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Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management Results

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Human Dimensions of Ecosystem-based Fishery Management in the Pacific Northwest

We analyze and model participation and location choice behavior of fishermen and develop models to evaluate the consequences of current and prospective regulations.

Social Science Supporting Fishery Management in West Coast Fisheries

We collect, analyze, and report social science data in multiple contexts to inform fisheries management and meet fisheries regulations, such as National Standard 8. Our studies aim to understand further and incorporate social science in the management.

Community Social Vulnerability Indicators for the California Current

To monitor and profile West Coast fishing communities, we organize, collect, and analyze social and fisheries data to develop and update community-level indicators of social vulnerabilities and fishing ties.

Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans Released

Regional and national plans identify priority ecosystem-based fishery management actions and milestones for the next five years.
May 13, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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West Coast Waters Grow More Productive with Shift Toward Cooler Conditions

The ocean off the West Coast is shifting from several years of unusually warm conditions, toward a cooler and more productive regime that may boost salmon returns and populations of other ocean predators, according to a new NOAA Fisheries report.
March 08, 2019 - Feature Story ,
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Ecosystem Modeling in the Pacific

Models can be used to explore changing ecosystem dynamics, impacts from climate change, and scenarios for resource management.
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Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Implementation Plans

These plans complement work already underway by Regional Fishery Management Councils through fishery management plans and fishery ecosystem plans.

Evaluating Management Strategies to Optimize Coral Reef Ecosystem Services

Scientists from NOAA’s Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Hawai‘i Division of Aquatic Resources, and The Nature Conservancy evaluated how different management strategies would benefit the coastal marine ecosystem and coral reef health at Puakō in Hawai‘i.
February 21, 2018 - Peer-Reviewed Research ,

Caribbean Regional Ecosystem

Learn more about the Caribbean Regional Ecosystem, which encompasses Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Southeast U.S. Shelf Regional Ecosystem

Learn more about the Southeast Shelf Regional Ecosystem, which extends from southern Florida, up to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina.
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