Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean: (6 MARE Publication Series)

An approach that encompasses the human and natural dimensions of ecosystems is one that the Wider Caribbean Region knows it must adopt and implement, in order to ensure the sustainable use of the region's shared marine resources. This volume contributes towards that vision, bringing together the collective knowledge and experience of scholars and practitioners within the Wider Caribbean to begin the process of assembling a road map towards marine ecosystem based management (EBM) for the region. It also serves a broader purpose of providing stakeholders and policy actors in each of the world's sixty-four Large Marine Ecosystems, with a comparative example of the challenges and information needs required to implement principled ocean governance generally and marine EBM in particular, at multiple levels. Additionally, the volume serves to supplement the training of graduate level students in the marine sciences by enhancing interdisciplinary understanding of challenges in implementing marine EBM.

Table of Contents:
Preface, Part I: Setting the Stage for Principled Ocean Governance in the Wider Caribbean Region, 1. The Symposium on Marine EBM in the Wider Caribbean Region, 2. Principled Ocean Governance for the Wider Caribbean Region, 3. Meeting the Challenge of Applying an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, Part II: Social and Economic Aspects, Introduction, 4. Implications of Land-based Activities in Small Islands for Marine EBM, 5. Impacts of Land-based Marine Pollutionon Ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea, 6. Building Capacity and Networking among Managers, 7. Why Incorporate Social Considerations into Marine EBM?, 8. Economic Considerations for Marine EBM in the Caribbean, 9. An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries, Part III: Fisheries Ecosystems, Introduction, 10. Reef Resources, the ‘Fog of Fisheries’ and EBM, 11. Implications of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in Large Ecosystems, 12. Applying EBM to Queen Conch Fisheries in the Caribbean, 13. EBM for Fisheries in the Wider Caribbean, 14. An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries for Large Pelagic Fish Resources in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem, 15. Management of the Shrimp and Groundfish Fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf, 16. Ecosystem Issues Pertaining to the Flyingfish Fisheries of the Eastern Caribbean, 17. Coastal Lagoons and Estuaries, Part IV: Governance, Introduction, 18. An Overview and Assessment of Regional Institutional Arrangements for Marine EBM of Fisheries Resources in the Wider Caribbean, 19. International EnvironmentalInstruments and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in CARICOM States, 20. Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of EBM and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Caribbean, 21. Roles for Non-GovernmentalOrganisations in EBM of Marine and Coastal Areas of the Wider Caribbean, Part V: Synthesis, Introduction, 22. The Vision for EBM of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean, 23. The Vision for EBM of Pelagic Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean, 24. The Vision for EBM of Continental Shelf Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean, 25. Developing the Vision for EBM Governance in the Wider Caribbean, 26. Overall Synthesis and Future Directions for Marine EBM in the Wider Caribbean, List of Contributors, References

About the Author :
Lucia Fanning is the Director of the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada Patrick McConney is a Senior Lecturer in Marine Resource Management Planning at the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados. Robin Mahon is Professor of Marine Affairs and Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados.