Development of risk-based indicators for the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area / Kate Thornborough, Jason Dunham, and Miriam O.: Fs70-5/2016-028E-PDF
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) Science was asked to recommend scientifically defensible indicators to monitor the achievement of the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area (EHV MPA) conservation objective. In response, a framework was developed to select and prioritize ecological risk-based indicators based on the outputs of an ecological risk assessment conducted on the EHV MPA. Risk-based indicators are a novel approach to selecting indicators to monitor the risk of harm to Significant Ecosystem Components (SECs) from anthropogenic activities and associated stressors. Suites of risk-based indicators are proposed for current snapshot stressors (predictable, and occurring most years) and potential stressors (unpredictable, and occurring infrequently), and both incorporated SEC specific, stressor specific, and SEC-stressor interaction indicators. Measures of abundance were commonly proposed across all indicator suites, highlighting the need to establish baselines of information as a priority. Both current snapshot and potential stressor indicator suites should be considered when developing monitoring strategies and plans, using a combination of SEC, stressor, and SEC-stressor interaction indicators. Due to the remote access and associated cost of monitoring indicators at the EHV MPA, many of the suggested indicators may be measured using visual surveys and, due to the overlapping distribution of several SECs, multiple indicators may be measured or sampled during the same operations period. As data are collected through the monitoring of indicators, this information may be fed back into the adaptive management framework for future iterations of risk assessments, evaluation of selected indicators, selection of new indicators, and the refinement of monitoring plans.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat. |
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| Title | Development of risk-based indicators for the Endeavour Hydrothermal Vents Marine Protected Area / Kate Thornborough, Jason Dunham, and Miriam O. |
| Variant title | Élaboration d’indicateurs fondés sur les risques pour la zone de protection marine du champ hydrothermal Endeavour |
| Series title | Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat research document, 1919-5044 ; 2016/028, Pacific Region |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
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| Note(s) | “April 2016.” Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | Ottawa : Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2016. |
| Author / Contributor | Thornborough, Kate. Dunham, J. S. O, Miriam,1974- |
| Description | vii, 124 p. : ill. |
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| Subject terms | Marine conservation areas Risk management Environmental indicators |