839 datasets found

This goal assesses the ability of countries to maximize the sustainable harvest of living marine resources, such as corals, shells, seaweeds, and fish for the aquarium trade. It...

This sub-goal focuses on those geographic locations that hold particular value for aesthetic, spiritual, cultural, recreational or existence reasons, and assesses how well they...

This goal tries to capture the aspects of the coastal and marine system that people value as part of their cultural identity. This definition includes people living near the...

Iconic species are those that are relevant to local cultural identity through a species’ relationship to one or more of the following: 1), traditional activities such as...

Mariculture measures the ability to reach the highest levels of seafood gained from farm-raised facilities without damaging the ocean’s ability to provide fish...

This goal measures the amount of seafood sustainably harvested in a given EEZ or region through any means for use primarily in human consumption or export and thus includes...

The Fisheries sub-goal describes the amount of wild-caught seafood harvested and its sustainability for human consumption. The model generally compares landings with Maximum...

This sub-goal describes livelihood quantity and quality for people living on the coast. Livelihoods includes two equally important sub-components, the number of jobs, which is a...

This goal tracks the number and quality of jobs and the amount of revenue produced across as many marine-related industries/sectors as possible through two sub-goals,...

Economies captures the economic value associated with marine industries using revenue from marine sectors. It is composed of a single component, revenue.

This goal captures the degree to which local waters are unpolluted by natural and human-made causes. This goal scores highest when the contamination level is zero.

This goal intends to capture the ability of the coastal habitats to remove carbon given their carbon uptake rate and health conditions. A score of 100 means all habitats that...

This goal aims to assess the amount of protection provided by marine and coastal habitats against flooding and erosion to coastal areas that people value, both inhabited (homes...

The Habitats sub-goal includes all habitats in the study area, and assess their health condition and coverage area.

This goal assesses the conservation status of species based on the best available global data through two sub-goals: Species and Habitats. Each of these sub- goals is treated...

This sub-goal assesses the health of all marine species present in a region, including endangered species and species in relatively good conditions. The presence of higher-risk...

Artisanal fishing opportunities measure whether people who need to fish on a small, local scale have the opportunity to do so. In other words, it measures the potential for...

The Ocean Health Index indicator measures the current status and likely future state of ten public goals. For each goal the Index assesses the current state relative to a...

The trade balance is the amount of Material imports minus exports.

The amount of non-metallic minerals imports minus exports.