Marine Sanctuaries and Marine Planning: Protecting endangered marine life

The mission of U.S. national marine sanctuaries is to protect marine life in bodies of water that are active hot spots for ships and shipping. These sanctuaries are significant for biodiversity conservation and to a user community that is economically critical. Because of the conflicting goals of protecting wildlife and keeping the shipping routes open and viable, sanctuary management can be tricky. This article examines marine planning, separating whales and ships, working with stakeholder and governmental organizations, and the use of ship automatic identification systems and acoustic detection buoys, in the light of the aforementioned issues.

• Record URL:
  http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/archive/2013/Vol70_No3_Fall2013.pdf
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• Authors:
  • Wiley, David
  • Hatch, Leila
  • Schwehr, Kurt
  • Thompson, Michael
  • MacDonald, Craig
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Bibliography; Figures; Maps; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 10-15
• Serial:
  • Coast Guard Journal of Safety & Security at Sea, Proceedings of the Marine Safety & Security Council
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: U.S. Coast Guard
  • Serial URL: http://www.uscg.mil/proceedings/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiversity; Conservation; Economic factors; Endangered species; Environmental policy; Environmental protection; Habitat (Ecology); Shipping; Ships; Strategic planning
• Identifier Terms: National Wildlife Refuge System
• Uncontrolled Terms: Whales
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Marine Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; I10: Economics and Administration; I15: Environment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01514435
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 18 2014 1:26PM