Ecological Risk Assessment Pilot
Strategic Earth provided strategic planning, engagement and communications, facilitation, and project coordination services to assist California Ocean Science Trust in evaluating a Multiple Stressor Ecological Risk Assessment (MS-ERA). Our team helped to design and implement a series of roundtable discussions with fisheries experts (fishermen, agency staff, academic scientists, and environmental organization representatives) together with interested stakeholders to explore the potential of an MS-ERA to support effective and adaptive fisheries management in California. Information gathered during this “pilot phase” informed the state’s effort to amend the Marine Life Management Act Master Plan.
PROJECT DETAILS
Client: California Ocean Science Trust
Key Results: Build a general understanding about ERAs within experts and stakeholders and identify ways to improve an MS-ERA framework, the collaborative process, and associated products/outputs.
Materials and Outputs: Identify and convene fishery experts, process design documents, roundtable agenda and associated materials, key themes summary
Website: www.oceansciencetrust.org/projects/era
SERVICES
STRATEGIC PLANNING
ENGAGEMENT
COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT
GROUP FACILITATION
PROJECT COORDINATION