (89124)
Willow Battista, Rod Fujita and Kendra Karr, Environmental Defense Fund, Oceans Program, San Francisco, CA, United States
P52A-06
A Policy Alternative Analysis and Simplified Scoring Method to Assess Policy Options for Marine Conservation Areas (92689)
Stephanie M Sharuga and Margaret Reams, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, Baton Rouge, United States
P52A-07
SeaSketch: Implementation of a Decision-Support Platform for a Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Multi-sector Working Group (93737)
Grace Goldberg and Will McClintock, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
P52A-08
Using an ecosystem service decision support tool to support ridge to reef management: An example of sediment reduction in west Maui, Hawaii (93461)
Kim A Falinski1, Kirsten Oleson2, Hla Htun1, Carrie Kappel3, Joey Lecky1, Clara Rowe4, Kim Selkoe3 and Crow White5, (1)University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, United States, (2)University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States, (3)National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis, Santa Barbara, CA, (4)Yale University, New Haven, CT, (5)California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
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