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*The estimate of a goals likely near-term future status is a function of four dimensions: Status, Trend, Pressure, and Resilience.
Sub-Goals
Livelihoods and Economies is divided into two sub-goals: Livelihoods, and Economies. Each is measured separately because the number and quality of jobs and the amount of revenue produced are both of considerable interest to stakeholders and governments, and can have different patterns in some cases.
Livelihoods
Why Are Livelihoods Important?
The Livelihoods sub-goal addresses how well the identity and livelihoods provided by marine-related sectors are sustained. It is measured by the number of marine-related jobs relative to a countrys growth (or decline) in employment rates over the last five years. In order to capture job quality, per capita wages for marine sectors are also measured relative to the national average of per-capita wages for all sectors. Jobs are summed across sectors because people may shift their occupation from one sector to another, but still remain involved in the marine-related economy overall. The marine sectors evaluated for jobs and/or wages are: 1) commercial fishing 2) mariculture 3) tourism and recreation 4) shipping and transportation 5) whale watching 6) ports and harbors 7) ship and boat building 8) renewable energy production (wind and wave)
Enric Sala
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*The estimate of a goals likely near-term future status is a function of four dimensions: Status, Trend, Pressure, and Resilience.
Current Score
The current score of 84 indicates that jobs and wages have moderately declined in the last five years and there is potential for improvement. As it can take several years for data to be reported, analyzed, archived and made available, lag times are inherent in many of the results reported by the Ocean Health Index (OHI). For that reason, losses in jobs and wages associated with the 2008 recession could be greater than this result suggests.
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Present Status
Present Status is a goal's current value (based on the most recent available data) compared to a reference point.
Pressures
Pressures are the sum of the ecological and social pressures that negatively affect scores for a goal.
Resilience
Resilience is the sum of the ecological factors and social initiatives (policies, laws, etc) that can positively affect scores for a goal by reducing or eliminating pressures.
Pressures
Chemical Pollution
Pressures are human-caused stressors that influence both ecological and social systems, negatively affecting the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.
Pathogen Pollution
Nutrient Pollution
Trash Pollution
Habitat Destruction Hard Bottom Subtidal Commercial Fishing High Bycatch Ocean Acidification
Habitat Destruction Soft Bottom Subtidal Artisanal Fishing High Bycatch Social Pressure
Alien Species
Genetic Escapes
Status
Status refers to the current value of a goal relative to its goal-specific reference point. The reference point is the best condition for a goal that can reasonably be achieved; it is a target to aim for when taking actions to improve ocean health.
Resilience
Quality Of Governance
Resilience refers to the social, institutional, and ecological factors that positively affect the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.
Sector Diversity
References
FAO: The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010 NOAA: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceaneconomy.html
NOAA: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/oceaneconomy.html
Economies
Why Are Economies Important?
The jobs and revenue produced from marine-related industries directly benefit those who are employed, but also have substantial importance to many others who value the indirect economic and social impacts of a stable coastal economy. The marine sectors evaluated for jobs and/or wages are: 1) commercial fishing 2) mariculture 3) tourism and recreation 4) shipping and transportation 5) whale watching 6) ports and harbors 7) ship and boat building 8) renewable energy production (wind and wave)
Randall Brummett
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*The estimate of a goals likely near-term future status is a function of four dimensions: Status, Trend, Pressure, and Resilience.
Current Score
The current score of 67 indicates that revenue from the marine related sectors measured declined faster than other economic sectors. The score is low compared to the Livelihoods sub-goal, suggesting that revenues declined much more than jobs and wages did. This may be due to the fact that global data on revenue are lacking for some marine-related sectors, including tourism, offshore wind and wave energy, coastal development, scientific research, etc.
research, etc. If the missing sectors increased faster than non marine-related economies, then this score is lower than it should be.
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How Is It Measured?
Present Status
Present Status is a goal's current value (based on the most recent available data) compared to a reference point.
Pressures
Pressures are the sum of the ecological and social pressures that negatively affect scores for a goal.
Resilience
Resilience is the sum of the ecological factors and social initiatives (policies, laws, etc) that can positively affect scores for a goal by reducing or eliminating pressures.
Pressures
Chemical Pollution
Pressures are human-caused stressors that influence both ecological and social systems, negatively affecting the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.
Pathogen Pollution
Nutrient Pollution
Trash Pollution
Alien Species
Genetic Escapes
Status
Status refers to the current value of a goal relative to its goal-specific reference point. The reference point is the best condition for a goal that can reasonably be achieved; it is a target to aim for when taking actions to improve ocean health.
Resilience
Quality Of Governance
Resilience refers to the social, institutional, and ecological factors that positively affect the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.
References
Dyck, A.J. and U.R. Sumaila. 2010. Economic impact of ocean fish populations in the global fishery. Journal of Bioeconomics. DOI: 10.1007/s10818-010-9088-3. FAO 2010: The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture. FAO 2011. O'Connor 2009. US Energy Information Administration 2011. World Bank 2010. World Tourism and Travel Council (WTTC) 2011, UN Energy Statistics Database 2011.
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