As tens of billions of dollars are spent over the coming decades to restore the Gulf of Mexico after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, a variety of mechanisms have been created to ensure responsible stewardship of public resources, natural and monetary.
This study reviews MPA laws in the eight Caribbean nations based on the types of regulated activities allowed in MPAs and the enforcement authorities they include. Based on this country-by-country legal review, the study preliminarily identifies similarities and differences among enforcement authorities in the region and highlights model approaches that may assist enforcement reform in this area. We specifically analyzed a number of issues, including:
A new online interactive map from the ELI Ocean Program shows where Deepwater Horizon restoration and recovery projects are taking place...
Caribbean citizens celebrated this week as the Barbuda Council signed a sweeping set of new ocean management regulations for Barbuda that zone its coastal waters, strengthen its fisheries management, and establish a network of marine sanctuaries...
In the May 16 issue of Science, ELI Ocean Program Co-Director Dr. Kathryn Mengerink and co-authors call for stewardship of the world’s largest living space. Read more in her blog, Ocean Talk...
ELI’s Oceans and Land & Biodiversity staff analyze the tools available to Maryland’s Coastal Zone Management Program to address new energy activities in state and federal coastal waters. The report assesses Maryland’s existing laws and policies, interstate agreements, and federal laws, and identifies potential measures that can help Maryland create an Offshore Energy Framework.
This report examines the legal and institutional frameworks for achieving habitat conservation and restoration of the five U.S. Gulf states (Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas). It provides an overarching assessment of the states’ approaches to managing different habitat types as well as several cross-cutting issues, including examples of particularly successful programs and recommendations for strengthening others. It also provides individual profiles of each of the five states.
