Robert Costanza,
Francisco Andrade,
Paula Antunes,
Marjan van den Belt,
Dee Boersma,
Donald F. Boesch,
Fernando Catarino,
Susan Hanna,
Karin Limburg,
Bobbi Low,
Michael Molitor,
Joáo Gil Pereira,
Steve Rayner,
Rui Santos,
James Wilson,
Michael Young
Pressures being exerted on the ocean ecosystems through overfishing,
pollution, and environmental and climate change are increasing. Six
core principles are proposed to guide governance and use of ocean
resources and to promote sustainability. Examples of governance structures that embody these principles are given.
R. Costanza, Univ. of Maryland Center for Environmental Science,
Biology Dept., and Inst. for Ecological Economics, P.O. Box , Solomons, MD 20688, USA. F. Andrade, Marine Laboratory of Guia,
Sciences Faculty of Lisbon Univ. (FCUL), Estrada do Guincho, 2750 Cascais, Portugal. P. Antunes and R. Santos, Ecoman Center, Dept. of
Environmental Sciences and Engineering, New University of Lisbon,
Quinta da Torre, 2825 Monte da Caparica, Portugal. M. van den Belt,
Ecological Economics Research and Applications, Inc., P.O. Box , Solomons, MD 20688, USA. D. Boersma, Dept. of Zoology, Univ. of
Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. D. Boesch, Univ. of Maryland Center
for Environmental Science, P.O. Box , Cambridge, MD 21613, USA. F. Catarino, Faculty of Sciences, Univ. of Lisbon, Rua Escola
Politecnica, 58, 1250 Lisbon, Portugal. S. Hanna, Dept. of Agricultural
and Resource Economics, Oregon State Univ., Corvalis, OR 97331-3601,
USA. K. Limburg, Dept. of Systems Ecology, Univ. of Stockholm, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden. B. Low, School of Natural Resources, Univ. of
Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 48109-1115, USA. M. Molitor, Dept. of Earth and
Environmental Sciences, Columbia Univ., P.O. Box , Oracle, AZ 85623, USA. J. G. Pereira, Dept. of Oceanography and Fisheries, Univ. of
the Azores, PT 9900 Horta, Azores, Portugal. S. Rayner, Battelle, 901 D
Street SW, Suite 900, Washington, DC 20024-2115, USA. J. Wilson,
School of Marine Sciences, Univ. of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5741, USA.
M. Young, CSIRO Land and Water, Private Bag No. 2, Glen Osmond,
Australia 5064.
