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<h3><a
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Health Index Assesses West Coast of US – Coastal
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left;"><em> <small><strong>Loss of Dunes, Salt Marshes
and Seagrasses Leaves West Coast More Vulnerable to
Erosion and Reduces Natural Carbon Storage</strong></small></em></h3>
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<p>Scientists from the National Center for Ecological Analysis
and Synthesis (NCEAS) and Conservation International
conducted the first regional assessment by the Ocean Health
Index on United States Waters. This regional assessment
studied 5 regions on the west coast of America: Southern,
Central & Northern California, Oregon State and
Washington State. Results from this study were published in
the online journal <a
href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0098995"
target="_blank">PLOS ONE</a>. <a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/ocean-health-index-assesses-west-coast-us-%E2%80%93-coastal-protection-and-carbon-storage-diminished">More></a><br>
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In the same week as the launch of the Ocean Health
Index</i><i> regional assessment for the west
coast of the US, OHI lead scientist and NCEAS
associate, Ben Halpern, spoke at the US State
Department's first "Our Ocean" conference.</i> <i>On
June 17, President Obama </i><i><a
href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-will-propose-vast-expansion-of-pacific-ocean-marine-sanctuary/2014/06/16/f8689972-f0c6-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html">announced</a></i><i>
his intent to </i>
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<i>create the world’s largest marine sanctuary and
double the area of ocean globally that is fully
protected.</i> <i>In 2003, Halpern authored a
pivotal meta-analysis on the effectiveness of
marine reserves</i>:<br>
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<b>Halpern, B.S. 2003. The impact of marine
reserves: do reserves work and does reserve size
matter? Ecological Applications 13: S117-S137</b>.
<strong><a
href="http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/%7Ehalpern/pdf/Halpern_EA_2003.pdf">[pdf]</a></strong><br>
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<h3><a
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Associate Ben Halpern invited to speak at the US
State Department "Our Ocean" Conference </a></h3>
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<a href="http://www.state.gov/ourocean">“Our Ocean”
Conference</a> - focused on sustainable fisheries,
marine pollution, and ocean acidification - on June
16-17, 2014, in Washington, D.C.. Secretary of State
John Kerry has made ocean issues a top priority for the
Department. Long-time NCEAS Associate and Professor of
the Bren School, Ben Halpern, will be speak on the first
day of the conference about <a
href="http://www.oceanhealthindex.org/">Ocean Health
Index</a> - an assessment designed to evaluate the
economic, social, and ecological uses and benefits that
people derive from the ocean. As the lead scientist for
the Ocean Health Index, Halpern will join experts in the
field to discuss the state of the science on marine
issues, explore the challenges facing the oceans, and
share the solutions that are being applied successfully.
<a
href="https://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/news/nceas-associate-ben-halpern-invited-speak-us-state-department-our-ocean-conference">More></a></p>
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LeeAnne French, MESM
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Associate Director Communication and Outreach
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
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University of California, Santa Barbara
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