An Ecosystem Approach to Management (EAM) “provides a comprehensive framework for living resource decision making. In contrast to individual species or single issue management, EAM considers a wider range of relevant ecological, environmental, and human factors bearing on societal choices regarding resource use.” (NOAA, 2014)
Implementing EAM via DWH Oil Spill Restoration
- Shepard, AN, N Thompson, C Friess. 2013. Ecosystem-Based Fisheries Management in the Gulf Of Mexico: Recommendations for Implementation through Oil Spill Restoration Programs. Gulf of Mexico University Research Collaborative, St. Petersburg, FL. 34 pp. Available at https://usf.box.com/s/r9nlu8opy7w5y0mrbgafgmi0w6ret80s
- Shepard, AN. 2014. Restoring deepwater coral ecosystems and fisheries after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Chap. 9 pp. 148-169. In: Bortone, SA (ed). Interrelationships between corals and fishes. CRC Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b17159
Gulf EAM Programs & Tools:
- NOAA Gulf Integrated Ecosystem Assessment
- Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, Southeast Area Monitoring and Assessment Program (SEAMAP)
- Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem: A Coastal and Marine Atlas, Ocean Conservancy