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Collaborative Project with the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Marine Boundary Working GroupArlington, VADecember 15, 2009

Zach FerdañaChris BruceDan KellyJay OdellThe Nature Conservancy

Overview

Overview

• Ecoregional approach• Pilot project aims• December update

• 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

Marine Ecoregional Assessment Process

Northwest Atlantic Marine ecoregion

Aim #1Work with the MMC to define and characterize the Marine Habitat

and Biodiversity data theme

Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Aim #2

Determine and categorize what biodiversity features to include

in the MMC

Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Aim #3

Define data standards and a peer review process

Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Aim #4

Implement Marine Habitat and Biodiversity information

Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

Aim #5

Share lessons learned and develop a process from these pilot

projects

Contributing to the Multipurpose Marine Cadastre

December update

December update• Defined biodiversity and

categorized features

• Submitted benthic habitat data

• Initiated peer review process

Zach Ferdaña, Senior Marine Conservation Plannerzferdana@tnc.org

The Nature Conservancy– nature.org/marine

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