In order to inform decision making and policy, research to address sustainability challenges
requires cross-disciplinary approaches that are co-created with a wide and inclusive …

The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade)
challenges marine science to better inform and stimulate social and economic development …

The ocean is fundamental for all life on earth. Yet, nearly two thirds of the ocean is beyond
the reach of most national laws leading to illegal, unreported, and unregulated activities. Not …

In recent decades, scientists and practitioners have increasingly focused on identifying and
codifying the best ways to manage activities in marine systems, leading to the development …

Diverse natural and social science research is needed to support policies to recover and
sustain healthy oceans. While a wide variety of expert-led prioritization initiatives have …

The health of the ocean, central to human well-being, has now reached a critical point. Most
fish stocks are overexploited, climate change and increased dissolved carbon dioxide are …

Abstract The UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) aims
to tackle several challenges on the path towards more sustainable ocean futures. Its central …

Boundary spanning–the practice of facilitating knowledge exchange to address complex
sustainability challenges–has the potential to align research and policymaking and increase …

Marine conservation transdisciplinary researchers often get to the field with a previously
designed question, often formulated outside the actual geographical, social, cultural and …

Funding and priorities for ocean research are not separate from the underlying sociological,
economic, and political landscapes that determine values attributed to ecological systems …