A Decision Analysis Framework for Integrated Management of American Eel

I have chosen this topic to address the organizers’ interest in “the integrated inter-jurisdictional governance and effective conservation management of scattered stocks.”  Simply put, this document will use a flow chart, matrix or similar mechanism to identify in a logical sequence the major decision points facing managers in both the U.S. and Canada.  In the framework, I will endeavor to identify the widest variety of reasonable items in the manager’s toolkit. Specifically, I will outline the advantages and disadvantages of these different options in the context of range-wide stock status, individual ecosystem considerations, knowledge gaps, enforceability, socio-economic factors and legal/political feasibility.