Literature/Reports

COS Reports and Presentations

Decision Guide: Selecting Decision Support Tools for Marine Spatial Planning

MSP Factsheet

MSP Resources Index

Coastal & Marine Spatial Planning: Legal Considerations (Environmental Law Institute & COS for the Meridian Institute)

The Role of the Regional Fishery Management Councils in Multi-Sector Spatial Planning: Exploring existing tools and future opportunities

Lessons from the Design of a Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning Framework for California

COS Peer-Reviewed Literature

Guiding ecological principles for marine spatial planning. M.M. Foley, B.S. Halpern, F. Micheli, M.H. Armsby, M.R. Caldwell, C.M. Crain, E.  Prahler, N. Rohr, D. Sivas, M.W. Beck, M.H. Carr, L.B. Crowder, J.E. Duffy, S.D. Hacker, K. McLeod, S.R. Palumbi, C.H. Peterson, H.M. Regan, M.H. Ruckelshaus, P.A. Sandifer, R.S. Steneck.. 2010. Marine Policy 34: 955-966.

Lessons for Marine Conservation Planning: A Comparison of Three Marine Protected Area Planning Processes.  Osmond, S. Airame, M. Caldwell, J. Day. Lessons for Marine Conservation Planning: Comparison of Three Marine Protected Area Planning Processes. 2010.  53 Ocean & Coastal Management 41.

A New Vision for California Ocean Governance: Comprehensive Ecosystem-Based Marine Zoning Sivas, D. and M. R. Caldwell.  2008. Stanford Environmental Law Journal 27: 209

SUSTAINABILITY: Resolving Mismatches in U.S. Ocean Governance (pdf). Crowder, L. B., G. Osherenko, O. R. Young, S. Airame, E. A. Norse, N. Baron, J. C. Day, F. Douvere, C. N. Ehler, B. S. Halpern, S. J. Langdon, K. L. McLeod, J. C. Ogden, R. E. Peach, A. A. Rosenberg, and J. A. Wilson. 2006. Science 313:617-618.

Related Publications

Pacific Ocean Synthesis: Scientific Literature Review of Coastal and Ocean Threats, Impacts and Solutions.

Pacific Ocean Synthesis: Executive Summary

Pacific Ocean Scientific Consensus Statement

Editorial: A plan for the ocean. Nature 465:9-9