Place-Based Ecosystem Management: Adapting Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Processes for Developing Scientifically and Socially Relevant Indicator Portfolios

Williams, Gregory D.; Andrews, Kelly S.; Brown, Jennifer; Gove, Jamison M.; Hazen, Elliott L.; Leong, Kirsten M.; Montenero, Kelly A.; Moss, Jamal H.; Rosellon-Druker, Judith; Schroeder, Isaac D.; Siddon, Elizabeth; Szymkowiak, Marysia; Whitehouse, George A.; Zador, Stephani G.; Harvey, Chris J.

doi:10.1080/08920753.2021.1846154

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“…Any process for selecting and prioritizing indicators is most likely to meet the needs of stakeholders if it is conducted on a regionally or case-specific basis [73]. These processes will be further ameliorated by the participatory identification of new indicators developed in collaboration with the people most affected by HABs.…”

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Exploring the human dimensions of harmful algal blooms through a well-being framework to increase resilience in a changing world

Moore,

Broadwater,

Cha

et al. 2024

PLOS Clim

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Climate change is expected to alter harmful algal bloom (HAB) dynamics in marine and freshwater systems around the world, with some regions already experiencing significant increases in HAB events. There has been considerable investment of effort to identify, characterize, track, and predict the direction and magnitude of HAB response to climate variability and change. In comparison, far less effort has been devoted to understanding how human communities respond to HABs in a changing world. Harmful algal blooms alter social-ecological interactions and can have negative consequences for human well-being. This is especially true for fishing communities because their resource-based economies operate at the interface of the natural environment and society. Identifying the components of human well-being that are most affected by HABs can advance ecosystem assessment and inform choices about climate-ready management strategies in and across complex systems. This study uses a framework for considering human well-being in management contexts to explore the effects of HABs of Pseudo-nitzschia spp. on US West Coast fishing communities. We find that HABs, and the management strategies to address them, affect almost every domain of human well-being; however, less than half of these effects meet the criteria to be considered by federal disaster response and recovery programs that provide relief to impacted communities. Moreover, much of the data used to measure the effects of HABs that are eligible for consideration by these programs are not consistently collected, which could lead to inequitable access to disaster relief. Our analysis provides a starting point for communities to develop a suite of high-quality indicators of human well-being to evaluate HAB impacts, assess the effectiveness of management actions and the equity of management outcomes, and track adaptation to system dynamics and external pressures.

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Exploring the human dimensions of harmful algal blooms through a well-being framework to increase resilience in a changing world

Moore,

Broadwater,

Cha

et al. 2024

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“…Below we briefly introduce social-ecological resilience and human wellbeing as possible ELRPs that would need additional research before eventual implementation. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Ecosystem Assessment approach is increasingly used to support developing socially relevant indicators that measure human well-being (Szymkowiak and Kasperski 2021;Williams et al 2021) and build resilience in ecosystems and communities (Spooner et al 2021).…”

Section: Ecosystem-level Reference Points Based On Human Dimensionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Integrated Ecosystem Assessment approach is increasingly used to support developing socially relevant indicators that measure human well‐being (Szymkowiak and Kasperski 2021; Williams et al. 2021) and build resilience in ecosystems and communities (Spooner et al. 2021).…”

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Ecosystem‐level reference points: Moving toward ecosystem‐based fisheries management

Morrison,

Oakes,

Karp

et al. 2024

Mar Coast Fish

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ObjectiveTo support the movement in marine fisheries management toward ecosystem‐based fisheries management by exploring ecosystem‐level reference points (ELRPs) as an option for managing fisheries at the ecosystem level. An ELRP is an ecosystem harvest level or indicator with one or more associated benchmarks or thresholds (i.e., targets, limits) to identify, monitor, or maintain desirable ecosystem conditions and functions.MethodsThis paper explores the development and implementation of ELRPs in fisheries management to support ecosystem and fisheries sustainability, help identify when ecosystem changes that impact fisheries resources occur, and foster discussions of trade‐offs in management decisions.ResultWe organize existing and potential ELRPs into five categories (statistical analysis of nonlinear dynamics and tipping points, ecosystem productivity, ecosystem trophic information, biodiversity, and human dimensions), provide an overview of analytical methods that can estimate ELRP benchmarks, provide examples of where ELRP benchmarks are being used today, and evaluate pros and cons of the different ELRP categories. We also attempt to identify potential next steps for fisheries scientists and managers to further the science, development, and application of ELRPs.ConclusionEcosystem‐level reference points can be used as a proactive accountability mechanism to achieve ecosystem objectives and maintain the ecosystem in a preferred operating space or as an early warning that ecosystem‐level changes (e.g., tipping points) could be imminent if current biological and ecological trends in the system continue.

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“…The inclusion of human-wellbeing as the desired impact of ocean governance reflects the fuller definition of the EBM, which includes the human dimension. The enhanced framework recognizes the emerging concepts of sociological ecosystems and integrated ecological assessments and indicators (Link and Browman, 2017;Dunford et al, 2018;Spooner et al, 2021;Williams et al, 2021).…”

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Polycentric Regional Ocean Governance Opportunity in the Benguela Current Convention

Naidoo¹,

Hamukuaya²,

Hara

2021

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The Benguela Current Convention (BCC) has been operational for a decade and has emerged from the precursor natural and fisheries science large marine ecosystem programs. This regional ocean governance institution emerged indigenously as an intergovernmental working arrangement across the Republics of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. The Convention has been described as a Centralized Authority mode of regional ocean governance. This paper explores this description with reference to the ecosystem-based approach to marine management. The study is focused on the level of working arrangements within the Convention and its Commission across the national and regional scales. It finds that the BCC does meet the theoretical criteria of a polycentric governance mechanism at the resolution of its operations. Polycentric ocean governance mechanisms are valued in regional ocean governance as they potentially offer greater impact through higher levels of coordination, codesign, and integration. Polycentric governance systems incorporate multiple centers of authority that operate at different scales. Existing instances and further opportunities for polycentric governance mechanisms within the working arrangements of the Convention are identified for the Southeast Atlantic.

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Place-Based Ecosystem Management: Adapting Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Processes for Developing Scientifically and Socially Relevant Indicator Portfolios

Cited by 10 publications

References 38 publications

Exploring the human dimensions of harmful algal blooms through a well-being framework to increase resilience in a changing world

Exploring the human dimensions of harmful algal blooms through a well-being framework to increase resilience in a changing world

Ecosystem‐level reference points: Moving toward ecosystem‐based fisheries management

Polycentric Regional Ocean Governance Opportunity in the Benguela Current Convention

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