McGlynn, Emily; Sandra Cavalieri; Andrew Reid; et. al. 2011: Executive Summary: Opportunities and Challenges in the EU and US for Marine Governance Integration.
As the impacts of climate change and global demand for marine resources have increased, the development of an integrated, holistic marine governance framework has become a key goal for both the EU and US. Recent policy events on both sides of the Atlantic provide a window of opportunity to significantly improve marine governance in national and international waters. To this end, the Ecologic Institute led a transatlantic project team that convened a multi-stakeholder dialogue allowing experts from the EU, US and other regions to develop best practices for integrated marine management.
1 Introduction
2 European Union ocean and coastal policy
2.1 EU strategic interests and vision for ocean management
2.2 Governance framework in the EU
2.3 Integrated approaches in the EU and its Member States
2.4 EU international cooperation
3 United States ocean and coastal policy
3.1 US strategic interests and vision for ocean management
3.2 The ocean policy framework in the US
3.3 Major federal ocean and coastal laws
3.4 Prospects for US ocean governance
3.5 Progress at the state level
3.6 US international cooperation
4 Comparison of EU and US ocean and coastal policies
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Domestic policies and positions
4.3 International maritime governance
5 Potential for EU and US cooperation
5.1 Bilateral cooperation
5.2 Key opportunities and challenges for cooperation
5.3 The CALAMAR dialogue
6 References
Annex A: Comparative table on consistency of policy objectives in the EU and US
