Survey conducted by
Peter H. Taylor, Waterview Consulting
Verna DeLauer, COMPASS

Contributors
Sarah Carr, EBM Tools Network
Daniel Dorfman, Intelligent Marine Planning

Report writing, design, and web pages
Peter H. Taylor, Waterview Consulting

 

This report was made possible through the support of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment or other sponsors.

This survey was conducted as part of the ongoing collaboration of the Gulf of Maine EBM Toolkit Work Group (www.gulfofmaine.org/EBMWorkGroups). We thank all survey participants for their generous contributions of time, effort, and ideas.

Waterview Consulting's services were provided under contract with the Science Translation Project of the Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment. The Science Translation Project accelerates the transfer of science to management. The following organizations have provided funding for the Science Translation Project: Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Maine State Planning Office Coastal Program, Maine Sea Grant, Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management, New Hampshire Coastal Program, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant, and Environment Canada.

Waterview Consulting is an independent firm that works at the intersection of science, management, and communications.

The Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS) is a collaborative effort to advance marine conservation science and communicate scientific knowledge to policymakers, the public, and the media. Its mission is to accelerate the pace of solving important marine environmental problems. COMPASS gratefully acknowledges funding to support this survey from The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

The EBM Tools Network promotes awareness, development, and effective use of tools for ecosystem-based management in coastal and marine environments and their watersheds. The EBM Tools Network gratefully acknowledges funding for Network coordination from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Intelligent Marine Planning is an independent consultancy supporting the EBM Tools Network and the Gulf of Maine EBM Toolkit Work Group. For information about Intelligent Marine Planning, contact Dan Dorfman, Senior Planner/Principal, at dandorfman@intelligentmarineplanning.org.

This document is available for downloading as a PDF file at www.gulfofmaine.org/ebm.