The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management
Using behavioral social science to address environmental challenges: The Theory of Cooperative Behavior Adoption from Rare’s Center for Behavior & the Environment
By Erik Thulin and Rocky Sanchez Tirona, Rare Editor’s note: Erik Thulin is the behavioral science lead for the Center for Behavior & the Environment at Rare. Rocky Sanchez Tirona is the vice president of Rare Philippines and the Pacific Islands. They can be contacted on LinkedIn here and here…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
New marine planning and management trainings added to Skimmer database Fourteen countries pledge 100% sustainable ocean management in next five years Global plastic pollution treaty gaining support but not for US or UK WTO continues negotiations to eliminate subsidies for IUU fishing and overfishing New study examines how damaging ocean…
How social science is continuing to change and improve marine ecosystem conservation and management: Part I
In 2017, MEAM (now The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management) interviewed 17 social science and interdisciplinary researchers from around the world to learn how their work could improve marine conservation and management practice. Since then, the social science of marine management has developed further in these areas and branched…
The Marine Social Science Network: Helping us understand people’s relationship with the sea
Editor’s note: Emma McKinley is a research fellow at Cardiff University in Wales in the United Kingdom. Her work explores the relationships between society and the ocean, and focuses on concepts around ocean literacy, marine citizenship, and public perceptions and attitudes towards marine and coastal systems. Her most recent projects…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
New marine planning and management trainings added to Skimmer database New game added to Skimmer database Next-generation financing mechanisms for the ocean covered in new report Report describes pathways for sustainable coastal development Human infrastructure covers more than 30,000 km2 of seafloor Ocean stratification increasing – intensifying storms, decreasing carbon…
More than 80% of the world’s sewage is discharged into the environment untreated. We can fix this
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 Marine Lab. She can be contacted by email at…
Conservation in times of political polarization: How the California Marine Life Protection Act Initiative succeeded and what we need to succeed now
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 Marine Protected Areas analyzes what allowed the California Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA)…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
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 connectivity to effective ocean governance UN published framework for MSP in high seas Review of economic impacts…
More on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting coastal and marine tourism and usage
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 coastal and marine tourism, how it is likely to change…
The COVID-19 pandemic, Part 2: Perspectives on the future of coastal and marine tourism and its implications for coastal and marine ecosystems
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. In this issue, we cover how…