| Integrated Ecosystem Assessment

By ellen , 28 September 2022

Onsite Sewage Disposal

There are over 95,000 onsite sewage disposal systems (OSDS) (i.e., cesspools and septic tanks) used in Hawaiʻi, many close to coastlines and streams. These systems have varying levels of treatment capacity for nutrients, bacteria, and other pollutants found in wastewater and may leech into groundwater that flows to the ocean. Excess nutrients can promote rapid algal growth, outcompeting corals and disrupting the natural balance of the ecosystem.

Partners and Collaborators

CCIEA collaborators include Federal, State, NGO, Academic, and Tribal partners. Current examples include:

Social-Ecological Model of the California Current

To better support the interdisciplinary dialogue necessary for a successful IEA process, we conceptualize the California Current as a social-ecological system which explicitly acknowledges linkages and feedbacks between human and biophysical systems at multiple scales (figure 1; Levin et al. 2016).

A climate science regional action plan for the Gulf of Alaska

Hawaiʻi Multimedia

Videos:

An ecosystem-based risk assessment for California fisheries co-developed by scientists, managers, and stakeholders

Ecosystem Status Report of the California Current for 2018: A Summary of Ecosystem Indicators Compiled by the California Current Integrated Ecosystem Assessment Team (CCIEA)