Open AccessSafe Harbors: The Many Benefits of Marine Monuments and Sanctuaries
Author(s) -
John F. Bruno,
W. J. Saumweber,
Larry B. Crowder,
Linwood H. Pendleton,
Stephen E. Roady,
Tracy Rouleau,
Miyoko Sakashita
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
frontiers in marine science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.558
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2296-7745
DOI - 10.3389/fmars.2018.00189
Subject(s) - stewardship (theology) , legislation , administration (probate law) , resource (disambiguation) , marine conservation , resource management (computing) , environmental resource management , marine protected area , exclusive economic zone , geography , environmental planning , environmental protection , political science , ecology , environmental science , law , politics , computer science , habitat , computer network , biology
The United States has been at the forefront of marine resource stewardship since the 1970s when Federal officials began to implement a series of national policies aimed at the conservation and management of public trust resources in the ocean. Beginning with the establishment of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 1970, soon followed by several pieces of landmark legislation, this era marked the start of a continuing effort to integrate ecosystem science with marine resource management. Among the most important bipartisan legacies of this effort has been the steady expansion of marine managed areas in U.S. coastal and ocean waters. This legacy is being challenged as the Trump Administration considers whether to alter or eliminate the nations Marine National Monuments and National Marine Sanctuaries.
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