SocMon: Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management

National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

"The worlds tropical coasts are home to over two billion people, many of whom live in poverty and depend on coastal resources such as coral reef fish for their livelihood, sustenance, and cultural traditions. The Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Initiative for Coastal Management (SocMon) works through regional and local partners to facilitate community-based socioeconomic monitoring. Household and community level data are collected to inform dependence on coral reef resources, perceptions of resource conditions, threats to marine and coastal resources, and support for marine management strategies such as marine protected areas. To date, over 60 assessments have been completed in 30 countries."

Development of Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Database and Analysis for Coral Reef Management

FY2005 CRCP Project ID 1964; Project Title: Development of Global Socioeconomic Monitoring Database and Analysis for Coral Reef Management; Principal Investigator: Leah Bunce