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Tools for Coastal-Marine
Ecosystem-Based Management
Sarah Carr
Program Coordinator
EBM Tools Program
© Wolcott Henry 2005
EBM Tools Network
Developing and Supporting Tools for Coastal-Marine EBM
EBM Tools Network Goals
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Develop knowledge base of existing EBM tools and
increase access to and evaluation of tools
Determine tool functionality needed for EBM and
promote development of tools to fill gaps
Promote tool interoperability and sustainability
Develop and promote best practices for using EBM
tools
Build capacity for using EBM tools
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Develop EBM tools trainings and toolkits
Provide support for tool use in on-the-ground EBM projects
EBM Tools
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What is EBM?
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Accounts for ecological, social,
and economic goals
Incorporates understanding of
ecosystem processes
Considers ecological
boundaries, not just political
Uses adaptive management
Accounts for uncertainty
Engages multiple stakeholders
in collaborative process
Photo by Kip Evans, Courtesy of MBNMS/NOAA
EBM Tools
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Primarily software
Goals for tools:
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Account for multiple,
competing objectives
Provide models of and
account for ecosystem
processes
Account for uncertainty
Engage multiple stakeholders
in collaborative process
Decision support not
decision maker
EBM Process
Characterize
the Context
for EBM
Set Goals,
Analyze
Scenarios,
and Select
Actions
Engage
Stakeholders
Implement
Actions,
Monitor, and
Adaptively
Manage
Where Tools Can Help
Characterizing the Context for EBM
-Develop conceptual models of ecosystems, human systems, and interactions
-Identify watersheds/marine areas affecting potential management actions
-Help translate local knowledge into geospatial data
Setting Goals, Analyzing Scenarios, and
Selecting Actions
-Develop quantitative models of ecosystems, human systems, and interactions
-Map and rank threats according to potential impact on goals
-Generate scenarios of ecological and economic repercussions of potential
management actions
-Evaluate costs of potential management actions relative to goal achievement
-Facilitate stakeholder visualization of/voting on potential management actions
Interoperability not “SuperTool”
Land Use Planning
Tools
Decision Support
Tools/Coastal Zone
Management Tools
Stakeholder Engagement
and Communication Tools
•Electronic voting
•Conceptual models
•Ecological “games”
•Visualization tools
•Mind mapping tools
Watershed
Models
Marine Ecosystem
Models
Conservation/Restoration
Area Selection Tools
•Optimization
Management
Decisions
Fisheries
Management Tools
Misc. Tools
Socioeconomic Tools
•Economic models
•Local knowledge tools
•Political/regulatory tools
•Dispersal and habitat models
•Hazard assessment tools
•Data and project
management tools
EBM Tools Database
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Developed draft EBM framework to determine tool
functionality needed for EBM
Identified currently-available software tools useful for
coastal-marine EBM
Sources of tool information:
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Other tool surveys
Web searches
Interviews with developers
PlaceMatters land use planning database
Created tools database (80+ tools)
Priority Tools
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Selected based on:
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Breadth of EBM tasks performed
Uniqueness of EBM tasks performed
Previous applications to EBM tasks
Perceived sustainability (including platform type,
user support available)
Preliminary Priority Tools
Watershed Models
•BASINS/AQUATOX
•N-SPECT
•ISAT
Decision Support
Tools
•EMDS
Land Use
Planning Tools
Marine Ecosystem
Models
•What If?
•ATLANTIS
•EwE
Management
Decisions
•MARXAN
•NatureServe Vista
Stakeholder Engagement
and Communication Tools
•CommunityViz
Conservation/Restoration
Area Selection
FisheriesTools
•C-Plan Tools
Management
Hazard
Assessment Tools
•CVAT
Socioeconomic
Tools
•OCEAN
•IMPLAN
Marine Ecosystem Model: Atlantis
Fisheries
submodel
Biological
submodel
Habitat
Biogeochemistry
Hydrographic
submodel
Climate and oceanography
Slide courtesy of Phil Levin and Beth Fulton, NOAA
Marine Ecosystem Model: Atlantis
Fisheries Submodel:
 Simulates fleet dynamics and
management decisions
 Simulate different gear types
and estimates spatial allocation
of impact by gear type
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MPAs
Gear selectivity, discarding
practices, bycatch
Effort management
Slide courtesy of Phil Levin and Beth Fulton, NOAA
Watershed Model:
N-SPECT
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Base Layer:
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Land cover
Elevation
Precipitation
Soil characteristics
Output Information:
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Surface water runoff
Nonpoint pollution
Erosion
Slide courtesy of NOAA CSC
Stakeholder Engagement Tool:
CommunityViz 3D Visualization
Environmental,
Economic,
Social Analysis
ArcGIS Extension
Multiple Scenarios
Slide courtesy of Doug Walker, PlaceWays
Sensitivity Analyses
Stakeholder Engagement Tool:
CommunityViz
Conservation
Resource Management
Development
Agriculture
Parks
Transportation
Community Planning
Urban Planning
Slide courtesy of Doug Walker, PlaceWays
Socioeconomic Tool: OCEAN
Slide courtesy of Charles Steinback, Ecotrust
Socioeconomic Tool: OCEAN
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Assess the
impacts of fleet
reduction on
habitat and coastal
communities
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Capture “local
knowledge” of
fishermen on
relative importance
of their fishing
grounds
Slide courtesy of Charles Steinback, Ecotrust
Conservation Site Selection Tool:
NatureServe Vista
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Analyzes conflict
between conservation
goals and land use
scenarios
Creates conservation
value maps for target
species or features
Aggregates maps to
determine
compatibility of
proposed land use
with environmental
goals
Slide courtesy of Patrick Crist, NatureServe
Conservation Site Selection Tool:
NatureServe Vista
Slide courtesy of Patrick Crist, NatureServe
Tool Needs
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Framework tools to support EBM
process
Tools that:
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Account for socioeconomic factors
Account for land-sea interaction
Include confidence/uncertainty estimates
Support EBM implementation
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Deal with political and regulatory hurdles
Help develop realistic budgets
Help develop and implement monitoring
plans
Help mine and process data
Sustainable funding models for tools
Photos by Steve Spring, Palm Beach
County Reef Rescue and Reuven
Walder, SPAWN
Courtesy of
April Baker,
Chesapeake
Bay VA
NERR/NOAA
Next Steps
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Add other relevant tools to database
Finalize list of priority tools
“Lift up the hood” engineering evaluations
Survey developers to learn about funding
models for tools
Work with willing tool developers to develop
suite of interoperable tools for EBM
implementation
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www.ebmtools.org (About EBM Tools)
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Additional information:
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Tool needs
Guidance for using tools***
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Guidelines for developing tools***
Available tools training
Available data
Funding opportunities
Relevant meetings and conferences
Other EBM tool resources
Case studies of EBM tools use***
Other Network Activities
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Develop guidelines for tool engineering,
sustainability, interoperability
RFP for tool development through Duke University in
2007
Develop EBM tools training and toolkits
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Coastal Zone 07
Estuarine Research Federation 07
Add tools module to NOAA CSC Coastal Community
Planning and Development training
Add tools module to NOAA CSC EBM training
Bridging The Divide Initiative
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Integrate scientific and community planning tools
Help coastal communities plan and develop
sustainably
Full-time Fellow, Susan Crow, starting this month
Pilot projects in select coastal communities
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RFP in 2008
Input Wanted!
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How to improve website
New tools, data sources, trainings, etc.
Case studies of tool use
Distribute information about website
Tool needs of EBM practitioners
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Courtesy of April
Baker, Chesapeake
Bay VA
NERR/NOAA
Coastal zone managers
NERRS, Marine Sanctuary, MPA managers
Sea Grant Network
Other coastal habitat managers, fisheries managers, and
local planning officials
Contact Me
© Wolcott Henry 2005
Sarah Carr
EBM Tools Program Coordinator
NatureServe
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: (703) 908-1892
Website: www.ebmtools.org