by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jan 21, 2020
The Skimmer interviewed three practitioners about their experiences developing and using serious games to educate stakeholders, professionals, students, and the general public about aspects of the conservation and management of coastal and marine ecosystems. Learn...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jan 21, 2020
New report describes expected impacts of climate change on global ocean economy Ocean acidification could cost US fisheries, tourism, and coastal communities billions Ocean deoxygenation increasingly threatens species and ecosystems Global wave patterns will change...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jan 21, 2020
It’s no secret that news about the ocean is pretty disheartening these days. So, as we get started with 2020, we here at The Skimmer want to highlight a new report that looks at ocean potential. The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy recently...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Nov 19, 2019
Aquaculture production is an increasingly important component of global seafood production. Seafood production from aquaculture has expanded nearly six-fold since 1990, while capture fisheries production has remained relatively stagnant. According to the UN Food and...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Nov 19, 2019
UN publishes evaluation of global progress towards 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Over US$63 billion pledged at Our Ocean conference to improve ocean health and productivity (view pledges in map form) New elevation data triples estimate of global population...
