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Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
Conservation International, Africa Field Division
Contact:
Dr. Peter Alele (palele@conservation.org)
Description:
Indian Ocean Commission award “Assessing the multisectorial context for biodiversity conservation in and sharing lessons among Tanzania and Kenya using the Ocean Health Index organizing framework and decision-making tool”.
Status:
Completed (2012)
Leading group:
Nairobi Convention Secretariat, Conservation International and CORDIO
Contact:
Ussif Rashid Sumaila (r.sumaila@oceans.ubc.ca)
Description:
Measuring Ocean Health in the Western Indian Ocean.
Status:
Completed (2024)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Contact:
Melanie Frazier (frazier@nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
Assessment of ocean health in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region.
Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
Conservation International, Africa Field Division
Contact:
Alice Ruhweza (aruhweza@conservation.org)
Description:
Indian Ocean Commission award “Assessing the multisectorial context for biodiversity conservation in and sharing lessons among Tanzania and Kenya using the Ocean Health Index organizing framework and decision-making tool”.
Status:
Completed (2017)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Contact:
Benjamin Halpern (halpern@nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
An assessment of the Antartic coast broken into its subregions defined by the Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) and as a whole region using 7 OHI.
Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
Imperial College London
Contact:
Michael Burgass (m.burgass14@imperial.ac.uk)
Description:
Academic assessment conducted as part of a PhD dissertation.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
China State Oceanic Administration
Contact:
Zhiguo Liu (liuzhiguo150@163.com), Wen Quan (qwen@nmemc.gov.cn)
Description:
National assessment of China’s 11 coastal provinces using locally developed models, reference points, and data.
Status:
Completed (2013)
Leading group:
School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University
Contact:
Xue-Yi You (xyyou@tju.edu.cn)
Description:
Assessment of Marine Ecosystem Health of Tianjin Offshore, China.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China and The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration
Contact:
Wei Zheng (zhengwei@fio.org.cn)
Description:
Assessment and regulation of ocean health based on ecosystem services: Case study in the Laizhou Bay, China.
Status:
Completed (2016)
Leading group:
Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory for Coastal Ecology and Environmental Studies, Coastal and Ocean Management Institute, Xiamen University
Contact:
Deqiang Ma (dqma@xmu.edu.cn), Qinhua Fang (qhfang@xmu.edu.cn), Shuhao Liao (362453823@qq.com)
Description:
Applying the Ocean Health Index framework to the city level: A case study of Xiamen, China
Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University
Contact:
Xiongzhi Xue (xzxue@xmu.edu.cn)
Description:
A methodological framework for coastal development assessment: A case study of Fujian Province, China.
Status:
Completed (2021)
Leading group:
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University
Contact:
Zhen Wu (zhenwu@smail.nju.edu.cn)
Description:
Application of the Ocean Health Index to assess ecosystem health for the coastal areas of Shanghai, China
Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Conservation International
Contact:
Iwan Dewantama (idewantama@conservation.org)
Description:
Pilot assessment for the provincial island of Bali to fine tune the OHI framework to the Indonesian context and build local capacity.
Status:
Completed (2024)
Leading group:
PB University, Marine Science and Technology Department and Universitas Terbuka, Fisheries Management Department
Contact:
Achmad Syukri Raihan (asyukri106@gmail.com)
Description:
Assessment of oceanographic trend and Ocean Health Index in the Gulf of Madura.
Status:
Completed (2024)
Leading group:
Department of Marine Science, Faculty of Fishery and Marine Science and Konservasi Indonesia Foundation
Contact:
Irma Kesaulya (irkesaulya@gmail.com)
Description:
A partial analysis of ocean health index based on clean waters and biodiversity goals.
Status:
Completed (2020)
Leading group:
Universitas PGRI Ronggolawe
Contact:
Marita Joesidawati (maritajoes@gmail.com)
Description:
Measurement of Indonesian Marine Health Index to Assess The Health of The Coastal Ecosystem of Tuban, East Java.
Status:
Completed (2014)
Leading group:
Hamaraag — Israel’s National Nature Assessment Program
Contact:
Yossi Mossel (yossimosse@hamaarag.org.il)
Description:
First indepently-led assessment, evaluated 6 regions of Israel’s Mediterranean coast.
Status:
Completed (2019)
Leading group:
University of Tokyo
Contact:
Tomonari Okada (okada-t92y2@mlit.go.jp)
Description:
Method for the quantitative evaluation of ecosystem services in coastal regions.
Status:
Completed (2024)
Leading group:
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Contact:
Yutian Ding (6821112140@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp)
Description:
Application of the Ocean Health Index to assess ocean and coastal conditions of the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
Status:
Completed (2022)
Leading group:
Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
Contact:
Jonathan Salar Cabrera (jonathan.s.cabrera85@gmail.com)
Description:
Development of adaptive expert-driven coastal zone health index framework.
Status:
Completed (2016)
Leading group:
Korean Maritime Institute (KMI)
Contact:
Jungho Nam (jhnam007@gmail.com)
Description:
Nationwide project to assess the health of oceans in South Korea. Efforts will focus on running management scenarios to test implications of proposed projects.
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Stockholm Resilience Centre
Contact:
Thorsten Bleckner (thorsten.blenckner@su.se)
Description:
Transboundary assessment of the Baltic Sea at jurisdiction and basin scales. Nine goals are being assessed.
Status:
Completed (2024)
Leading group:
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Contact:
Dr. Per Fauchald (Per.Fauchald@nina.no)
Description:
Study exploring human-ecological interactions in 81 municipalities in northern Norway.
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Azti Tecnalia
Contact:
Angel Borja (aborja@azti.es)
Description:
This group will compare OHI process and scores with findings of other existing methodologies for assessing ocean health.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
Spanish Oceanography Institute
Contact:
Marcos Llope (marcos.llope@cd.ieo.es)
Description:
This assessment will evaluate the Gulf of Cadiz and compare its health through time.
Status:
Completed (2016)
Leading group:
Campus do Mar
Contact:
Sebastian Villasante (s.villasante.arg@gmail.com)
Description:
This assessment will evaluate the coast of Galicia and compare its health through time.
Status:
Completed (2021)
Leading group:
University of Exeter
Contact:
Dr. Matt Witt (M.J.Witt@exeter.ac.uk)
Description:
In English waters Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is currently being implemented by the UK Marine Management Organisation (MMO) through a set of regional Marine Plans. The South West Marine Plan (SWMP) offers a regional approach for MSP in busy maritime areas such as the Western Approaches, English Channel and Celtic Sea.
Status:
Completed (2017)
Leading group:
Healthy Oceans Network (CHONe)
Contact:
Remi Daigle (daigleremi @ gmail.com)
Description:
A pilot study to better represent Canada at the national level by incorporating public goals and goal weightings that are more relevant to Canadians.
Status:
Completed (2017)
Leading group:
Institut des Sciences de la Mer de Rimouski, Université du Québec à Rimouski
Contact:
Remi Daigle (daigleremi @ gmail.com)
Description:
An OHI+ assessment for Atlantic Canada’s marine biogeographic regions with a focus on the Saint Lawrence gulf/estuary.
Status:
Completed (2020)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara
Contact:
Dr. Ben Halpern (halpern @ bren.ucsb.edu)
Description:
Working with local partners, this assessment will incorporate locally meaningful information, priorities, and perspectives to track change in the health of B.C.’s ocean during the past ten years and to describe how management may have contributed to these patterns.
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Mexico’s Department of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT)
Contact:
Salomon Diaz (salomon.diaz @ semarnat.gob.mx)
Description:
Working with local partners, this assessment will incorporate locally meaningful information, priorities, and perspectives to track change in the health of B.C.’s ocean during the past ten years and to describe how management may have contributed to these patterns.
Status:
Complteted (2021)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara
Contact:
Dr. Ben Halpern (halpern @ nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
The OHI is being used as a tool for monitoring and evaluation in the US Northeast Ocean Plan, finalized by the National Ocean Council on December 7, 2016. Working with local partners, we will adapt the Index to capture priorities for ocean health in the Northeast. Our approach will incorporate locally meaningful information and perspectives in order to track change in the health of the ocean. The OHI will also be applied over the past ten years to examine changes in regional ocean health to better understand how management may have contributed to these patterns.
Status:
Completed (2014)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara and Conservation International
Contact:
Dr. Julia Stewart Lowndes (lowndes @ nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
Test of the OHI framework for five coastal sub-regions, using ~80% local data and modified goal models.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara and Conservation International
Contact:
Erich J Pacheco (epacheco@conservation.org)
Description:
Test of the OHI framework at the national scale, using available local data for five goals.
Status:
Completed (2016)
Leading group:
Conservation International, Department of Marine Affairs
Contact:
Mael Imirizaldu (mimirizaldu@conservation.org)
Description:
Following the Proof of Concept assessment completed in 2016, the project focuses on establishing a baseline for the management of the Coral Sea Park to allow for ongoing monitoring, assessing, and adaptive management.
Status:
Completed (2020)
Leading group:
The Nature Conservancy’s Palmyra 4site team and NCEAS
Contact:
Sara Orofino (saraorofino@ucsb.edu), Gage Clawson (clawson@nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
To assess the performance of 7 goals on Palmyra, a mostly uninhabited island in the Line Islands Archipelago halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa that is a National Wildlife Refuge administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and was purchased by The Nature Conservancy in 2000.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
Conservation International, Division of Environmental Conservation
Contact:
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Description:
National level assessment to measure progress towards ocean health and sustainable economic growth.
Status:
Completed (2020)
Leading group:
Tetiaroa Society’s Tetiaroa 4site team and NCEAS
Contact:
Madeline Berger (berger@nceas.ucsb.edu), Gage Clawson (clawson@nceas.ucsb.edu)
Description:
To assess the performance of 5 goals on Tetiaroa, a mostly uninhabited collection of islets in the Windward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia where management, conservation, and protection of the entire island are carried out by the Tetiaroa Society, a US-based non-profit organization.
Status:
Completed (2022)
Leading group:
National Center for Scientific Research, PSL Université Paris
Contact:
Maria D. Castro-Cadenas (mariadolores.castrocadenas@imbrsea.eu)
Description:
Tracking changes in social-ecological systems along environmental disturbances with the ocean health index.
Status:
Completed (2018)
Leading group:
Conservation International and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact:
Dr. Eva Schemmel (eschemmel@conservation.org)
Description:
The Hawaii Ocean Health Index is integrating economic, social, and ecological information to track the sustainable use of our ocean resources. This assessment will increase awareness on the activities that are being done across the state that support the sustainable use of our ocean resources and identify remaining knowledge gaps and priorities. With this information we we will catalyze stakeholder involvement across sectors and facilitate collaborations to ensure the health of our ocean now and into the future.
Status:
Completed (2014)
Leading group:
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis at UC Santa Barbara and Conservation International
Contact:
Erich J Pacheco (epacheco @ conservation.org)
Description:
Test of the OHI framework for Brazil’s 17 coastal states, using ~50% local data and modified models for five goals.
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Centro de Investigación en Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes; Instituto Milenio en Socio-Ecología Costera
Contact:
Laura Nahuelhual Muñoz (laura.nahuel@gmail.com), Universidad de Los Lagos; Vanessa Pizarro (va.pizarropizarro@gmail.com)
Description:
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Colombian Commission for the Oceans
Contact:
Ivan Murillo (datos @ cco.gov.co)
Description:
National assessment of Colombia’s Pacific, Atlantic, and Caribbean Islands regions developed with 113 national indicators and through a multi-agency working group.
Status:
Completed (2015)
Leading group:
Ecuador’s Technical Sea Secretariat (SETEMAR)
Contact:
Santiago Torres Báez (storres@secretariamar.gob.ec)
Description:
Completed assessment of the Gulf of Guayaquil (Provinces of El Oro, Guayas, Santa Elena) using 96 local indicators, 4 context specific models, and 5 locally relevant reference points..
Status:
Active
Leading group:
Peru’s Ministry of Environment
Contact:
Nina Prado
Description:
Pilot study in Ica province.