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Connecting to the oceans: supporting ocean literacy and public engagement

Abstract.

"Improved public understanding of the ocean and the importance of sustainable ocean use, or ocean literacy, is essential for achieving global commitments to sustainable development by 2030 and beyond. However, growing human populations (particularly in mega-cities), urbanisation and socio-economic disparity threaten opportunities for people to engage and connect directly with ocean environments. Thus, a major challenge in engaging the whole of society in achieving ocean sustainability by 2030 is to develop strategies to improve societal connections to the ocean[...]"

Source: Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries
Authors: Rachel Kelly et al.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-020-09625-9

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Top Ocean Research Organizations Develop Unified Voice at Scripps Meeting

Global research organization seeks to leverage technological advances to promote ocean protection

"Several dozen of the world’s top oceanographers were at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego last week to showcase advances in the technology used to observe the oceans.

At the 19th annual meeting of the Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO), which Scripps Oceanography co-founded in 1999, leaders said that the organization has evolved from setting up scientific observation networks in the global oceans to encouraging the spread of oceanographic expertise worldwide. Now, said POGO Chair Karen Wiltshire, the organization seeks to create consensus among scientists to create a global voice calling attention to issues ranging from ocean acidification to deoxygenation and sustainable fishing. [...]"

Source: Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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