The global pandemic has shown we need an action plan for the ocean

Murphy, Eugene J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7369-9196; Robinson, Carol; Hobday, Alistair J.; Newton, Alice; Glaser, Marion; Evans, Karen; Dickey-Collas, Mark; Brodie, Stephanie; Gehlen, Marion. 2021 The global pandemic has shown we need an action plan for the ocean. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 760731. 6, pp. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.760731

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Abstract/Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic is the first serious test of how science can inform decision-making in the face of an immediate global threat, yielding important lessons on how science, society and policy interact. The global societal and economic impact of COVID-19 has shown that we need to assess, plan and prepare for potential future changes. These insights are particularly important for the ocean science community because of the global connectivity of the ocean and its crucial role in the Earth's climate system and in supporting all life on Earth. With climate change already impacting society and ecosystems, implementing mitigation measures to avoid and reduce emissions of greenhouses gases is an immediate priority (IPCC, 2021). Irreversible changes are already underway in the oceans and their impacts over the coming decades will continue to affect human communities, requiring societal responses and adaptation across multiple scales (IPCC, 2019, 2021).

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.760731
ISSN:	2296-7745
Additional Keywords:	ocean ecosystems, global threats, climate change, action plan, policy options, risk-management
Date made live:	08 Dec 2021 13:17 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531516

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.760731

ISSN:

2296-7745

Additional Keywords:

ocean ecosystems, global threats, climate change, action plan, policy options, risk-management

Date made live:

08 Dec 2021 13:17 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/531516