Marine

ecosystem-based

management

Janne B. Haugen 

Jason S. Link

Book cover
Back cover of a book titled "Marine Ecosystem-Based Management" by Janne B. Haugen and Jason S. Link, published by Academic Press. The text describes the book's focus on ecosystem-based management in marine environments, key features, and author information.

“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 2026 Marine Ecosystem-Based Management

Chapters

  1. Why do we need ecosystem-based management?

  2. What is EBM?

  3. The multi-multi conundrum of EBM: Sectors, pressures, and ecosystem components

  4. EBM vs. BAU

  5. The legal basis for EBM

  6. What data and information do we have, and what do we need for EBM

  7. Assessing marine ecosystems

  8. Models of marine ecosystems

  9. Performance measures and decision criteria

  10. Communicating and marketing EBM

  11. Overcoming impediments to implementing EBM and future outlooks