Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.

Management of marine ecosystems increasingly demands comprehensive and quantitative assessments of ocean health, but lacks a tool to do so. We applied the recently developed Ocean Health Index to assess ocean health in the relatively data-rich US west coast region. The overall region scored 71 out o...

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Autores principales:	Benjamin S Halpern, Catherine Longo, Courtney Scarborough, Darren Hardy, Benjamin D Best, Scott C Doney, Steven K Katona, Karen L McLeod, Andrew A Rosenberg, Jameal F Samhouri
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:395d6be9b72f43f6ad9d2adf0b9fc0622021-11-18T08:15:11ZAssessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0098995https://doaj.org/article/395d6be9b72f43f6ad9d2adf0b9fc0622014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24941007/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Management of marine ecosystems increasingly demands comprehensive and quantitative assessments of ocean health, but lacks a tool to do so. We applied the recently developed Ocean Health Index to assess ocean health in the relatively data-rich US west coast region. The overall region scored 71 out of 100, with sub-regions scoring from 65 (Washington) to 74 (Oregon). Highest scoring goals included tourism and recreation (99) and clean waters (87), while the lowest scoring goals were sense of place (48) and artisanal fishing opportunities (57). Surprisingly, even in this well-studied area data limitations precluded robust assessments of past trends in overall ocean health. Nonetheless, retrospective calculation of current status showed that many goals have declined, by up to 20%. In contrast, near-term future scores were on average 6% greater than current status across all goals and sub-regions. Application of hypothetical but realistic management scenarios illustrate how the Index can be used to predict and understand the tradeoffs among goals and consequences for overall ocean health. We illustrate and discuss how this index can be used to vet underlying assumptions and decisions with local stakeholders and decision-makers so that scores reflect regional knowledge, priorities and values. We also highlight the importance of ongoing and future monitoring that will provide robust data relevant to ocean health assessment.Benjamin S HalpernCatherine LongoCourtney ScarboroughDarren HardyBenjamin D BestScott C DoneySteven K KatonaKaren L McLeodAndrew A RosenbergJameal F SamhouriPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 6, p e98995 (2014)
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description	Management of marine ecosystems increasingly demands comprehensive and quantitative assessments of ocean health, but lacks a tool to do so. We applied the recently developed Ocean Health Index to assess ocean health in the relatively data-rich US west coast region. The overall region scored 71 out of 100, with sub-regions scoring from 65 (Washington) to 74 (Oregon). Highest scoring goals included tourism and recreation (99) and clean waters (87), while the lowest scoring goals were sense of place (48) and artisanal fishing opportunities (57). Surprisingly, even in this well-studied area data limitations precluded robust assessments of past trends in overall ocean health. Nonetheless, retrospective calculation of current status showed that many goals have declined, by up to 20%. In contrast, near-term future scores were on average 6% greater than current status across all goals and sub-regions. Application of hypothetical but realistic management scenarios illustrate how the Index can be used to predict and understand the tradeoffs among goals and consequences for overall ocean health. We illustrate and discuss how this index can be used to vet underlying assumptions and decisions with local stakeholders and decision-makers so that scores reflect regional knowledge, priorities and values. We also highlight the importance of ongoing and future monitoring that will provide robust data relevant to ocean health assessment.
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author	Benjamin S Halpern Catherine Longo Courtney Scarborough Darren Hardy Benjamin D Best Scott C Doney Steven K Katona Karen L McLeod Andrew A Rosenberg Jameal F Samhouri
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title	Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.
title_short	Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.
title_full	Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.
title_fullStr	Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.
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Assessing the health of the U.S. west coast with a regional-scale application of the Ocean Health Index.

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