Towards Marine Ecosystem-based Management in the Wider Caribbean - 2[-]Contents - 6[-]Preface - 10[-]Part I Setting the Stage for Principled Ocean Governance in the Wider Caribbean Region - 12[-] 1 The Symposium on Marine EBM in the Wider Caribbean Region - 14[-] 2 Principled Ocean Governance for the Wider Caribbean Region - 28[-] 3 Meeting the Challenge of Applying an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management - 40[-]Part II Social and Economic Aspects - 54[-] Introduction - 56[-] 4 Implications of Land-based Activities in Small Islands for Marine EBM - 58[-] 5 Impacts of Land-based Marine Pollutionon Ecosystems in the Caribbean Sea - 70[-] 6 Building Capacity and Networking among Managers - 86[-] 7 Why Incorporate Social Considerations into Marine EBM? - 100[-] 8 Economic Considerations for Marine EBM in the Caribbean - 112[-] 9 An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries - 124[-]Part III Fisheries Ecosystems - 144[-] Introduction - 146[-] 10 Reef Resources, the 'Fog of Fisheries' and EBM - 148[-] 11 Implications of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management in Large Ecosystems - 158[-] 12 Applying EBM to Queen Conch Fisheries in the Caribbean - 178[-] 13 EBM for Fisheries in the Wider Caribbean - 188[-] 14 An Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries for Large Pelagic Fish Resources in the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem - 198[-] 15 Management of the Shrimp and Groundfish Fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf - 214[-] 16 Ecosystem Issues Pertaining to the Flyingfish Fisheries of the Eastern Caribbean - 228[-] 17 Coastal Lagoons and Estuaries - 242[-]Part IV Governance - 256[-] Introduction - 258[-] 18 An Overview and Assessment of Regional Institutional Arrangements for Marine EBM of Fisheries Resources in the Wider Caribbean - 260[-] 19 International EnvironmentalInstruments and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in CARICOM States - 272[-] 20 Spatial Data Infrastructures in Support of EBM and the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries in the Caribbean - 298[-] 21 Roles for Non-GovernmentalOrganisations in EBM of Marine and Coastal Areas of the Wider Caribbean - 308[-]Part V Synthesis - 320[-] Introduction - 322[-] 22 The Vision for EBM of Coral Reef Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean - 324[-] 23 The Vision for EBM of Pelagic Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean - 336[-] 24 The Vision for EBM of Continental Shelf Ecosystems in the Wider Caribbean - 348[-] 25 Developing the Vision for EBM Governance in the Wider Caribbean - 356[-] 26 Overall Synthesis and Future Directions for Marine EBM in the Wider Caribbean - 368[-]List of Contributors - 378[-]References - 382Het Caribische gebied heeft een rijk maritiem ecosysteem waarvan door de mens dankbaar gebruik wordt gemaakt. Willen we dat in de toekomst blijven doen, dan is het tijd voor een nieuwe duurzame aanpak die rekening houdt met de menselijke en natuurlijke aspecten. De verzameling artikelen bundelt de collectieve kennis en ervaring van onderzoekers en