Who cares about ocean acidification in the Plasticene?

Tiller, Rachel; Arenas, Francisco; Galdies, Charles; Leitão, Francisco; Malej, Alenka; Romera, Beatriz Martinez; Solidoro, Cosimo; Stojanov, Robert; Turk, Valentina; Guerra, Roberta

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2019.03.020

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“…While human health management requires full dedication and new practices, it is equally necessary to recognize that this global pandemic is promoting a global increase in the use of PPE and other SUP items, which in turn will likely become sources of plastic pollution, magnifying marine litter issues and the consequences to marine biodiversity. Inappropriate waste management practices and poor disposal of SUP and other plastic items are two of the key aspects of the growing marine litter problem (Chen, 2015;Newman et al, 2015;Tiller et al, 2019;UNEP-United Nations Environment Programme, 2019), making the scale of the current news and media reports on discarded PPE worrisome relative to the concerted efforts to tackle plastic pollution in the marine environment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In recent years, discussions and debates regarding marine litter have intensified around the globe. Governments, industries, scientists, and the public are increasingly seeking strategies and policies to respond to marine plastic pollution by reducing or banning single-use plastic (SUP) (Chen, 2015;Newman et al, 2015;European Commission, 2018;Tiller et al, 2019;UNEP-United Nations Environment Programme, 2019). In 2018 alone, environmental actions have reached hundreds of millions of people, with countries and several companies making commitments to ban SUP, which estimates suggest will represent 80% of all marine litter, by 2025 (UNEP-United Nations Environment Programme, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?

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“…Shame and guilt frames, including the notion of collective guilt can be effective for mobilizing collective action and industry accountability for addressing marine plastics pollution (Jensen, 2019). Still, marine plastics pollution, frequently covered in the news media, is an issue about which people are already concerned (Tiller et al, 2019); hence, guilt appeals may overwhelm. Other problems associated with guilt such as denial, and the notion of blamelessness, as people had not intentionally polluted the ocean (Stoll‐Kleemann, 2019), also need to be considered in MCC.…”

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Message framing strategies for effective marine conservation communication

Kolandai-Matchett

Armoudian

2020

Aquatic Conservation

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1. Human activities are a major source of threat to marine ecosystems. Solutions thus require changes to or cessation of those activities in addition to multiple restorative and conservation effortsall of which, in turn, require public support for success. However, scientific understanding of threats to marine ecosystems has not paralleled public understanding of those threats in many jurisdictions. Highly complex, interwoven, distant, vulnerable to multiple stressors, and hosting biota that are biologically unfamiliar to people, marine ecosystems present unique communication challenges. 2. The merits of effective communication capable of motivating behavioural change, policy action and support for marine conservation are often emphasized. To date, however, environmental communication, as a field, has largely focused on terrestrial ecosystems and more recently on climate change, leaving research-informed marine conservation communication neglected. 3. Adding to the small compilation of marine conservation communication literature, this integrative review provides a new understanding of how six message frames (emotional, problem/solution, outcome, value-based, distance, and social norm) can interactively help enhance the effectuality of conservation messages. Insights from the framing-related literature are merged with those from relevant fields including the theoretical literature, and the behavioural, social, and environmental sciences to define concepts, provide examples and explain the relevance of the six identified frames. The potential strength of these frames are discussed and suggestions on how they might be used to communicate different marine conservation issues are provided.

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“…Given polarized ideas about climate change in the US and UK, some suggested delinking OA from climate change to avoid unfavourably influencing its reception (Pope & Selna, 2013; Meyer & Mott, 2014; Capstick et al, 2016) and the risk of portraying OA as unmanageable (Tiller et al, 2019). In the present study, the authors maintained the association considering that New Zealand has some cross‐party consensus concerning climate change (Graham, 2018) and for scientific accuracy; ocean ecosystems and biota are affected by both climate change factors (e.g.…”

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Communicating complex ocean issues: How strategically framed messages affect awareness and motivation when conveyed using narrative vs. expository language

Kolandai-Matchett

Armoudian

2020

Aquatic Conservation

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Considering the nascent stage of marine conservation communication, little is understood about how best to communicate complex issues, such as ocean acidification (OA), that are remote and invisible. Despite accumulating evidence of OA’s adverse effects on marine ecosystems and biota and subsequent consequences for human societies, it remains obscure to a majority of the public. This study compared two language styles (narrative and expository) to determine which was more effective for communicating OA to diverse audiences. The two language styles were scripted and presented in YouTube videos, with identical visuals, message contents and message frames identified as potentially effective for environmental and marine conservation communication. In an online experiment, 183 respondents were randomly assigned to view one of three videos (narrative, expository, control). Although the literature suggested the value of narrative‐based conservation communication, findings suggest that expository language was comparably effective for increasing awareness and motivation. Nevertheless, there were some indications that story‐like narratives may better enhance motivation. This study also strengthens the argument for careful selection of frames to enhance the effectiveness of marine conservation communication.

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Who cares about ocean acidification in the Plasticene?

Cited by 44 publications

References 73 publications

Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?

Will COVID-19 Containment and Treatment Measures Drive Shifts in Marine Litter Pollution?

Message framing strategies for effective marine conservation communication

Communicating complex ocean issues: How strategically framed messages affect awareness and motivation when conveyed using narrative vs. expository language

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