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Global Goal Score

HARVESTING NON-FOOD OCEAN RESOURCES SUSTAINABLY

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Likely Future State

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*The estimate of a goals likely near-term future status is a function of four dimensions: Status, Trend, Pressure, and Resilience.

What Does This Score Mean?

For each of the six products related to the Natural Products goal, the reference point is 35% below the maximum harvest that has been produced to date in the country or region being evaluated. The 35% buffer protects against the possibility that the maximum historical harvest was not sustainable. The overall score is the weighted average of the individual scores for products that were harvested. A high score indicates that a regions current sustainable rate of harvest is near to and not more than 65% of the historic maximum possible sustainable harvest achieved in that region. The more natural products extracted sustainably, the higher the score, provided that the harvest does not exceed the 65% safety level.

Current Score
The current score of 40 indicates that many countries have potential to improve sustainable harvests of natural products, either by eliminating overharvesting, increasing harvests that are too low, or reducing the pressures that decrease potential harvests.

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Why Are Natural Products Important?

Natural products harvested from the ocean provide important benefits. Sustainable extraction of non-food ocean resources means there is little to no impact on surrounding habitats, marine species, or human well-being. This goal does not include non-living items such as oil, gas, and mining products. It also does not include bioprospecting (for medicines or genes), which has an unpredictable potential value in the future, rather than measurable value now.

Heather Tausig

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How Is It Measured?
Present Status
Present Status is a goal's current value (based on the most recent available data) compared to a reference point.

EACH GOAL IS EVALUATED ON THE BASIS OF FOUR DIMENSIONS.

Trend
Trend is the average percent change in the present status for the most recent 5 years of data.

Pressures
Pressures are the sum of the ecological and social pressures that negatively affect scores for a goal.

Resilience
Resilience is the sum of the ecological factors and social initiatives (policies, laws, etc) that can positively affect scores for a goal by reducing or eliminating pressures.

Pressures
Chemical Pollution

Pressures are human-caused stressors that influence both ecological and social systems, negatively affecting the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.

Nutrient Pollution

Habitat Destruction Hard Bottom Subtidal Social Pressure

Alien Species

Sea Surface Temperature

Ocean Acidification

UV Radiation

Habitat Destruction Soft Bottom Subtidal

Habitat Destruction Intertidal

Commercial Fishing Low Bycatch

Artisanal Fishing Low Bycatch

Artisanal Fishing High Bycatch

Status
Coral Reefs Harvest

Status refers to the current value of a goal relative to its goal-specific reference point. The reference point is the best condition for a goal that can reasonably be achieved; it is a target to aim for when taking actions to improve ocean health.

Coral Reefs Risk

Coral Reefs Exposure

Ornamental Fish Harvest

Ornamental Fish Exposure

Ornamental Fish Risk

Shells Harvest

Shells Exposure

Fish Oil Harvest

Fish Oil Degree Of Exploitation Of Fished Stocks

Seaweed And Plants Harvest

Seaweed And Plants Exposure

Sponges Harvest

Sponges Exposure

Resilience
CBD Water

Resilience refers to the social, institutional, and ecological factors that positively affect the ability of a goal to deliver its benefits to people.

CBD Habitat

Marine Protected Areas Coastal Artisanal Fishing Access

Cites Signatories

Quality Of Governance

Ecological Integrity

Fisheries Management Effectiveness

References
FAO 2011. FAO 2010: Data for 2008 Hodgson, G. and D. Ochavillo. 2006. MAQTRAC marine aquarium trade coral reef monitoring protocol field manual. Reef Check Foundation. California, USA. 36 pp Wabnitz, C., Taylor, M., Green, E., Razak, T. 2003. From Ocean to Aquarium. UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK.]

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