Monitoring and management in the Antarctic - making the link between science and policy

Reid, Keith. 2007 Monitoring and management in the Antarctic - making the link between science and policy. Antarctic Science, 19 (2). 267-270. 10.1017/S0954102007000338

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Abstract/Summary

Management of human impacts in the Antarctic requires an effective system of monitoring to provide information about the process being managed and the effectiveness of management actions. Human impacts arise as a result of processes that originate in the region (endogenous) and those that originate outside the region (exogenous). A number of monitoring programmes have been established in both terrestrial and marine systems to measure impacts that arise as a result of endogenous process such as fishing, tourism and research. However, most of this monitoring is surveillance monitoring, which is not linked to a specific management objective, and does not produce quantitative metrics that can be assessed and compared to agreed targets. However, defining such target levels for the Antarctic, where the aim is to minimise human impacts, is a complex process. Although potential analogues for target setting exist in other parts of the world these are generally insufficiently precautionary to be applied in the Antarctic. The challenge for scientists and policyrnakers working in the Antarctic is to provide quantitative measures, with agreed trigger levels, and to develop appropriate monitoring schemes to manage human impacts in the future.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.1017/S0954102007000338
Programmes:	BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > DISCOVERY 2010 - Integrating Southern Ocean Ecosystems into the Earth System
ISSN:	0954-1020
Additional Keywords:	fishing, human impact, monitoring objectives, Southern Ocean
NORA Subject Terms:	Management Marine Sciences Ecology and Environment
Date made live:	20 Oct 2011 13:03 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/11897

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.1017/S0954102007000338

Programmes:

BAS Programmes > Global Science in the Antarctic Context (2005-2009) > DISCOVERY 2010 - Integrating Southern Ocean Ecosystems into the Earth System

ISSN:

0954-1020

Additional Keywords:

fishing, human impact, monitoring objectives, Southern Ocean

NORA Subject Terms:

Management
Marine Sciences
Ecology and Environment