Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean

Posner, Stephen; Fenichel, Eli P.; McCauley, Douglas J.; Biedenweg, Kelly; Brumbaugh, R. Dan; Costello, Christopher; Joyce, Francis H.; Goldman, Erica; Mannix, Heather

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.11.004

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“…Historically, the fishing sector has been the industry stakeholder that has most actively engaged with MPAs (see below "Fisheries sector"). However, as global and U.S. blue economies diversify and accelerate, interactions between MPAs and industry will necessarily diversify (Jouffray et al, 2020;Posner et al, 2020). Navigating these dialogues and decisions requires attention to whether and how goals can align across different area types (see Box 1).…”

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A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations

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Marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for achieving goals for biodiversity conservation and human well-being, including improving climate resilience and equitable access to nature. At a national level, they are central components in the U.S. commitment to conserve at least 30% of U.S. waters by 2030. By definition, the primary goal of an MPA is the long-term conservation of nature; however, not all MPAs provide the same ecological and social benefits. A U.S. system of MPAs that is equitable, well-managed, representative and connected, and includes areas at a level of protection that can deliver desired outcomes is best positioned to support national goals. We used a new MPA framework, The MPA Guide, to assess the level of protection and stage of establishment of the 50 largest U.S. MPAs, which make up 99.7% of the total U.S. MPA area (3.19 million km2). Over 96% of this area, including 99% of that which is fully or highly protected against extractive or destructive human activities, is in the central Pacific ocean. Total MPA area in other regions is sparse – only 1.9% of the U.S. ocean excluding the central Pacific is protected in any kind of MPA (120,976 km2). Over three quarters of the non-central Pacific MPA area is lightly or minimally protected against extractive or destructive human activities. These results highlight an urgent need to improve the quality, quantity, and representativeness of MPA protection in U.S. waters to bring benefits to human and marine communities. We identify and review the state of the science, including focal areas for achieving desired MPA outcomes and lessons learned from places where sound ecological and social design principles come together in MPAs that are set up to achieve national goals for equity, climate resilience, and biodiversity conservation. We recommend key opportunities for action specific to the U.S. context, including increasing funding, research, equity, and protection level for new and existing U.S. MPAs.

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A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations

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“…Further, impacts from science on policy and practice are often non-linear, difficult to trace, and occur over mis-matched and protracted timescales (Pitt et al, 2018;Posner and Cvitanovic, 2019;Posner et al, 2020). Further, and particularly for older projects, it is very difficult to trace where people and products have gone, what impacts have been realized, and where there may be further opportunities for impact.…”

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Ten Considerations for Research Funders Seeking to Enhance Knowledge Exchange and the Impact of Marine Science on Policy and Practice

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Research funders can play an important role in supporting the integration of marine science into policy and practice to enable evidence-informed decision-making. However, to date, there is a paucity of guidance available to help research funders understand the specific actions they can take to support knowledge exchange among the researchers that they fund and relevant stakeholders, particularly within marine contexts. This Brief Research Report aims to begin to fill this gap through an in-depth case study of the Lenfest Ocean Program (LOP). Specifically, through qualitative interviews with 32 participants across eight LOP funded research projects (i.e., case studies) we sought to: (i) understand the types of impacts that have resulted from the LOP funded research, (ii) determine which activities undertaken by the LOP enabled funded research projects to achieve these impacts, and (iii) synthesize findings to articulate the core lessons that have emerged from our examination of these research projects. Results show that the concept of “research impact” is complex and can be interpreted in a number of ways including: (i) raising awareness of research among end-users, (ii) development and expansion of social networks, (iii) the provision of information to decision-makers, (iv) the development of decision-support tools, and (v) a direct contribution to policy change. We highlight the ways by which the LOP has supported the attainment of these impacts, as well as 10 general considerations that research funders should consider when seeking to enhance the impact of the research that they fund on marine policy and practice.

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“…Linkages between ocean economic activities and the environment are being considered in greater detail in ongoing revisions to the UN System for Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA). Park and Kildow (2015 [42]) describe the collection of these ocean uses as economic activity that flows "to the ocean", takes place "in the ocean", and receives inputs "from the ocean".…”

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Blueprint for improved measurement of the international ocean economy

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Stevens³

2021

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Working Papers

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Boundary spanning among research and policy communities to address the emerging industrial revolution in the ocean

Cited by 15 publications

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A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations

A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations

Ten Considerations for Research Funders Seeking to Enhance Knowledge Exchange and the Impact of Marine Science on Policy and Practice

Blueprint for improved measurement of the international ocean economy

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