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Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy.

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Winther, J-G; Dai, M; Rist, T; Hoel, AH; Li, Y; Trice, A; Morrissey, K; Juinio-Meñez, MA; Fernandes, L; Unger, S; Scarano, FR; Halpin, P ...
Published in: Nature ecology & evolution
November 2020

The rapidly evolving ocean economy, driven by human needs for food, energy, transportation and recreation, has led to unprecedented pressures on the ocean that are further amplified by climate change, loss of biodiversity and pollution. The need for better governance of human activities in the ocean space has been widely recognized for years, and is now also incorporated in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Even so, many challenges relating to the implementation of existing governance frameworks exist. Here, we argue that integrated ocean management (IOM) should be the key overarching approach-building upon and connecting existing sectoral governance efforts-for achieving a sustainable ocean economy. IOM is a holistic, ecosystem-based and knowledge-based approach that aims to ensure the sustainability and resilience of marine ecosystems while integrating and balancing different ocean uses to optimize the overall ocean economy. We discuss examples of IOM in practice from areas where preconditions differ substantially, and identify six universal opportunities for action that can help achieve a sustainable ocean economy.

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Nature ecology & evolution

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2397-334X

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2397-334X

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

4

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1451 / 1458

Related Subject Headings

  • Oceans and Seas
  • Humans
  • Ecosystem
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Biodiversity
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology
  • 3103 Ecology
 

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Winther, J.-G., Dai, M., Rist, T., Hoel, A. H., Li, Y., Trice, A., … Whitehouse, S. (2020). Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4(11), 1451–1458. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1259-6
Winther, Jan-Gunnar, Minhan Dai, Therese Rist, Alf Håkon Hoel, Yangfan Li, Amy Trice, Karyn Morrissey, et al. “Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy.Nature Ecology & Evolution 4, no. 11 (November 2020): 1451–58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1259-6.
Winther J-G, Dai M, Rist T, Hoel AH, Li Y, Trice A, et al. Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy. Nature ecology & evolution. 2020 Nov;4(11):1451–8.
Winther, Jan-Gunnar, et al. “Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy.Nature Ecology & Evolution, vol. 4, no. 11, Nov. 2020, pp. 1451–58. Epmc, doi:10.1038/s41559-020-1259-6.
Winther J-G, Dai M, Rist T, Hoel AH, Li Y, Trice A, Morrissey K, Juinio-Meñez MA, Fernandes L, Unger S, Scarano FR, Halpin P, Whitehouse S. Integrated ocean management for a sustainable ocean economy. Nature ecology & evolution. 2020 Nov;4(11):1451–1458.

Published In

Nature ecology & evolution

DOI

EISSN

2397-334X

ISSN

2397-334X

Publication Date

November 2020

Volume

4

Issue

11

Start / End Page

1451 / 1458

Related Subject Headings

  • Oceans and Seas
  • Humans
  • Ecosystem
  • Conservation of Natural Resources
  • Climate Change
  • Biodiversity
  • 4104 Environmental management
  • 3104 Evolutionary biology
  • 3103 Ecology