4/30/2012 1 Decision Support and Coastal Resiliency Tom Mohrman The Nature Conservancy Digital Coast : April 26‐27, 2012 Outline Support Tool Basics Navigation Basics of Support Tool Oyster Restoration and Resiliency http://gulfmex.coastalresilience.org/ Oyster Restoration and Resiliency Habitat Migration and SLAMM Models Community vulnerability Partners The Nature Conservancy University of Southern Mississippi University of California, Santa Barbara (MarineMap) Nt lC it l (St f d) NaturalCapital (Stanford) ESRI University of California, Santa Cruz NOAA Supported by Packard & Walton Foundations Gulf of Mexico Decision Support To provide interactive support to decision‐makers Key Features Current ecological conditions and critical habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. The loss of habitats from anthropogenic impacts. The potential future loss of habitats due to climate change. The human communities most at risk from the loss of habitats & benefits The human communities most at risk from the loss of habitats & benefits. An outreach tool designed to be a conversation starter not decision maker.

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4/30/2012

Decision Support and Coastal Resiliency

Tom MohrmanThe Nature ConservancyDigital Coast : April 26‐27, 2012

Outline

Support Tool Basics Navigation Basics of Support Tool Oyster Restoration and Resiliency

http://gulfmex.coastalresilience.org/

Oyster Restoration and Resiliency Habitat Migration and SLAMM Models Community vulnerability

Partners

The Nature ConservancyUniversity of Southern Mississippi University of California, Santa Barbara (MarineMap) N t l C it l (St f d)Natural Capital (Stanford)ESRIUniversity of California, Santa CruzNOAA

Supported by Packard & Walton Foundations

Gulf of Mexico Decision Support To provide interactive support to decision‐makers

Key Features Current ecological conditions and critical habitats in the Gulf of Mexico.

The loss of habitats from anthropogenic impacts.

The potential future loss of habitats due to climate change.

The human communities most at risk from the loss of habitats & benefits The human communities most at risk from the loss of habitats & benefits.

An outreach tool designed to be a conversation starter not decision maker.

4/30/2012

Gulf of Mexico Decision Support Development and Partner interaction

Early DevelopmentWebinars and meetings with state and local partners throughout the Gulf Coast.Website open to public and partners. Feedback through state leads incorporated in later designs.

Current formLargely based on feedback from partners.Has been taken to larger audiences such as Gulf Summit, GOMA, etc.

Oyster Restoration and Resiliency

Oyster BenefitsWater filtration and nutrient reductionsImprovements to water clarityIncreased biodiversityIncreased recreational fishing habitat

Increased recreational fishing habitatComplex three dimensional habitatEnhances brood stock

Oyster Restoration and Resiliency

Resiliency BenefitsImproved ecosystem healthBenefits to adjacent habitats (i.e. seagrass)Increased wildlife viewing opportunities*Direct economic benefit**Subsistence fishingReduces wave energy ***

Reduces wave energy ***Increased long‐term sustainable harvest reef

* Tourism accounts for 2 billion in annual MS State revenues.** Commercial and recreation fishing activities = $ 800 million.*** Reduction in chronic wave energies.

Habitat Migration and Sea Level Change