Download or read book Conservation Science in Noaa s National Marine Sanctuaries written by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Sanctuary Program and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report describes cases relating to the management of national marine sanctuaries in which certain scientific information was required so managers could make decisions that effectively protected trust resources. The cases presented represent only a fraction of difficult issues that marine sanctuary managers deal with daily. They include, among others, problems related to wildlife disturbance, vessel routing, marine reserve placement, watershed management, oil spill response, and habitat restoration. Scientific approaches to address these problems vary significantly, and include literature surveys, data mining, field studies (monitoring, mapping, observations, and measurement), geospatial and biogeographic analysis, and modeling.
Download or read book Conservation Science in NOAA s National Marine Sanctuaries written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conservation Science in NOAA s National Marine Sanctuaries written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book NOAA s Education Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-07-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a national need to educate the public about the ocean, coastal resources, atmosphere and climate. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the agency responsible for understanding and predicting changes in the Earth's environment and conserving and managing coastal and marine resources to meet the nation's economic, social and environmental needs, has a broad mandate to engage and coordinate education initiatives on these topics. Since its creation in 1970, the NOAA has supported a variety of education projects that cover a range of topics related to the agency's scientific and stewardship mission. NOAA uses formal and informal learning environments to enhance understanding of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and to advance environmental education. The work of this agency overlaps and compliments the missions of other federal agencies, institutions of higher education, private and nonprofit organizations. Coordination among these agencies and organizations has been challenging. Limited education resources and the inherently global nature of NOAA's mission make strategic partnerships critical in order for the agency to accomplish its goals. Additionally, clear education goals, planning, and strategic use of resources are critical aspects for effective partnerships. NOAA's Education Program: Review and Critique provides a summary of the national education context for NOAA's role in education which is twofold: first is to advance the environmental literacy of the nation, and second is to promote a diverse workforce in ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, atmospheric and climate sciences. The book also describes the strengths and weaknesses of the education strategic plan, the education evaluation approach of the agency and strategies for improving the evaluation process.
Download or read book Climate Change and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary written by Ian M. Miller and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-04-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides a review of the "state-of-the-science" as it relates to the implications of climate change on the resources in the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS).
Download or read book Fathoming Our Past written by Bruce G. Terrell and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coral Reef Conservation and the Reauthorization of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Subcommittee on Oceans and Fisheries and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Marine Sanctuary Program Reauthorization written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oceanography, Great Lakes, and the Outer Continental Shelf and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book America s Marine Sanctuaries written by NAT'L MARINE SANCTUARY FDN and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations America's Marine Sanctuaries tells the story of fourteen underwater places so important they are under special protection, together forming the US National Marine Sanctuary System. These sanctuaries, spanning more than 620,000 square miles and ranging from the Florida Keys to the Great Lakes and to the Hawaiian Islands, are critical and breathtaking marine habitats that provide homes to endangered and threatened species. They also preserve America's rich maritime heritage and act as living laboratories for science, research, education, and conservation, offering outdoor recreation experiences for all ages. Through 175 full-color photographs and lively narrative, America's Marine Sanctuaries showcases each of the marine sanctuaries and the creatures that live there, from whales and manatees to Hawaiian monk seals and Laysan ducks, as well as sunken ships from the Ghost Fleet and USS Monitor to Shipwreck Alley. The book underscores how marine sanctuaries have shaped the nation's development, survival, and identity, and celebrates these protected underwater treasures for all they can tell us about our communities, our country, and our world.
Download or read book Protected Resources Program and the National Marine Sanctuary Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The National Ocean Service (NOS) National Marine Sanctuary Program (NMSP) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Protected Resources Program (PRP) share Federal stewardship responsibilities for many of the same resources. While the PRP has responsibility for protected species throughout their entire range, the NMSP has similar responsibilities for those resources and habitats that occur within sanctuaries' boundaries. The two programs have taken a significant strategic step forward towards improved coordination of conservation and recovery of protected species. The goal of the planning workshop was to increase the collaboration between the two NOAA programs by identifying and formalizing joint activities that build upon existing capabilities and improve the implementation of conservation and recovery plans for protected resources within sanctuaries' waters. On December 6-8, 2004, staff from both programs met at the NMFS Southwest Regional Office in Long Beach, California to outline the steps necessary to move forward with collaborative projects between NOAA line offices. The goals of the workshop included mutual learning about each other's programs and staffs and identifying and formalizing joint activities that forward shared capabilities. In recent years, several internal and external reports looking at the science and management processes used by NOAA have reported an imbalance between the resources needed to meet legislative mandates and stakeholder expectations, and the resources available to NOAA. Although the workshop identified a need for some additional resources, its primary output was a set of projects that incorporate coordinated activities that improve management and decision making through increased efficiency and improved cooperative science and management. Progress towards the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) mission goals will be improved with the execution of collaborative, geographically-based conservation and recovery of protected resources in national marine sanctuaries. The two programs support the NOAA mission goal to protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and marine resources through Ecosystem Approaches to Management (EAM). An EAM is an approach that is: "geographically specified, adaptive, takes account of ecosystem knowledge and uncertainties, considers multiple external influences, and strives to balance diverse societal objectives. Implementation will need to be incremental and collaborative." These two programs have taken significant steps towards improved cooperative conservation and EAM by completing a comprehensive assessment of shared capabilities and existing partnerships, specifically looking for mutual regional priorities and targets for integration. Improving coordination and partnering between the two programs to achieve species recovery would enhance protected species populations and their ecosystems. Progress can be gained by the development of regulations and permitting activities that affect marine protected resources in sanctuaries; by facilitating a more coordinated program to assess, characterize and monitor protected resources in sanctuaries; improving the development and implementation of conservation and recovery strategies within sanctuaries' waters; improving the efficiency in animal stranding response, and by developing joint education and outreach programs."--Exec. Summary.
Download or read book NOAA Strategic Plan for Deep Sea Coral and Sponge Ecosystems written by Commerce Dept., NOAA, Coral Reef Conservation Program and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2010-09-07 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOAA Technical Memorandum CRCP 11. Identifies goals, objectives, and approaches to guide NOAA's research, management, and international cooperation activities on deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems for fiscal years 2010 through 2019. Integrates research and conservation needs and is intended to be a flexible, evolving document that allows NOAA and its partners to address new management challenges and priorities as appropriate. The primary goal of this Strategic Plan is to improve the understanding, conservation, and management of deep-sea coral and sponge ecosystems.
Download or read book NOAA Ocean and Coastal Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. National Ocean Policy Study and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Being Conducted in National Marine Sanctuaries written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Resources. Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife, and Oceans and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The National Marine Sanctuary Program written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Marine Sanctuaries written by Nancy O'Donnell and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Marine Sanctuaries Amendments Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Governing Marine Protected Areas written by Peter Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-24 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this innovative volume, the author addresses some important challenges related to the effective and equitable governance of marine protected areas (MPAs). These challenges are explored through a study of 20 MPA case studies from around the world. A novel governance analysis framework is employed to address some key questions: How can top-down and bottom-up approaches to MPA governance be combined? What does this mean, in reality, in different contexts? How can we develop and implement governance approaches that are both effective in achieving conservation objectives and equitable in fairly sharing associated costs and benefits? The author explores the many issues that these questions raise, as well as exploring options for addressing them. A key theme is that MPA governance needs to combine people, state and market approaches, rather than being based on one approach and its related ideals. Building on a critique of the governance analysis framework developed for common-pool resources, the author puts forward a more holistic and less prescriptive framework for deconstructing and analyzing the governance of MPAs. This inter-disciplinary analysis is aimed at supporting the development of MPA governance approaches that build social-ecological resilience through both institutional and biological diversity. It will also make a significant contribution to wider debates on natural resource governance, as it poses some critical questions for contemporary approaches to related research and offers an alternative theoretical and empirical approach.
