Scientific input on natural resource decision-making tools used at NOAA Fisheries for kelp and seagrass habitat conservation, restoration, and management

Hale, Jessica R.; McDowell, Julia M.; Williams, Gregory D.; Munsch, Stuart H.; Tolimieri, Nick; Kiffney, Peter M.; Sanderson, Beth L.

doi:10.25923/mq5r-9948

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Scientific input on natural resource decision-making tools used at NOAA Fisheries for kelp and seagrass habitat conservation, restoration, and management

2025
By Hale, Jessica R. ; McDowell, Julia M. ; Williams, Gregory D. ; ...
Series: NOAA white paper NMFS-NWFSC WP-2025-02

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Hale, Jessica R. ; McDowell, Julia M. ; Williams, Gregory D. ; Munsch, Stuart H. ; Tolimieri, Nick ; Kiffney, Peter M. ; Sanderson, Beth L.
Corporate Authors:

Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Conservation Biology Division. ; Northwest Fisheries Science Center (U.S.). Fish Ecology Division. ; National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (U.S.)
NOAA Program & Office:

NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; NWFSC (Northwest Fisheries Science Center)
Description:

This white paper provides a strategic synthesis of scientific evaluations of four habitat quantification tools commonly used by NOAA Fisheries natural resource managers to make decisions about kelp and seagrass habitats: 1. The Wetland Mitigation Ratio Calculator/California Eelgrass Mitigation Policy. 2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Mitigation Ratio Standard Operating Procedure. 3. Habitat equivalency analysis. 4. The Puget Sound Nearshore Habitat Conservation Calculator.
Keywords:

Kelps Marine Habitat Conservation Restoration Monitoring (Ecology) Seagrasses Marine Habitat Conservation Restoration Monitoring (Ecology)
Series:

NOAA white paper NMFS-NWFSC WP-2025-02
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25923/mq5r-9948
Format:

pdf
Document Type:

White Paper
Funding:

Grant no. NA20NMF0080244
Place as Subject:

United States
License:

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Rights Information:

CC0 Public Domain
Compliance:

Submitted
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https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/71181/noaa_71181_DS1.pdf
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