ED14A:
Ocean Science: Informing Policy, Management, and the Public III Posters


Session ID#: 37952

Session Description:
Bringing science to the forefront of policy discussions is important for sound decision-making and the sustainability of the world's oceans. Ocean science can inform policies to address some of the most challenging issues including ocean acidification, fisheries management, habitat alteration, and pollution. Understanding the interaction between humans, oceans and the important ecosystem services on which people rely requires a wide range of expertise, including the scientific community. Many scientists want to broaden the impact of their research, but don't know how or where to start. In this session, presenters will discuss how they've engaged with policy- and decision makers, what policy- and decision makers want to know, and what kinds of contributions scientists can make to policy development and implementation. Several examples are provided from the deep-ocean realm, where the imperative is growing for science observations to inform policy and management.
Primary Chair:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States
Co-chairs:  Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States, Mike R. Allen, Maryland Sea Grant College, College Park, MD, United States and Carissa Bunge, American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC, United States
Moderators:  Mike R. Allen, Maryland Sea Grant College, College Park, MD, United States and Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, United States
Index Terms:

1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
4262 Ocean observing systems [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6615 Legislation and regulations [PUBLIC ISSUES]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Cross-Topics:
  • ES - Ecology and Social Interactions
  • OC - Ocean Change: Acidification and Hypoxia
  • PC - Past, Present and Future Climate

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Estimating species sensitivity to seawater pH: how good are estimates based on mineralogy or summarized at high taxonomic levels? (314473)
Shallin Busch, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Seattle, WA, United States and Paul Mcelhany, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center, Mukilteo, WA, United States
The IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate (316970)
Elvira Poloczanska, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz-Center for Polar and Marine Research Bremerhaven, Bremen, Germany, Katja Mintenbeck, Alfred Wegener Institute, Germany, Hans O Portner, Alfred-Wegener-Institute, Bremerhaven, Germany, Debra Roberts, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa and Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanog, La Jolla, CA, United States
Discovery of Sound in the Sea: Effectively Communicating Research on Underwater Acoustics to Policymakers and Other Stakeholders (318718)
Holly Morin, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, RI, United States, Christopher W Knowlton, University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, RI, United States, Gail A Scowcroft, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI, United States, Kathleen J. Vigness-Raposa, Marine Acoustics, Inc., 2 Corporate Place, Suite 105, Middletown, RI, United States, James Henry Miller, University of Rhode Island, Department of Ocean Engineering, Narragansett, RI, United States, Darlene Ketten, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Arthur N. Popper, University of Maryland, Dept. of Biology, 2225 BPS, College Park, MD, United States
Mapping Change in the Science of Ocean Change (322841)
Dwight Owens, University of Victoria, Ocean Networks Canada, Victoria, BC, Canada, Kim Juniper, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, Tim Moltmann, University of Tasmania, Integrated Marine Observing System, Hobart, Australia and David Campbell, Science-Metrix, Montréal, QC, Canada
Ocean exploration to characterize, assess, and inform stewardship in the deep sea: examples from NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research (314662)
Amanda Nicole Netburn1, Margot Bohan2, Caitlin Adams2, Kelley Elliott2, Brian RC Kennedy2 and William Mowitt2, (1)NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Silver Spring, United States, (2)NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Silver Spring, MD, United States

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