Last Monday (June 8) marked World Oceans Day - a global movement towards protecting 30% of our oceans by 2030. To support the campaign we created a dedicated space in the Community to highlight research and share ideas. Below, we summarise our Community’s participation.
Opinion and Comment
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Saleem Ali debates the best way forward when it comes to regulating deep sea mining
- The problem of overfishing our oceans is solvable with the right management policies in place, say Thomas Sterner and Håkan Eggert
- But one of the biggest obstacles to conducting research on fishery management and its impact is a lack of reliable data, writes Kimberly Lai Oremus and Anna Birkenbach
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Raimund Bleischwitz looks at the challenges of governing the blue economy on a global scale
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Moving our relationship with the oceans from exploitation to stewardship requires three essential steps, argues Heike Langenberg (Chief Editor, Communications Earth & Environment)
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Natalie Ban, Kim-Ly Thompson and Tanya Tran reflect upon their own roles and responsibilities in supporting a collaborative and inclusive approach to managing our oceans
- Is offshore farming the way forward when it comes to protecting biodiversity? Rowan Eisner discusses.
Research and Review
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Jaivime Evaristo shares how volcanic vents make an ideal spot for studying how coral reefs may cope with climate change
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Amy Uhrin explains some of the possible reasons behind a substantial decline in the amount of marine debris recovered from some parts of the Pacific Ocean between 2008 and 2016
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Kimberly Lai Oremus outlines why fisheries, particularly those in tropical regions of the world, should be a key focus area in the next round of global climate talks
- Addressing and integrating climate change in marine spatial planning is vital for ocean sustainability, says Catarina Frazao Santos
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Where does floating plastic debris trapped in the North Pacific Garbage Patch end up? It’s transferred into the underlying deep sea, writes Matthias Egger
- Lauren Biermann describes how satellites can detect floating plastics in coastal waters with an accuracy of 86%
Explore all of these posts in more detail in our World Oceans Day channel.
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