The Massachusetts Ocean Partnership is developing and applying several
tools to support decision making during the implementation of and
updates to the Massachusetts Ocean Management Plan. The tools include
the Cumulative Impacts model and an ecosystem services tradeoff model
developed by the University of California at Santa Barbara, the MIMES
ecosystem service model developed by the University of Vermont and
Boston University, and the MIDAS decision support interface developed by
Boston University. This webinar will provide an overview of these
tools, why they were selected, a demonstration of draft and final
products, and how they are being applied in Massachusetts. We will also
provide some lessons and recommendations for their continued
development and potential application within the marine spatial planning
context. Learn more about the Massachusetts Ocean Partnership and its
work at http://massoceanpartnership.org/. |