Priority questions to shape the marine and coastal policy research agenda in the United Kingdom

Marine research in the Iberian Peninsula: A pledge for better times after an economic crisis

“…But, in addition to those, which could be the main challenges for Iberian marine research in this period? We think that, at some extent, they can be similar to the marine research questions prioritized in several surveys to scientists made recently by Rudd and Lawton (2013), at global scale; Rees et al (2013), in the United Kingdom; Fissel et al (2012), in Canada; or the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Draft Science Plan (2014-2018), which we have compared with the Iberian marine research that we propose in the bullets below (Table 4). All of them focus on main challenges regarding global change, biodiversity, management, integrative assessment, conservation or understanding of human impacts on marine ecosystems, among others.…”

“…European Commission (2012) ICES (2013) Rees et al (2013) Fissel et al (2012) Rudd and Lawton (2013 Marine observation, data collection, monitoring X X X X X X Climate change adaptation X X X Informing management and governance X X X X X Ecosystem processes and dynamics X X X Ecosystem pressures and impacts X X Integrated ecosystem-based assessment X X Ecosystem services X X Marine Spatial Planning X X X Maritime policy and citizenship X X X Marine conservation X X Contaminants X Mineral resource extraction X Fisheries and aquaculture X Restoration X…”

What are the major global threats and impacts in marine environments? Investigating the contours of a shared perception among marine scientists from the bottom-up.

“…This resonates with many recent attempts that aim to distil 'major challenges' or 'big questions' from the marine scientific community directly through so-called bottom-up, participatory surveys or exercises [18,21,23,8,9]. A particular objective of these efforts is to take stock of the variety of perceptions and opinions of marine scientists from different academic disciplines to better understand research priorities.…”

The Kraken in the Aquarium: Questions that Urgently Need to be Addressed in Order to Advance Marine Conservation

“…Perhaps the most pertinent question is: how does one identify gaps in marine conservation efforts and develop consensus on how best to target our efforts? One technique that has been used successfully to create consensus on direction, priority, and gaps in conservation are research prioritization exercises (Sutherland and Woodroof, 2009;Rudd, 2011Rudd, , 2014Rees et al, 2013).…”