Data: Social and Economic | Economic Tools Workshop 1

02/09/10
Workshop in the Economics of Ecosystem-Based Management (cont.)MOP Workshop

Exchange Conference Center, Boston Fish Pier
Event Status: Local and Regional Resource Managers, Planners and Invited Speakers

02/08/10
Workshop in the Economics of Ecosystem-Based ManagementMOP Workshop

Exchange Conference Center, Boston Fish Pier
Event Status: Local and Regional Resource Managers, Planners and Invited Speakers

Description: The Massachusetts Ocean Partnership and the Communication Partnership for Science and the Sea (COMPASS) are pleased to offer a two-day workshop on the economics of ecosystem-based management (EBM) for marine resource managers from the Northeast region.

Workshop goals include:

  • Advancing the practice of EBM in marine spatial planning by enabling managers to incorporate economics successfully, practically, and appropriately into an EBM decision-making framework.
  • Providing an introduction to EBM-related economic concepts, analytical approaches, and methods that will help managers ask pertinent questions and understand methods, data and resources available to answer them.
  • Introducing managers to a range of economic tools that can be useful in EBM decision-making and policy analysis, particularly those that take advantage of existing data sources.
  • Illustrating the ways in which economics may be coordinated with other natural and social sciences to provide more comprehensive policy guidance.
  • Stimulating conversation among economists and managers about the use of economics to inform EBM decision-making.
Documents associated with this Event:

In progress


Improved understanding of economic methods and enhanced communication between resource managers and economists will enable more effective use of economic data and methods during implementation of the MA OMP and in future planning.