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Joint Ocean Commission Initiative
One Coast, One Future
Securing the Health of West Coast
Ecosystems and Economies
In 2007 the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative received a letter from nineteen local and
state elected officials from California, Oregon, and Washington requesting guidance
on high priority actions that they, in their capacity as local and state officials, can take
to improve the health of coastal and ocean ecosystems and incorporate sound science into
decision making. The Joint Initiative believes the common solution to the
myriad challenges local leaders face can be found in integrated decision making that takes
into account the interconnections within and among ecosystems, climate change and
its significant impact on the world around us, and the important relationship between
ecosystem health and human quality of life. The recommendations contained in this report
focus on actions that local leaders can take to implement an integrated approach and ways
that state legislatures can support their efforts.
Download the full Joint Ocean Commission Initiative Report Here
Paula Swedeen, Ph.D. and Dave Batker, Earth Economics
Hans Radtke, Ph.D., The Research Group
Roul Boumans, Ph.D., Gund Institute for Ecological Economics
Chuck Willer, The Coast Range Association
There have been no studies to date that address the broad economic relationship between
Oregon’s estuary and marine ecosystems and the economic health of Oregon’s coastal communities.
This paper reports on the first phase of an economic analysis linking marine and marine influenced
ecological conditions to the general coastal economy by exploring those ecosystem services that
connect economy and ecology. We present the general concept of ecosystem services and
discuss qualitatively their contribution to the coastal economy of Oregon. Specifically, we provide
the background ecological economics framework in which the role of ecosystem services is assessed
in its support of the coastal economy. This includes describing the relationship between the
long-term sustainable management of coastal resources (natural capital) and the resilience
of the Oregon coastal economy. The paper incorporates concrete data, examples, and
discussions of coastal Oregon conditions including thecoastal economy and marine environment, and
past and current fisheries. The report lays the foundation for a further and more in-depth analysis
which will explore a thorough ecosystem service valuation for the Oregon coast.
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One of the most popular downloads from this website
2007 Catalog of Oregon Seabird Colonies
is now available on-line here:
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