Recent attention has been given to the potential vulnerability of coastal zones to ocean acidification. Urban estuaries such as the Salish Sea are strongly influenced by human activities and could be particularly vulnerable ...

As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ...

As the impacts of climate change begin to surface in all regions of the world, it has become clear that mitigation cannot stand alone in addressing this issue. Adaptation to current and projected climate change impacts is ...

Scientists are more certain than ever that climate change is occurring and is an anthropogenic driven process; however, consensus and public understanding are lagging behind. While climate science is a highly uncertain ...

Scientific research is essential to supporting ecosystem recovery efforts. Given limited time and financial resources, funding entities may be interested in factors that influence the `impact' of research findings on ...

The linkage of diverse sets of actors at different management levels and across institutional and organizational boundaries is at the core of adaptive governance regimes but often poses one of the greatest challenges in ...

Involving stakeholders in natural resource management offers both normative and objective benefits, and co-management is a much-studied topic. However, the definition of `co-management' remains vague and incomplete. This ...

Abandoned and derelict vessels constitute a serious environmental threat to the waterways of Washington State. Although the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) leads removal efforts through its Derelict Vessel Removal ...

The field of marine and environmental affairs is multi-disciplinary connecting the complexities of science, law, and policy and incorporating the framework of <italic>Human Dimensions of Global Change in the Marine (and ...

The Arctic is a dynamic environment with growing global attention stimulated by a changing climate. Because the Arctic Ocean remains a common pool resource, the need for an ecosystem approach to oceans management (EBM) is ...