MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout the JournalEditorsTheme Sections MEPS 530:179-182 (2015) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11371 INTRODUCTIONEconomics of marine ecosystem conservation U. R. Sumaila, K. I. Stergiou 1Fisheries Economics Research Unit, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada 2Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Aghios Kosmas, 16777 Athens, Greece 3Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, UP Box 134, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece *Corresponding author: r.sumaila@fisheries.ubc.ca ABSTRACT: The objective of this Theme Section (TS) is to explore how economics, in conjunction with ecology and other disciplines (i.e. consilience), can be deployed to support the conservation of marine ecosystem biodiversity, function and services through time, for the benefit of both current and future generations. The TS also demonstrates the considerable progress made in the 60 yr following the pioneering works that practicably established the research discipline of fisheries economics. Eight papers explore various social and economic aspects of marine conservation, and address a variety of broad questions such as: (1) How can ecosystem service assessments be better used to inform policy? (2) How can ecosystem-based management principles be incorporated into governance? (3) Will trade in whaling quotas result in the conservation of whales? (4) How can spatial bioeconomics support effective management and conservation of marine ecosystems? (5) How can the welfare of coastal human populations and marine ecosystems be enhanced? (6) How much of the world‘s fish stocks are shared? (7) What are the values of the goods and services provided by ecosystems? (8) How large are the financial and ecological deficits (surpluses) of nations? KEY WORDS: Bioeconomics · Fisheries economics · Resource economics · Marine conservation · Ecosystem services Full text in pdf format PreviousNextCite this article as: Sumaila UR, Stergiou KI (2015) Economics of marine ecosystem conservation. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 530:179-182. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps11371Export citation RSS - Facebook - Tweet - linkedIn Cited by Published in MEPS Vol. 530. Online publication date: June 18, 2015 Print ISSN: 0171-8630; Online ISSN: 1616-1599 Copyright © 2015 Inter-Research.