Pulling it Together

UN officially launches the ldquoUnited Nations Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable

Development (2021-2030)rdquo

Announced during the Oceans Conference in New York in June 2017 the United Nations have officially launched the ldquoUnited Nations Ocean Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)rdquo in December 2017 ndash A bulky name that captures well the complexities of the tasks lying ahead

Led by the UN Education Scientific and Cultural Organ-ization (UNESCO) the campaign starts off with a 2-year planning phase during which the UNESCO strives to encourage all relevant partners from the maritime and marine community on a global as well as regional scale to engage in shaping the programme by contributing their ideas

The Decade focuses on the importance of developing further innovative scientific solutions that compliment and transform existing science with regard to inform-ing new policies and frameworks for decision-making Moreover it aims for accelerating the processes that are currently in place for addressing the alarming state of

our oceans and the impacts marine degradation has on humans globally and locally This is framed by acknowledging that successfully implementing scientific reasearch can only be accomplished by considerably enhancing international coordination and cooperation in research and scientific programmes in order to better manage the ocean and coastal zone resources and to reduce maritime risks

While already working on this endeavour ndash admitted-ly with a smaller range of acknowledgement than the UN bodies ndash our COST network OceanGov seems to be predestined to take on an active role in shaping this campaign By bringing together so many committed scientists policy-makers and civil society representatives who are driven by innovative transdisciplinary research and problem-solving mind-sets we have already accu-mulated rich knowledge in all relevant fields Therefore OceanGov has much to contribute and we should discuss our involvement in this programme further Naturally this also implies strategically anchoring our Action beyond the span of its lifetime

The Roadmap (January 17 2018)

For more information please click here

Author Bianca Hurlemann

European COST Action ldquoOcean Governance for Sustainability - Challenges Options and the Role of Sciencerdquo Newsletter 6 April 2018

Highlights

ContentHighlights 1Publications 2Conferences Workshops3LecturesPresentationsPanels 4

New Members 5Fieldwork 6Jobs amp Opportunities 6Additional Information of Interest 7

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 2

Portman ME (2018) Policy Options for Coastal Protection Integrating Inland Water Management with Coastal Management for Greater Communi-ty Resilience Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management DOI 101061(ASCE)WR1943-54520000913

Smith HD Suaacuterez de Vivero JL amp Agardy TS (2018) Routledge Handbook of Ocean Resource Management Abingdon-on-Thames Routledge ISBN 978-0-415-53175-7

Spranz R Schluumlter A amp Vollan B (2018) Morals Money or the Master The Adoption of Eco-Friendly Reusable Bags Marine Policy DOI 101016jmar-pol201801029

Stojanov R Duzi B Kelman I Nemec D amp Prochazka D (2017) Local Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts and Migration Patterns in Male Maldives Geographic Journal 183(4) 370 - 385 DOI 101111geoj12177

Suaacuterez de Vivero JL amp Rodriacuteguez-Mateos (2018) Food Security as a Security Issue A Perspective from Maritime Policy and Maritime Security Initiatives Ocean and Coastal Management 153 140-147 DOI 101016jocecoaman201712020

Tilot V Ormond R Moreno Navas J amp Catalaacute TS (2018) The Benthic Megafaunal Assemblages of the CCZ (Eastern Pacific) and an Approach to their Management in the Face of Threatened Anthropogenic Impacts Frontiers in Marine Science 57 DOI 103389fmars201800007

Vare LL Baker MC Howe JA Levin LA Neira C Ramirez-Llodra EZ Reichelt-Brushett A Rowden AA Shimmield TM Simpson SL amp Soto EH (2018) Scientific Considerations for the Assess-ment and Management of Mine Tailings Disposal in the Deep Sea Frontiers in Marine Science 517 DOI 103389fmars201800017

Walsh C (2017) Metageographies of Coastal Management Negotiating Spaces of Nature and Culture at the Wadden Sea Area (early view) DOI 101111area12404

Walsh C amp Doumlring M [Eds] (2018 in press) Cultural Geographies of Coastal Change Place Identity and Vulnerability Area (Special Section)

Dominioni G Heine D amp Martinez Romera B (2018) Regional Carbon Pricing for International Maritime Transport Challenges and Opportunities for Global Geographical Coverage Policy Research Working Paper 8319 World Bank Working Paper Series

Gerhardinger LC Gorris P Gonccedilalves LR Herbst DF Vila-Nova DA de Carvalho FG Glaser M Zondervan R amp Glavovic BC (2018) Healing Brazilrsquos Blue Amazon The Role of Knowledge Networks in Nurturing Cross-Scale Transformations at the Frontlines of Ocean Sustainability Frontiers in Marine Science 4 (395) DOI 103389fmars201700395

Glaser M Plass-Johnson J Ferse S Neil M Yanuarita SD Teichberg M amp Reuter H (2018) Breaking Resilience for a Sustainable Future Thoughts for Governance and Management in a Coral Reef Archipelago in the Anthropocene Frontiers in Marine Science DOI 103389fmars20180034

Guillotreau P Bundy A amp Perry IA [Eds] (2018) Global Change in Marine Systems Societal and Governing Responses Abingdon Routledge ISBN 978-1-138-05922-1

Hadjimichael M (2018) The Stealing of the Seashore as a Second Wave of the Enclosure Movement Examples from the Mediterranean Ocean amp Coastal Management DOI 101016jocecoaman201801019

Halik A Verweij M amp Schluumlter A (2018) How Marine Protected Areas Are Governed A Cultural Theory Perspective Sustainability 10 (252) DOI 103390su10010252

Hoffmann C Neumann C amp Hornidge A-K (2018) Capacity Development for Sustainable Ocean Gov-ernance Lessons Learned from Academia Policy and Practice OceanGov Policy Brief 012018 European COST Action CA15217

Martinez Romera B (2017) Regime Interaction and Climate Change the Case of International Aviation and Maritime Transport Routledge Research in Global Environmental Governance New York Routledge ISBN 9781138211902

Platjouw FM (2018) Marine Spatial Planning in the North Sea mdash Are National Policies and Legal Struc-tures Compatible Enough The Case of Norway and the Netherlands The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 33 34 - 78 DOI 10116315718085-12320075

Publications

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 3

Between Nature and Culture Land and Sea Spatial Practices at the Coast -

KDM Research Workshop

Location Kiel GermanyDate May 25 2018 Link httpscormacwalshresearch

blog20180109between-nature-and-cul-ture-land-and-sea-spatial-practices-at-the-coast-conference-session-at-cig-2018

International Conference on Ocean Science and Technology (COST 2018)

Location Chengdu ChinaDate June 1 ndash 3 2018Link httpwwwengiiorgconference

COST2018utm_campaign=costamputm_source=e_cpamputm_medium=conf_2016ws7_hoac3_20180228_cfp_134607amputm_con-tent=2408_pletepucom

ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting Special Session 18 Aquatic Ecosystem Development

Does Function Follow Form

Location Victoria CanadaDate June 10 ndash 15 2018Link httpsasloorgvictoria2018special-sessions

3rd International Symposium of Ocean Governance for Sustainability

Location Aveiro PortugalDate June 11 ndash 12 2018Link httpswwwoceangoveuevents_

type3rd-international-symposi-um-of-ocean-governance-for-sustainability

Capacity Building Workshop for EU Early Career Marine Researchers to Operate Effectively at the Science-Policy-Society

Interface

Location Lošinj CroatiaDate June 17 ndash 20 2018Link httpwwwimberinfoeventsearly-ca-

reer-networkbuilding-the-capacity-of-eu-ear-ly-career-marine-researchers-to-operate-ef-fectively-at-the-science-policy-society-inter-face

Green Transformation and Competitive advantage Evidence from Developing

Countries

Location Bonn GermanyDate June 18 ndash 19 2018Link httpswwwdie-gdideenevents

green-transformation-and-competitive-ad-vantage

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ocean Week

Location Trondheim NorwayDate May 7 ndash 9 2018Link httpswwwntnueduocean-week

Workshop on International Agreements in the Fisheries Sector

Location Toacutershavn Faroe IslandsDate May 14 ndash 16 2018Link httpsfmratgongumerkifoinfoeven-

tId=572347

26th International Symposium Deltas and Wetlands 2018

Location Tulcea RomaniaDate May 16 ndash 20 2018Link httpddnirowpseventsdeltas-and-wet-

lands-26th-symposium

Current and Upcoming

MARSP - Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning - Kick off Meeting

Location Faial AzoresDate January 10 ndash 11 2018Link httpmsp-platformeuprojectsmarsp-pro-

ject-macaronesian-maritime-spatial-planning

Workshop PADDLE - Planning in a liquid world with tropical stakes Project ldquoLocal

Communities and Marine Environment Userdquo

Location Mindelo Cape VerdeDate February 5 ndash 7 2018Link httpswww-iuemuniv-brestfrpaddlepro-

jectpresentation

4th PSG Meeting MUSES - Multi-Use in European Seas

Date March 19 ndash 21 2018Link httpsmuses-projecteu

Conferences WorkshopsPast

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 4

POLLEN Biennial Conference 2018 Political Ecology the Green Economy and

Alternative Sustainabilities

Location Oslo NorwayDate June 20 ndash 22 2018 Link httpspoliticalecologynetworkcompol-

len-biannual-conference

International Meeting on Marine Research 2018

Location Peniche PortugalDate July 5 ndash 6 2018Link wwwimmripleiriapt

YOUMARES 09

Location Oldenburg GermanyDate September 11 ndash 4 2018Link httpswwwyoumaresorg

ICES Annual Science Conference 2018 Session H Preparing for Change Challenges

for Fisheries Governance

Location Hamburg GermanyDate September 24 ndash 27 2018Link httpwwwicesdknews-and-eventsasc

asc2018PagesTheme-session-Haspx

3rd World Smalle-Scale Fisheries Congress

Location Chiang Mai ThailandDate October 22 ndash 26 2018Link httptoobigtoignorenetopportunity3ws-

fc-announced

Oceans Past VII Tracing Human Interaction with Marine Ecosystems Through Deep Time

Implications for Policy and Management

Location Bremerhaven GermanyDate October 22 ndash 26 2018Link httpswwwawideforschung

besondere-gruppenwissensplat-tform-erde-und-umweltopp7

Our Ocean Conference 2018 ndash Our Ocean Our Legacy

Location Bali IndonesiaDate October 29 ndash 30 2018Link tba

rdquoChallenges to Regulating GHG Emissions from Shipping Principles and Processesrdquo Presentation at the workshop Progress on the Governance of Climate Change Regulation in Shipping Co-organized by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Marine amp Environmental Law Institute (MELAW) at Dalhousie University hosted by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London January 5 2018 By Beatriz Martinez Romera (University of Copenha-gen)

ldquoPolitical Ecology and Global Environmental Justice Move-ment The Case of Fisher Communitiesrdquo Graduate seminar at the University of Cyprus organized by the Department of Social and Political Sciences February 14 2018 By Irmak Ertoumlr (ICTA Autonomous University of Barcelona and Foundation ENT)

ldquoLocal Communities and Marine Environment Userdquo Presentation at the PADDLE project workshop Mindelo Cape Verde February 5 ndash 7 By Helena Maria Gregoacuterio Pina Calado (University of Azores)

LecturesPresentationsPanelsPast

24th International Seabed Authority Session

Location Kingston JamaicaDate March 5 ndash 9 2018Link httpswwwisaorgjmsessions24th-ses-

sion-2018

Source IISDENB | Francis Dejon httpenbiisdorgoceansisa20188marhtml

Members of the Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) participated in the 24th International Seabed Authority Session as observer

Policy Related Events

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 5

Cormac Walsh(University of Hamburg Germany Department of Earth Sciences)

Cormac Walsh is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Geography University of Hamburg His research is currently funded by the German Research Founda-tion (DFG) under a project enti-tled Metageographies and Spatial Frames Coastal Management as Situated Practice in the Interna-tional Wadden Sea Region (2016-2020) His research concerns spatialities underlying practices of coastal management and the nature conservation in compara-tive perspective at the Wadden Sea He is more broadly interested in the governance of land-sea interactions at the intersection between marine and land-based spatial planning He completed his PhD on strategic spatial plan-ning at University College Dublin in 2010 Together with Friederike Gesing and Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa he edits the Marine Coastal Cultures research blog at wwwmarinecoastalculturescom

Jerneja Penca(Euro-Mediterranean University Slovenia)

Jerneja Penca has a background in both international relations and international law (PhD) She is working on a 2-year research project on the role of transnational private standards in environmen-tal governance including marine environment Currently she is try-ing to map and conceptualise trans- national initiatives by small-scale fisheries that are improving their access to markets or resources

New Members

ldquoClimate Change Impacts on Small Islands and Migra-tion Patternsrdquo Presentation at the Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Sciences (CIRSA- UNIBO) at the University of Bologna February 7 ndash 8 2018

Robert Stojanov gave a presentation on the topic ldquoSea Level Rise Impact on Migration Patterns in Mal-divesrdquo at the Interdepartmental Research Centre for En-vironmental Sciences (CIRSA-UNIBO) at the University of Bologna Ravenna Campus Thanks to the COST ITC Conference Grants scheme within the OCEANGOV Action Robert presented study covering the outcomes from our field research conducted among islanders in Maleacute Atoll in Maldives It contributes empirical evidence towards understanding complex relations among environmen-tal challenges climate change and migration The results suggest that besides a set of actually experienced environmental and climate challenges slow-onset climate change impacts such as sea-level rise are per-ceived as being one of the key factors affecting Maldivian society and livelihoods More than 50 of respondents perceive future sea-level rise to be a serious challenge at the national level and they accept that migration from islands to other countries might be a potential option Conversely from the individual perspective sea-level rise is not perceived by the local population as being one of their own important challenges The reason is that many other factors ndash cultural religious economic and social ndash play an important role in decision making about migrat-ing or not

Over 50 students from the Masters in Environmental Analysis and Management and in Marine Biology as well as doctoral and postdoctoral students attended Robert Stojanovrsquos seminar After the seminar a dynamic discussion and interactions took place with the CIR-SA-UNIBO research and teaching staff focusing on topic of sea level rise impacts on local population and adapta-tion strategies with the contribution of leading experts on marine ecology environmental management and cor-al ecology

rdquoBlue Degrowth and the Politics of the Sea Rethinking the Blue Economyrdquo Panel Organized for the lsquoSecond Biannual Conference of the Political Ecology Net-work ndash POLLEN18 Political Ecology the Green Economy and Alternative Sustainabilitiesrsquo June 20 ndash 22 2018 Oslo Norway By Maria Hadjimichael (Univer- sity of Cyprus) amp Irmak Ertoumlr (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

ldquoHow to practice critically engaged science ndash a case of applying ethical principles in Senegalrdquo Presentation at the EGU General Assembly 2018 April 12 2018 By Cornelia E Nauen and Aliou Sall (Mundus maris)

Current and Upcoming

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 6

Travelling seagrasses in the Caribbean Sea

Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa (Land-Sea Interactions WP) and Lucy Gillis postdoctoral researchers at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) were on fieldwork in Bonaire and Jamaica over the course of January 2018 Their research was undertaken as a part of the ZMT Core Budget funded interdisciplinary project CIRCULATIONS (Travelling Seagrasses in the Caribbean Sea) with Sabine Engel (supported by STINAPA Bonaire) together with Camilo Trench and Mona Webber (Univer-sity of the West Indies at Mona) as their main coopera-tion partners

Long established bauxite mining operations in St Annacutes Jamaica Source Rapti Siriwardane-de Zoysa

The project combines insights from environmental anthropology and coastal ecology by exploring dynamics around the arrival lsquoslow creeprsquo and spread of the sea-grass species Halophila stipulacea in dialogue with an older lsquonuisancersquo species the macroalgae Sargassum sp While their study offers a contemporary example of how species invasions (in this case Halophila stipulacea) has been somewhat positively or at least ambivalently framed at times by scientists and policymakers they sought to explore how and why other species such as Sargassum sp (known for a longer time in the Caribbean Sea) came to be increasingly regarded as a nuisance species and in whose interests At its core the project builds on exist-ing research particularly in the context of multispecies ethnography that explores the broader biopolitics of invasive species governance

For more information on the project please email raptisiriwardaneleibniz-zmtde

Fieldwork

Postdoc Academy for Transformational Leadership

Application deadline April 15 2018

The Robert Bosch Foundation in cooperation with the Humboldt-Universitaumlt zu Berlin (IRI THESys) the Leupha-na University of Luumlneburg the Stockholm Resilience Centre (SRC) and the Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT) Rotterdam invites applications for its two-year program

Link httpwwwbosch-stiftungdeenprojectpost-doc-academy-transformational-leadership

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Environ-mental Humanities at the University of Texas

at Arlington

Application deadline April 15 2018

The Seed Box program hosted by Linkoumlping University (Sweden) announces a one-year Postdoctoral Fellow-ship in the Environmental Humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington (US)

Link httpstheseedboxseresearch-clustersdeep-time-deep-earth-deep-waters

Position as Professor in Fisheries Ecology

Application deadline April 26 2018

The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) Bremen and the Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICMB) at the School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (University of Oldenburg) invite applications for a joint professor position (W2) in fisheries ecology

Link httpwwwleibniz-zmtdeimagescontentpdfStellenangebote_VancanciesFischereiokologie_Fisher-ies_Ecology_05032018pdf

Postdoctoral Position in the Project ldquoMangroves and Meaning-Making A Mutual Relationship Over Timerdquo

Application deadline April 30 2018

The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) Bremen seeks candidates with fieldwork experience

Jobs amp Opportunities

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 7

bull Ruth Brennan (Trinity College Dublin) at the Universidad de La Laguna Feb 18 - 23 2018

bull Kristen Ounanian (Aalborg University) at the Universidad de La Laguna Feb 18 - 23 2018

bull Natasa Vaidianu (University of Bucharest) at the Leibniz Centre for Marine Research (ZMT) Bremen Mar 12 - 16 2018

bull Natasa Vaidianu (University of Bucharest) at the Queenacutes University Belfast Mar 17 - 26 2018

bull Charles Galdies (University of Malta) at the University of Bologna Apr 09 - 13 2018

bull Paulina Ramirez-Monsalve (Aalborg University) at the University of Wageningen Apr 09 - 13 2018

bull Roberta Guerra (University of Bologna) at the University of Cadiz Apr 16 - 26 2018

Launching the Marine Coastal Cultures Network and Blogsite

(By Cormac Walsh Friederike Gesing and Rapti Siriwardane)

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new net-work space and blogsite - Marine Coastal Cultures (httpsmarinecoastalculturescom) MCC serves as a growing network and spin-off of the first meeting that was held on ldquoExploring Coastal and Marine Epistemolo-giesrdquo hosted in Hamburg in January 2017 by the Institute of Geography University of Hamburg together with the Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT) and the Sustainability Research Center (artec) University of Bremen The first workshop report can be accessed here (link httpsmarinecoastalculturescom20180205roundtable-workshop)

The MCC network encourages individual and group blog submissions - also spanning researchfieldwork reflec-tions opinion and perspective pieces photo journaling and other kinds of audio-visual (non-text based) work related to the marine and coastal humanities social sciences and the natural sciences particularly from around the world For notifications please do not hesitate to join the mailing list Also should you wish to announce any of your events andor have a related project URL linked to this page please do not hesitate to reach us at marinecoastalculturesgmailcom

The network will next meet during their second work-shop co-hosted by the Social Sciences and Humanities Strategy Group of the KDM (German Marine Research Consortium) on May 25 2018 in Kiel Germany Abstract submissions are welcomed until the 20th of April More information on the workshop and the call for abstracts can be accessed via httpsmarinecoastalculturescomcfp

First OceanGov STSM Output submitted

Maria Hadjimichael from the University of Cyprus and Irmak Ertoumlr from the Autonomous University of Bar-celona collaborated through a Cost STSM Action at the University of Cyprus As a result of this collaboration that took place on 9 ndash 27 February they submitted a Special Issue proposal on ldquoBlue Degrowth and the Politics of the Seardquo Through this project a space for further debates is expected to open up on theories and practices of ocean governance Several members of the Cost Action on Ocean Governance are part of this endeavor The next step of this collective project will take place over a panel on Blue Degrowth in the POLLEN 18 Conference on Political Ecology the Green Economy and Alternative Sustainabilities

Further STMS grantees in GP 2

bull Ateret Shabtay (Technion Israel Institute of Technology) at the University Iuav of Venice Nov 01 - 22 2017

bull Beatriz Martinez Romera (University of Copenha-gen) at the University of Amsterdam Dec 03 - 23 2017

bull Iris Sampaio da Costa (MARE amp DOP University of the Azores) at the Stazione ZoologicaA Dohrn in Naples Jan 20 - Feb 11 2018

bull Cristina Pita (Universidade de Aveiro) at the Universidad de La Laguna Feb 18 - 25 2018

Additional Information

particularly spanning disciplines within the environmen-tal social sciences and the humanities The project will be implemented in the Ecuadorian-Colombian borderlands and the Guayas Province therefore working knowledge of Spanish is essential

Link httpwwwleibniz-zmtdeimagescontentpdfStellenangebote_VancanciesDevelopment_and_Knowl-edge_Sociology_postdoc_27032018pdf

Position as Executive Director of EurOcean

Application deadline May 6 2018

For further information please refere to the full an-nouncement httpwwweuroceanorgnp47B$client ServletPath7DnewsId=600ampfileName=EurOceanEx-ecutiveDirector_2018_Disseminapdf

European COST Action OceanGov Newsletter 6 April 2018 8

Establishment of a DOSI BBNJ Working Group

Call for input and expressions of interest

For the 60 of the ocean that lies in areas beyond national jurisdiction the development of a new interna-tional agreement for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity is poised to commence under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (BBNJ - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction) Science technology and innovation cross-cut the BBNJ agreement The Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI) with support from the Arcadia Fund will provide a platform for science- policy engagement in the development of the BBNJ agreement

DOSI is therefore establishing a BBNJ working group The aim of the BBNJ working group is to facilitate the provision of scientific and technical information to the United Nations process to develop a new internation-al legally binding instrument for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction

The working group objectives are to

1 Synthesise scientific knowledge relating to the conservation and sustainable use of BBNJ and identi-fy key issues for the BBNJ instrument (ie area-based management tools environmental impact assess-ments marine genetic resources capacity building and technology transfer)

2 Publish open-access academic papers policy briefs and educational materials on key issues for BBNJ and provide input to the BBNJ negotiation process through submissions workshops and engagement

3 Provide a focal point for scientific expertise and network engagement on BBNJ issues and a platform for collaboration between scientists and other stakeholders (including engaging with the scientific community governments and other stake-holders at workshops and meetings and at the UN intergovernmental negotiating conference)

With the first session of the intergovernmental negoti-ating conference set to commence in September 2018 we are developing a plan for how DOSI will facilitate scientific and technical input to the development of the BBNJ instrument

We are reaching out to identify your interest expertise views and availability to contribute to DOSI BBNJ working

group activities please complete this short survey (it will take less than 5 minutes to complete)

The working group will be formed on the basis of these survey responses the mode of operation for the working group will be determined and activity will commence Harriet Harden-Davies (University of Wollongong Australia) will lead this working group

The European Marine Board (EMB) is releasing its 6th Forum Message

Integration capacity-building and engagement in science along with science-based societal debate are key to support the Sustainable Development Goals and the European Marine Board is committed to help in achieving this

On 6 December 2017 EMB held its 6th Forum Event in Brussels on the topic of ldquoImplementing the UN 2030 Agenda What role for Marine Sciencerdquo More informa-tion about the event including the presentations given can be found on our website at httpmarineboardeu6th-marine-board-forum and a news release can also be found online at httpmarineboardeulist-press- releases

The Forum Message outlines the marine science needs at the core of the ocean governance debate The Mes-sage also presents 8 specific commitments that EMB is making to underpin development ocean governance and the integration of marine science within it A copy of this Message is attached and can also be download-ed from the website at httpmarineboardeuemb-re-leases-6th-forum-message The Forum proceedings will follow shortly

Your article got published The long-nurtured book is finally out Youacuteve just come back from an exhausting but exciting field trip Won a research grant Fly your flag and send the details to oceangovleibniz-zmtde We also like photos a lot -)

To receive the quarterly OceanGov newsletter as email join our mailing list at httpswwwocean-goveunewsletter The OceanGov website also holds an archive of all previous newsletters

Background Information

Imprint

The subject of governance of oceanic systems and coastlines is moving into the center of European strategic and sustainability interests Yet it suffers from a high degree of fragmentation and the lack of a cross- scalar approach to addressing prevailing policy short-comings The COST Action on ldquoOcean Governance for Sustainability - Challenges Options and the Role of Sciencerdquo comprises a unique transdisciplinary network of 27 countries with regional and international outreach

The network aims to establish an integrative vision and a series of approaches that informs research and future policy directions on crosscutting sustainability-driven issues related to the fragmented governance framework of oceans seas and coastlines within regional waters and the open ocean in areas beyond national jurisdiction The network differs from thematic predecessors in two distinct ways While attending to the multiple flows and

connectivities between varied marine systems together with land- and sea-based interfaces that are biologically culturally politically and socio-economically entwined it first renders equal importance to strengthening regional and interdisciplinary dialogue producing scien-tific output crosscutting the natural and social sciences

Synergistic issue-driven working groups will be created at a time when Europe is considering its role in global ocean governance and will continue to evolve well after this COST Action ends Second the network creates a distinct multi-scalar and cross-sectoral platform for institutional partners across academia policymaking and civil society presenting inclusive spaces for transdisciplinary dialogue capacity development and the advancement of practical toolkits that attend to science-policy gaps inherent within integrated ocean and coastal governance

Publisher

Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)

Fahrenheitstraszlige 6

28359 Bremen | Germany

Phone 042123800-153

Email oceangovleibniz-zmtde

Web wwwoceangoveu

Newsletter Editors

Prof Dr Anna-Katharina Hornidge

Bianca Hurlemann

Lucas Barning

Layout Lucas Barning

Cover Picture Joseacute Pascual-Fernaacutendez

The OceanGov Newsletter is a publication by the OceanGov Network free of charge

Network Funded By

European Corporation in Science and Technology (COST)

COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020