Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) and Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) represent complementary frameworks for governing the marine environment in a holistic manner. MSP provides a structured process to ...

Marine management integrating knowledge of different elements of the ecosystem is critical to achieving the varied goals people have for coastal and ocean places, such as this marsh and mudflat ...

The MARHAB project examines fish stocks and food webs to enhance ecosystem considerations in EU fisheries policy ...

Biodiversity is declining rapidly. Many conservation actions focus on single species. An alternative approach is to comprehensively improve ecological processes and habitats, thereby supporting entire ...

The rapidly declining health of New Zealand’s marine environment raises serious questions about how we care for and manage the oceans. A recent stocktake of our marine environment identifies several ...