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4 Ariz. J. Envtl. L. & Pol'y 39 (2013-2014)
Ecosystem Service Tradeoff Analysis: Quantifying the Cost of a Legal Regime

handle is hein.journals/arijel4 and id is 39 raw text is: ECOSYSTEM SERVICE TRADEOFF ANALYSIS: QUANTIFYING THE COST OF A LEGAL REGIME Kristin Carden,a Crow White, Steven D. Gaines, Christopher Costello,d Sarah Anderson' As decision makers in the United States transition toward more hokstic management of kving and nonving marine resources, thej must confront the inevitable tradeoffs that flow from choosing one suite of ecological and economic benefits over another. The U.S. National Ocean Pody appreciates this reakty, and provides for a Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning (CMSP) approach to managing marine resources in U.S. waters. But while CMSP inherently recognizes the tradeofs that inhere in ecosstem-based natural resource management, the preferred mechanism ly which those tradeoffs will be evaluated remains unclear. This article focuses on one emerging tool that can enable prospective evaluation of the tradeoffs inherent in natural resource decision-making processes kke CMSP: ecosstem service tradeoff anaysis. We demonstrate the potential of this tool through an evaluation of the ecological and economic tradeoffs flowing from the institution of Territorial Use Rights in Fisheries (TURFs) in the southern Calfornia red sea urchin fishery. While ecosstem service tradeoff analysis does not reveal to po/y makers the best solution to resource allocation decisions-that determination is a societal value judgment-it can illuminate the potential costs and benefits of an extant or proposed law, regulation, or pogy in a clear, transparent way. This, in turn, enables more effective communication of dedsion-making rationales to the pubkc and can provide a catayst for pody overhaul. In sum, ecosstem service tradeoff analysis represents one of the most powerful tools available to faciktate the transition to CMSP and comprehensive, ecosstem-based natural resource management. a J.D., Ph.D., Associate Attorney, Earthjustice, Bozeman, Montana. b Project Scientist, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara. c Dean, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara. d Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara. e Assistant Professor, Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara.

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