On June 21, Surfrider hosted a workshop Advancing Ecosystem-Based Ocean Management in Oregon in partnership with Oregon Ocean, Oceana and COMPASS. The workshop was attended by scientists, agency staff, elected officials, and other non-profit organizations. The workshop addressed how Oregon may transition to a more integrated approach to ocean governance that focuses on the health of the entire ecosystem (e.g. protecting biodiversity, habitat features, land-sea connections, ecological functions, etc) rather than a sector-by-sector approach. To read a draft vision statement on EBM in Oregon by four groups, please see first comment to this post