Priority Topic C: Conduct Collaborative Research, Assessments and Monitoring to Inform Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM)

Background: In order to make effective management decisions, OCNMS and its partners need to maintain and further develop collaborations for scientific research and monitoring projects that address habitat characterization, living resources monitoring, oceanographic and water quality monitoring, and climate change. Furthermore, these research, assessment and monitoring efforts should inform larger-scale ecosystem-based management efforts.

How will this priority topic be addressed? This priority topic will be addressed by one working group.

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, ASSESSMENTS AND MONITORING TO INFORM EBM WORKING GROUP
Staff Lead: Ed Bowlby
Advisory Council Co-Leads: Dr. Terrie Klinger, University of Washington and Joe Schumacker, Quinault Deptartment of Fisheries
Upcoming Meetings (Link will open calendar in a new tab/window.)
Background Documents:
Aug. 24, 2009 Meeting Notes (56k pdf)
State of the Oceans report by DFO (link)
OCNMS Condition Report (link)
CRAM Working Group Background (192k pdf)
Topic Background for CRAM working group (164k pdf)
Data Needs for Atlantis (44k pdf)
Vertebrate Biomass and Life History Parameters for Central California Atlantis Model (40k pdf)
Oceanographic Characterization of OCNMS (link)



For more information on this group, please contact the Navigating the Future team at ocnmsmanagementplan@noaa.gov
or at (360) 457-6622 x28.

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