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Comparing Marine Biodiversity Studies for Improved Coastal Decision-Making

This project aims to compare and contrast four ecosystem-wide studies of marine biodiversity, specifically focusing on the motivations, goals, approaches, achievements, and lessons learned from the Gulf of Maine Area Census, Baltic HMAP, GBR Seabed Biodiversity Project, and Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity Project. The objective is to recommend how insights from these studies can enhance coastal and marine decision-making processes. Key meetings are planned across various locations in North America to facilitate discussion and revisions, with a manuscript submission targeted for December 2009.

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Comparing Marine Biodiversity Studies for Improved Coastal Decision-Making

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  1. Regional Program Comparison • Gulf of Maine Area Census: • Sara Ellis, Lew Incze, Peter Lawton • Baltic HMAP: Brian MacKenzie, Henn Ojaveer, Margit Eero • GBR Seabed Biodiversity Project: • Roland Pitcher • Gulf of Mexico Biodiversity Project: • Tom Shirley, Wes Tunnell, • Rich McLaughlin, Darryl Felder • Main contact: Sara Ellis

  2. Approach: compare and contrast the motivations, goals, approaches, achievements and “lessons learned” from four ecosystem-wide studies of marine biodiversity • Objective: recommend how information from regional biodiversity studies can be used to improve coastal and marine decision-making

  3. Planned timelines Meetings: Jun 2008 Planning Corpus Christi, TX Sep Follow up Halifax, NS Feb 2009 Writing Long Beach, CA Oct Final St Andrews, NB Drafts: Feb 2009 Partial draft, regional case studies Apr First full draft (to Snelgrove) Jul Revised draft (to Synthesis Group) Oct Presentation, GoM Sci. Symposium Nov Finalize manuscript Submission: Dec 2009 To journal & Synthesis Group

  4. Publication Plans Working title: A Comparison of Regional Marine Biodiversity Studies and Their Application to Ecosystem Approaches to Management (EAM) Target journal: Bulletin of Marine Science PLoS (?)

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