Comparative summary of assessment tools and methods that have been applied to regions of the US West coast.

OHI, IEA and FEP methods have been applied to the entire west coast; PSP and CalCOFI are sub-regional assessments but are included for comparative purposes. Attributes which all or none of the methods achieve are not included in this table. See legend below for definition of acronyms.Legend: OHI = Ocean Health Index; IEA = Integrated Ecosystem Assessment; PSP = Puget Sound Partnership; FEP = PFMC Fisheries Ecosystem Plan annual reports; PFMC = Pacific Fisheries Management Council; WCGA = West Coast Governors Agreement; CalCOFI = California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations.