Fish biologist, communicator and marine social scientist with a passion for people and the oceans, and especially MPAs. #marsocsci#scicomm#MPA#oceanoptimism
"Give children a chance to love nature before we ask them to save it. Let them experience nature, play and enjoy it."
Wise advice from @eduoceans, founding member of the #MPADay Alliance.
#OceanConservation#Conservation#Nature
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Yesterday, WIOMPAN successfully hosted an engaging symposium at the #IMCC7 in Cape Town, South Africa, focusing on achieving the 30x30 target in the Western Indian Ocean.
The sessions highlighted significant progress, barriers, and opportunities related to MPAs and OECMs. 🌍
Making ocean science matter for conservation at #IMCC7.🌊
This morning, WIOMSA Executive Director, Dr. Arthur Tuda, delivered a compelling keynote address centred on the interface of science and policy. @IMCC2024
I really enjoyed (secretly relieved the anxiety is over) presenting today at #IMCC7.
I spoke about some fisher led science programmes on St Helena and provided some data on tuna tagging projects. All linking in with empowering the local community to help protect their MPA!
An incredible first day of #IMCC7 - the most amazing, energising opening incl keynote from @eduoceans, and then into running 3 workshops on #OceanLiteracy and #MarSocSci. Huge thanks to all speakers and attendees for their energy and passion. #TeamMarSocSci Bring on Day 2!
An incredible first day of #IMCC7 - the most amazing, energising opening incl keynote from @eduoceans, and then into running 3 workshops on #OceanLiteracy and #MarSocSci. Huge thanks to all speakers and attendees for their energy and passion. #TeamMarSocSci Bring on Day 2!
📢 Call for Decade Actions No. 08/2024 is officially OPEN!
The priority themes for this #OceanDecade Call are:
🌊Coastal resilience
🌊Society's relationship with the ocean
🌊The ocean-human health nexus
Join the world's biggest #OceanScience movement: ow.ly/63q750TLqc1
What's your marine identity?
New research led by @UniofExeter and endorsed by the #OceanDecade defines marine identity—people's deep connection with the ocean—for the first time, and finds that understanding these identities can help restore the ocean.
👉ow.ly/vSmv50TJEV0
The day started with the #IMCC7 opening plenary presented by Dr. Judy Mann-Lang, where she began by sharing:
"To care for the ocean, we need to care about people. For many years, we have turned our backs on the people and faced the ocean"
@eduoceans encourages us to "roll back the blue blanket" and to use our knowledge to make the unknown of the ocean more visible. We need to remember that we are in an ocean bubble and we need to build from the familiar to the unfamiliar
#IMCC7#MarSocSci#TeamMarSocSci