Background Information: Document Library
Links to Council Documents
- Minutes from November 2006 joint session of the Habitat Committee and the Ecosystem-Based Fishery Management Subcommittee of the Scientific and Statistical Committee
- April 2007 Council white paper on ecosystem management
- Graphic showing concept of ”umbrella ” fishery ecosystem plan
- June 26, 2007 summary of PFMC initial proposal for developing an ecosystem fishery management plan
- April 22, 2008 letter to Admiral Lautenbacher requesting funds for ecosystem management
- Review of actions by regional fishery management councils
Links to Non-Council Sources
- Ecosystem-Based Management Tools Network
- Ecosystem Management and the Development of a South Atlantic Fishery Ecosystem Plan
- Pacific Estuarine Ecosystem Indicator Research Consortium
- Humboldt Bay Ecosystem-Based Management
- California Current Ecosystem-Based Management (CCEBM) Initiative: Advancing the Science for Ecosystem-Based Management on the U.S. West Coast (January 30-31 2008, Santa Cruz, CA)
- Meeting overview I
- Meeting overview II
- Synthesis from Breakout Session I (purpose: to consider ways to organize and assess scientific information on ecosystem-based management)
- Synthesis from Breakout Session II (purpose: to work through a case study; to discuss the state of the science; and to discuss opportunities and challenges in applying current knowledge to management)
