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2009, Oceanography 22(1):154–165, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.15
HERMES: Promoting Ecosystem-Based Management and the Sustainable Use and Governance of Deep-Water Resources
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Authors
Anthony J. Grehan | Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Sybille van den Hove | MEDIAN, Barcelona, Spain
Claire W. Armstrong | Norwegian College of Fishery Science, University of Tromsø, Norway
Ronan Long | Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Thomas van Rensburg | Department of Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Vikki Gunn | National Oceanography Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Eirik Mikkelsen | Northern Research Institute, Tromsø, Norway
Ben De Mol | GRC Geociències Marines, Departament d'Estratigrafia, Paleontologia i Geociències Marines, Facultat de Geologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Stefan Hain | Coral Reef Unit, United Nations Environment Programme, Cambridge, UK
Abstract
HERMES is much more than a scientific research project. The overall goal of the project is to improve the scientific basis for the sustainable use of Europe's offshore resources with due regard for the need to conserve vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. This objective is being achieved through the development of a number of tools and approaches specifically aimed at providing information that can be used directly by resource managers and policymakers. To address issues pertinent to sustainable management in the deep sea, HERMES brought together people from the natural and social sciences to ensure that coherent and realistic policy support is forthcoming. Given the sense of urgency arising from evidence of damage to vulnerable ecosystems in the deep sea, HERMES has placed a high priority on linking with stakeholders and on the timely delivery of appropriate policy advice as relevant new science becomes available. Here, we review some HERMES initiatives that support implementation of a more holistic ecosystem approach to the management of offshore resources and conservation of vulnerable marine ecosystems.
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Citation
Grehan, A.J., S. van den Hove, C.W. Armstrong, R. Long, T. van Rensburg, V. Gunn, E. Mikkelsen, B. De Mol, and S. Hain. 2009. HERMES: Promoting ecosystem-based management and the sustainable use and governance of deep-water resources. Oceanography 22(1):154–165, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.15.