Scientific research, stakeholders, and policy: Continuing dialogue during research on radionuclides on Amchitka Island, Alaska

Burger, Joanna; Gochfeld, Michael; Powers, Charles W.; Kosson, David S.; Halverson, J. O.; Siekaniec, Gregory; Morkill, Anne; Patrick, Robert; Duffy, Lawrence K.; Barnes, David L.

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.10.005

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“…The literature review revealed that the only possible way to achieve sustainability of the fishery sector is to include all affected parties [9,12,[36][37][38][39]. This DSC highlights the relevance of stakeholders by including experts representing four main stakeholder groups in the decision-making process by identifying and engaging them in the further execution of the DSC immediately after definition of the main goal.…”

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Decision Support to Sustainable Management of Bottom Trawl Fleet

2016

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Abstract:A decision support concept (DSC) for sustainable management of the bottom trawl fleet was created in line with ecosystem-based management. It is based on principles that integrate ecological, social and techno-economic aspects of trawl fisheries in a multicriteria analysis approach. For the sake of greater transparency and improved stakeholder participation, elements of the proposed multicriteria models were discussed, generated and evaluated in collaboration with designated experts from four stakeholder groups: fishers, environmentally focused non-governmental organizations, fisheries scientists and government representatives. The proposed DSC management could facilitate management and assist decision makers in adequately using data and scientific advice to shape management strategies and related policies for the bottom trawl fleet. It may also assist in finding compromise solutions based on deliverables from the multicriteria analysis, while taking stakeholder requirements into account by using the multicriteria Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations (PROMETHEE) methods. The final decision is then based on a vast amount of knowledge and relevant information collected from different sources. The proposed DSC represents a novel approach to fishery fleet management and assists in systematizing management processes and instruments to make it operational at the strategic level. The method was applied to the Adriatic bottom trawl fishery, and the obtained results confirmed its managerial potential in the strategic decision-making process, aimed at improving conventional management, while considering the specific requirements of an ecosystem-based approach and ensuring stakeholder participation.Keywords: sustainable fisheries management; decision support concept; ecosystem-based approach; bottom trawl fleet; strategy planning tool for the Adriatic fishing fleet

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Decision Support to Sustainable Management of Bottom Trawl Fleet

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“…The use of adaptive management also illustrates a new use of stakeholder opinion. Stakeholder involvement has been successful when local knowlwdge is used at planning, operational and evolution stages (Burger, et al, 2007). For individual risk communication, home gardens with Hg contamination would be remediated , when additional monitoring identified them as a source of home grown food in which Hg had been detected.…”

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Mitigation History of the Industrial Hg Contamination in the Nura River Watershed of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Evolution of an Adaptive Management Approach

Tamabayeva

Duffy²,

Loring

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In this paper, we briefly describe the clean-up and remediation of a major watershed in Kazakhstan, the Nura River, that was impacted by rapid industrial development during the Soviet era, leaving a legacy of mercury pollution impacting hundreds of thousands of people. Fresh waters, including rivers, lakes, glaciers, groundwater, man-made reservoirs and canals represent less than 3 percent of the earth"s water. Watersheds are closely linked ecosystems that are natural units of analysis and management. Over the last century, the use of freshwater systems has grown at an unprecedented rate to supply and support industrial and agricultural production. Remediation of damaged watersheds and sustainable water management are important tools to minimize the impact of the human activities, especially industrial activities, on the ecosystem services provided by a healthy watershed. Based on engineering reports and data, we discuss the importance of adaptive management strategies, flexibility, and place-based Hg remediation criteria, as well as the value of stakeholder input in a polycentric project management approach.

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“…While many of the environmental assessment approaches that served the nation in the past involved environmental protection laws, regulations, and top-down decisions, this approach may no longer work. The science, and the eventual solutions, may require more broadly based characterizations of the contaminants of concern, the resources at risk (both ecological and cultural), fate and transport (and exposure pathways), and the inclusion of a wide range of stakeholders (PCCRARM 1997;Goldstein et al 2000;Harris and Harper 2000;Burger et al 2003Burger et al , 2007cStumpff 2006). In this context, we use stakeholders very broadly to include Native Americans, regulators, local governments, managers, public policy makers, scientists, conservationists, involved and affected citizens, and others of the public, although we recognize that Native Americans have a Sovereign Nation status (Nez Perce Tribe 2003) and unique ecological, cultural, and exposure information needs (Tano et al 1996;Harris and Harper 2000).…”

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Information needs for siting new, and evaluating current, nuclear facilities: ecology, fate and transport, and human health

Burger

Clarke

Gochfeld

2010

Environ Monit Assess

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The USA is entering an era of energy diversity, and increasing nuclear capacity and concerns focus on accidents, security, waste, and pollution. Physical buffers that separate outsiders from nuclear facilities often support important natural ecosystems but may contain contaminants. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licenses nuclear reactors; the applicant provides environmental assessments that serve as the basis for Environmental Impact Statements developed by NRC. We provide a template for the types of information needed for safe siting of nuclear facilities with buffers in three categories: ecological, fate and transport, and human health information that can be used for risk evaluations. Each item on the lists is an indicator for evaluation, and individual indicators can be selected for specific region. Ecological information needs include biodiversity (species, populations, communities) and structure and functioning of ecosystems, habitats, and landscapes, in addition to common, abundant, and unique species and endangered and rare ones. The key variables of fate and transport are sources of release for radionuclides and other chemicals, nature of releases (atmospheric vapors, subsurface liquids), features, and properties of environmental media (wind speed, direction and atmospheric stability, hydraulic gradient, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater chemistry). Human health aspects include receptor populations (demography, density, dispersion, and distance), potential pathways (drinking water sources, gardening, fishing), and exposure opportunities (lifestyle activities). For each of the three types of information needs, we expect that only a few of the indicators will be applicable to a particular site and that stakeholders should agree on a site-specific suite.

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Scientific research, stakeholders, and policy: Continuing dialogue during research on radionuclides on Amchitka Island, Alaska

Cited by 45 publications

References 19 publications

Decision Support to Sustainable Management of Bottom Trawl Fleet

Decision Support to Sustainable Management of Bottom Trawl Fleet

Mitigation History of the Industrial Hg Contamination in the Nura River Watershed of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Evolution of an Adaptive Management Approach

Information needs for siting new, and evaluating current, nuclear facilities: ecology, fate and transport, and human health

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