• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: A blueprint for integrating scientific approaches and international communities to assess basin-wide ocean ecosystem status
  • Contributor: Roberts, J. Murray [Author]; Devey, Colin W. [Author]; Biastoch, Arne [Author]; Carreiro-Silva, Marina [Author]; Dohna, Tina [Author]; Dorschel, Boris [Author]; Gunn, Vikki [Author]; Huvenne, Veerle A. I. [Author]; Johnson, David [Author]; Jollivet, Didier [Author]; Kenchington, Ellen [Author]; Larkin, Kate [Author]; Matabos, Marjolaine [Author]; Morato, Telmo [Author]; Naumann, Malik S. [Author]; Orejas, Covadonga [Author]; Perez, J. Angel A. [Author]; Ragnarsson, Stefán Á. [Author]; Smit, Albertus J. [Author]; Sweetman, Andrew [Author]; Unger, Sebastian [Author]; Boteler, Benjamin [Author]; Henry, Lea-Anne [Author]
  • Published: Nature Research, 2023-01-19
  • Language: English
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00645-w
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  • Description: Ocean ecosystems are at the forefront of the climate and biodiversity crises, yet we lack a unified approach to assess their state and inform sustainable policies. This blueprint is designed around research capabilities and cross-sectoral partnerships. We highlight priorities including integrating basin-scale observation, modelling and genomic approaches to understand Atlantic oceanography and ecosystem connectivity; improving ecosystem mapping; identifying potential tipping points in deep and open ocean ecosystems; understanding compound impacts of multiple stressors including warming, acidification and deoxygenation; enhancing spatial and temporal management and protection. We argue that these goals are best achieved through partnerships with policy-makers and community stakeholders, and promoting research groups from the South Atlantic through investment and engagement. Given the high costs of such research (€800k to €1.7M per expedition and €30–40M for a basin-scale programme), international cooperation and funding are integral to supporting science-led policies to conserve ocean ecosystems that transcend jurisdictional borders.
  • Access State: Open Access