From the Archives: Can we insure our way to healthier oceans and ocean communities? (MEAM Feb 2018, Issue 11:4)

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jul 31, 2019

Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past Skimmer/MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. Imagine a world where: Municipalities proactively restore wetlands and offshore reefs wherever possible to protect their...

What works to reduce marine plastic pollution? What we know and what we need to do

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 10, 2019

“[Ocean plastic] isn’t a problem where we don’t know what the solution is. We know how to pick up garbage. Anyone can do it. We know how to dispose of it. We know how to recycle.” — Ted Siegler, DSM Environmental Services, on building the...

Ecological connectivity between the high seas and coastal waters: Why coastal communities need to care about what happens on the high seas

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 10, 2019

Editor’s Note: For this article, we interviewed Ekaterina Popova, a global ocean modeller with the National Oceanography Centre in Southampton, United Kingdom, about her new article “Ecological connectivity between the areas beyond national jurisdiction and...

Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 10, 2019

New long-term data set shows clear changes in El Niño patterns Global assessment finds humans driving a million species to extinction Warming waters changing compositions of global plankton communities Productivity of North Atlantic phytoplankton declining as...

From the Archives: “Start where your audience is, not where you want them to be”: What EBM and MSP practitioners can (and should) learn from marketing (MEAM Feb 2016, Issue 9:4)

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jun 10, 2019

Editor’s Note: From the Archives calls attention to past Skimmer/MEAM articles whose perspectives and insight remain relevant. To some in conservation and resource management, marketing can seem like a bad word. But marketing is inherently about getting...