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Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Marine Boundary Working GroupArlington, VADecember 15, 2009
Zach FerdañaChris BruceDan KellyJay OdellThe Nature Conservancy
Overview
Overview
• Ecoregional approach• Pilot project aims• December update
• identify conservation features
• gather available information
• set conservation goals
• identify impacts and human uses
• develop initial priority scenarios using decision support tools
• evaluate results with experts
• develop final priority conservation areas and alternative scenarios
Products: spatial database decision support site priorities
Marine Ecoregional Assessment Process
Northwest Atlantic Marine ecoregion
Aim #1Work with the MMC to define and characterize the Marine Habitat
and Biodiversity data theme
Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Aim #2
Determine and categorize what biodiversity features to include
in the MMC
Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Aim #3
Define data standards and a peer review process
Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Aim #4
Implement Marine Habitat and Biodiversity information
Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
Aim #5
Share lessons learned and develop a process from these pilot
projects
Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre
December update
December update• Defined biodiversity and
categorized features
• Submitted benthic habitat data
• Initiated peer review process
Zach Ferdaña, Senior Marine Conservation [email protected]
The Nature Conservancy– nature.org/marine
Questions?