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Asaro, Michael J.

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Managing the Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Managing the Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach./
Author:	Asaro, Michael J.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2017,
Description:	144 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-09(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International78-09A(E).
Subject:	Public policy. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=10270684
ISBN:	9781369709544

Managing the Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach.
Asaro, Michael J.

Managing the Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017 - 144 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 78-09(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northeastern University, 2017.

This dissertation is a social-ecological systems analysis of the federal policy framework in place in the U.S. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to reduce human-caused mortality of the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) resulting from entanglement in commercial fishing gear. Right whales are among the rarest large whales in the world, having first been hunted to near extinction and now facing a number of human-caused threats. This research consists of three complementary parts that aim to gain a systems-oriented understanding of the past, present, and future of right whale conservation and management under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This dissertation utilizes a social-ecological systems theoretical framework and draws conclusions on both the theory and its practical application to right whale conservation.

ISBN: 9781369709544Subjects--Topical Terms:

532803
Public policy.

Managing the Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on the Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale: A Social-Ecological Systems Approach.
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520 $a This dissertation is a social-ecological systems analysis of the federal policy framework in place in the U.S. under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to reduce human-caused mortality of the endangered North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) resulting from entanglement in commercial fishing gear. Right whales are among the rarest large whales in the world, having first been hunted to near extinction and now facing a number of human-caused threats. This research consists of three complementary parts that aim to gain a systems-oriented understanding of the past, present, and future of right whale conservation and management under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This dissertation utilizes a social-ecological systems theoretical framework and draws conclusions on both the theory and its practical application to right whale conservation.
520 $a The first part of this research developed a qualitative causal loop diagram of federal performance and stakeholder engagement in right whale conservation over the past two decades. This increased the understanding of the role of policy makers in enacting, evaluating, and adapting conservation policy over time. The second part of this dissertation investigated the current state of information sharing between the federal government and stakeholders who participate on the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team. This part of the research identified gaps by the federal government in informing and guiding its advisory body in the policy process. The third part of this dissertation applied dynamic systems modeling to address uncertainty in exploring future policy options. Stakeholder-based modeling was used to increase knowledge of human effects on right whales, and also to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the dynamic social-ecological system in which human activities and right whales occur.
520 $a Based on the findings of this research, this study drew a series of conclusions assessing the state of the federal framework to prevent lethal commercial fishery interactions with marine mammals. Specifically, this study identified a misalignment of time scales between how the policy process operates and how quickly outcomes can be detected in the ecological system. Social-ecological systems theory points to the critical role of evaluative research as a feedback on policy iteration. The causal loop diagram illustrates that such evaluative research is limited in this case.
520 $a This study also revealed a perception among members of the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team that the link between stakeholder-based policy-making and ecological outcomes is unclear. Further, as the number of scientific variables considered in the policy process increases, understanding among team members of how the variables affect policy decreases. This study concluded that the National Marine Fisheries Service must clarify the policy framework of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team and assume the role of explicitly evaluating the understanding of team members of how scientific data are presented, are processed, and influence the policy process.
520 $a Lastly, this study established a stakeholder-based dynamic systems modeling framework to improve the policy process at each stage. More broadly, this study concluded that the existing Marine Mammal Protection Act regulatory framework should be refocused for large whales to consider systemic effects of chronic sublethal entanglement. Policy options should incorporate dynamic modeling as a facilitator of policy negotiations, an integrator of scientific information in policy-making, and a foundation for a future social-ecological research agenda.
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