ED12A:
Ocean Science: Informing Policy, Management, and the Public II


Session ID#: 37964

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, Lisa A Levin, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, United States and Adrienne Sponberg, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Kensington, MD, 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:

A New Public-Private Deep Ocean Observatory Collaboration in the Gulf of Mexico (328562)
Ruth Perry, Shell Exploration & Production Company, Upstream Americas, Houston, United States, Pak Leung, Shell Oil Company, TX, United States, Kevin Martin, University of Southern Mississippi, TX, United States, Stephan Dixon Howden, The University of Southern Mississippi, Division of Marine Science, Stennis Space Center, MS, United States, Steven Francis DiMarco, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, United States, Neha Sharma, Horizon Marine Inc., TX, United States and Barbara A Kirkpatrick, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System, Sarasota, FL, United States
Protecting Deep-Sea Coral and Sponge Habitat in U.S. Waters over Time (319791)
Heather M Coleman, NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Thomas F. Hourigan, NOAA, Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program, Silver Spring, MD, United States, Robert McGuinn, JHT Incorporated, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Marine Spatial Ecology Division, Charleston, SC, United States, Danielle Olive, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas, United States, Matt Dornback, NOAA, Boulder, CO, United States and Renee King, NOAA Habitat Conservation, Silver Spring, MD, United States

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