“How to catch fish, preserve habitat, conserve other critters, derive energy, avoid too much bad stuff, have lots of tourists, utilize the ocean, make a buck, and keep people happy all at once.”
— Haugen and Link 2025 Marine Ecosystem-Based Management
Why do we need ecosystem-based management (EBM)
What is EBM?
The multi-multi conundrum of EBM: sectors, pressures, and ecosystem components
EBM versus BAU (business-as-usual)
The legal basis for EBM
What data and information do we have and what do we need for EBM?
Assessing marine ecosystems
Models of marine ecosystems
Performance measures and decision criteria
Communicating and marketing EBM
Overcoming impediments to implementing EBM and future outlooks