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Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre. Zach Ferdaña Chris Bruce Dan Kelly Jay Odell The Nature Conservancy. Marine Boundary Working Group Arlington, VA December 15, 2009. Overview. Overview Ecoregional approach Pilot project aims December update.

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Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

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  1. Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Zach Ferdaña Chris Bruce Dan Kelly Jay Odell The Nature Conservancy Marine Boundary Working Group Arlington, VA December 15, 2009

  2. Overview • Overview • Ecoregional approach • Pilot project aims • December update

  3. Marine Ecoregional Assessment Process • 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

  4. Northwest Atlantic Marine ecoregion

  5. Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Aim #1 Work with the MMC to define and characterize the Marine Habitat and Biodiversity data theme

  6. Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Aim #2 Determine and categorize what biodiversity features to include in the MMC

  7. Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Aim #3 Define data standards and a peer review process

  8. Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Aim #4 Implement Marine Habitat and Biodiversity information

  9. Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre Aim #5 Share lessons learned and develop a process from these pilot projects

  10. December update • December update • Defined biodiversity and categorized features • Submitted benthic habitat data • Initiated peer review process

  11. Questions? The Nature Conservancy– nature.org/marine Zach Ferdaña, Senior Marine Conservation Planner zferdana@tnc.org

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