The Skimmer on Marine Ecosystems and Management
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
New marine planning and management trainings added to Skimmer database New tools compilations added to Skimmer database New resource available for finding ocean webinars One-fifth of ocean floor now mapped (while less than one-fifth of deep sea life is identifiable) New study assesses vulnerability of shellfish aquaculture to climate change…
How to do science so it influences marine policy and management: An interview with Jon Fisher of The Pew Charitable Trusts
Editor’s note: Jon Fisher is currently a conservation science officer at The Pew Charitable Trusts where he provides scientific expertise to inform and improve research projects and helps to increase the impact of scientific research. He was formerly a senior conservation scientist at The Nature Conservancy where he led and…
Why marine conservation and management need to be anti-racist and anti-colonial
Two recent articles we read really struck home about why it benefits EVERYONE to make marine conservation and management anti-racist and anti-colonial. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a American marine biologist, policy expert, and strategist; founder and CEO of Ocean Collectiv, a consulting firm for conservation solutions grounded in social justice;…
How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting marine ecosystems, Part 1: Fisheries and aquaculture
Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically affecting the lives of many, if not most, of Skimmer readers right now, and it may herald some broad societal changes in the coming years. For the next few months, The Skimmer will take a look at the various ways that the pandemic…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
Seychelles finalizes plan to protect 30% of its EEZ, ~400,000 sq. km Great Barrier Reef suffers most widespread mass bleaching to date Silt and nutrient runoff from Australian wildfires likely to impact coastal ecosystems Study identifies 10 priority sites for protecting biodiversity in ABNJ Climate change may shift where marine…
What institutions need to do to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and financial crisis
In April, the Mulago Foundation, which funds organizations that fight poverty, pooled advice from leaders in its network who have steered their institutions through Ebola, the 2008 recession, and other crises. The advice is pithy, insightful, and provocative. It is highly relevant to small-to-mid-size NGOs, and many others will find…
Ecological grief: New research on the mental health consequences of working in marine conservation and management in a time of rapid global change
Editor’s note: Every month, I skim dozens of newsletters, reports, and articles for material relevant to managing and conserving marine ecosystems. And every month, I’m a little shellshocked by the onslaught of bad news. People ask me how I like my job, and I tell them that I love the…
Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers
Marine planning and management trainings added to Skimmer database Final session to negotiate new UN Law of the Sea high seas biodiversity treaty to begin in March (read analysis of draft treaty) Ireland publishes draft national marine planning framework Experts identify priority deep-sea areas for monitoring and conservation New paper…
The EBM Toolbox: The state of conservation planning tools: Looking back and ahead with Patrick Crist of PlanIt Forward
Editor’s note: The EBM Tools Network got started in 2005-2006 under the leadership of Patrick Crist, then the director of conservation planning and ecosystem management at NatureServe. Over the past 14 years, the Network has grown to over 11,000 coastal and marine conservation and management practitioners worldwide, and is now…
We’ve added nine new games!
Last month, The Skimmer released a compilation of role-playing/simulation games to educate stakeholders, professionals, students, and the general public about aspects of coastal and marine conservation, management, and adaptation. We’ve just added nine more games to the game compilation. Check out the newbies: Ahli Bakua EcoOcean Fishbanks by MIT Sloan…