Basic monitoring of the marine environment is crucial for the early warning and assessment
of marine hydrometeorological conditions, climate change, and ecosystem disasters. In …

Shifts in species distributions are a common ecological response to climate change, and
global temperature rise is often hypothesized as the primary driver. However, the directions …

Sustainable development should promote equity with benefits for coastal communities.
Many conservation and development initiatives promise to contribute to an equitable future …

Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a relatively new approach to ocean management and has
been widely implemented worldwide. Ideally, MSP should be established as a public …

As marine spatial planning (MSP) continues to gain global prominence as an approach to
ocean governance, planners and other stakeholders are eager to evaluate its social and …

Abstract Knowledge co-production offers a promising approach to design effective and
equitable pathways to reach development goals. Fisheries Strategies for Changing Oceans …

Abstract The United States has only recently begun investing in commercial-scale offshore
wind energy (OWE). Although the United States is slow to progress, it is uniquely positioned …

Climate change, overexploitation, pollution, and other pressures continue to degrade and
threaten the marine environment and associated systems. Successfully managing and …

The Blue Economy (BE) has captured the attention of diverse interests to the ocean and
there is rising concern about making it more equitable and inclusive. As it currently stands …

Ocean research and conservation are still largely exclusive fields, with ongoing issues of
racial, gender, class, and geographic underrepresentation. To improve accessibility and …