by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Nov 16, 2020
By Stephanie Wear of The Nature Conservancy Editor’s note: Stephanie Wear is a senior scientist and strategy advisor at The Nature Conservancy. She is also a visiting scientist at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and the Duke University...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 23, 2020
Editor’s note: In 2012, the US state of California formally adopted a statewide network of 124 marine protected areas (MPAs), covering over 16% of state waters. A new book Beyond Polarization: Public Process and the Unlikely Story of California's...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2020
New marine planning and management trainings added to Skimmer database Report assesses challenges and opportunities facing ocean economy post-COVID New information hub for monitoring, forecasting, managing, researching Sargassum New policy brief links ecological...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Sep 22, 2020
Editor’s note: In our last issue, The Skimmer heard from coastal and marine tourism operators and experts from around the world (including Indonesia, Brazil, the Mediterranean, and the US) about the diverse ways that the COVID-19 pandemic is currently affecting...
by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Jul 27, 2020
Editor’s note: In this series, The Skimmer is taking a look at the various ways that the pandemic is affecting marine ecosystems and their conservation and management. In April, we took an initial look at the impact of the pandemic on fisheries and aquaculture....
