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191001.363513.01K
21-NGI3-135
N/A
8/1/2021
2022-5-31 0:0:0
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$33,365.00
Assessing Ecosystem-Based Management Practices and Science-Informed Decision-Making in the Gulf of Mexico
Ernst
Kathleen
FSU
EM-DM
NOS
Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is an approach that resource managers have growing confidence in as well as the capacity to apply it. Scientific publications describe its application as well as supporting practices; however, there is little understanding for how EBM is used and understood in practice by resource managers in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico region. Researchers are addressing this knowledge gap by developing baseline data and information regarding if and how resource managers in the region actually use and understand EBM. They will interview and survey resource managers and develop case studies of when science has been created, used, and applied directly for EBM practices. Resource managers and case studies will include ecosystem-based fisheries management projects, marine ecosystem planning, watershed management and planning, and more general resource management projects. This work will provide a comprehensive understanding of the state of EBM practices and identify specific findings, insights, and generalizations about EBM.
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