A framework for mapping and monitoring human-ocean interactions in near real-time during COVID-19 and beyond

C.A. Ward-Paige; E.R. White; E.M.P. Madin; G.J. Osgood; L.K. Bailes; R.L. Bateman; E. Belonje; K.V. Burns; N. Cullain; P. Darbyshire-Jenkins; R.S. de Waegh; A.M. Eger; L. Fola-Matthews; B.M. Forde; C. Gonson; C.J. Honeyman; J.E. House; E. Jacobs; L.K. Jordan; J.J. Levenson; K. Lucchini; M-P Martí-Puig; L.A.H. McGuire; C. Meneses; P.H. Montoya-Maya; R.A. Noonan; P.A. Ruiz-Ruiz; P.E. Ruy; R.A. Saputra; G. Shedrawi; B. Sing; M.D. Tietbohl; A. Twomey; D.C.V. Florez; L. Yamb

doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105054

Back

A framework for mapping and monitoring human-ocean interactions in near real-time during COVID-19 and beyond

Journal article

Peer reviewed

A framework for mapping and monitoring human-ocean interactions in near real-time during COVID-19 and beyond

C.A. Ward-Paige, E.R. White, E.M.P. Madin, G.J. Osgood, L.K. Bailes, R.L. Bateman, E. Belonje, K.V. Burns, N. Cullain, P. Darbyshire-Jenkins, …

Marine Policy, Vol.140, Art. 105054

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105054

Files and links (1)

url

Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

The human response to the COVID-19 pandemic set in motion an unprecedented shift in human activity with unknown long-term effects. The impacts in marine systems are expected to be highly dynamic at local and global scales. However, in comparison to terrestrial ecosystems, we are not well-prepared to document these changes in marine and coastal environments. The problems are two-fold: 1) manual and siloed data collection and processing, and 2) reliance on marine professionals for observation and analysis. These problems are relevant beyond the pandemic and are a barrier to understanding rapidly evolving blue economies, the impacts of climate change, and the many other changes our modern-day oceans are undergoing. The “Our Ocean in COVID-19″ project, which aims to track human-ocean interactions throughout the pandemic, uses the new eOceans platform (eOceans.app) to overcome these barriers. Working at local scales, a global network of ocean scientists and citizen scientists are collaborating to monitor the ocean in near real-time. The purpose of this paper is to bring this project to the attention of the marine conservation community, researchers, and the public wanting to track changes in their area. As our team continues to grow, this project will provide important baselines and temporal patterns for ocean conservation, policy, and innovation as society transitions towards a new normal. It may also provide a proof-of-concept for real-time, collaborative ocean monitoring that breaks down silos between academia, government, and at-sea stakeholders to create a stronger and more democratic blue economy with communities more resilient to ocean and global change.

Details

Title: A framework for mapping and monitoring human-ocean interactions in near real-time during COVID-19 and beyond
Authors/Creators: C.A. Ward-Paige (Author/Creator) - Halifax
E.R. White (Author/Creator) - University of New Hampshire at Manchester
E.M.P. Madin (Author/Creator)
G.J. Osgood (Author/Creator) - Halifax
L.K. Bailes (Author/Creator) - Miami University
R.L. Bateman (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
E. Belonje (Author/Creator) - The Hague, The Netherlands.
K.V. Burns (Author/Creator) - Vancouver, BC, Canada.
N. Cullain (Author/Creator) - Marine Action Research, Zavora Marine Lab, Mozambique.
P. Darbyshire-Jenkins (Author/Creator) - Niyama Private Islands, Maldives.
R.S. de Waegh (Author/Creator) - Auckland University of Technology
A.M. Eger (Author/Creator) - UNSW Sydney
L. Fola-Matthews (Author/Creator) - Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research
B.M. Forde (Author/Creator)
C. Gonson (Author/Creator) - Geden, Clairac, France.
C.J. Honeyman (Author/Creator) - Marine Science Institute
J.E. House (Author/Creator) - Charles Darwin University
E. Jacobs (Author/Creator) - Keep Fin Alive, South Africa.
L.K. Jordan (Author/Creator) - World Below the Waves, Auckland, New Zealand.
J.J. Levenson (Author/Creator) - United States Department of the Interior
K. Lucchini (Author/Creator) - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
M-P Martí-Puig (Author/Creator) - Oceana
L.A.H. McGuire (Author/Creator)
C. Meneses (Author/Creator) - Ghent University Hospital
P.H. Montoya-Maya (Author/Creator) - Corales de Paz, Cali, Colombia.
R.A. Noonan (Author/Creator) - Dalhousie University
P.A. Ruiz-Ruiz (Author/Creator) - Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
P.E. Ruy (Author/Creator) - Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
R.A. Saputra (Author/Creator) - Indonesia Biru, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
G. Shedrawi (Author/Creator) - Pacific Community
B. Sing (Author/Creator) - Shark Guardian, Nottingham, UK.
M.D. Tietbohl (Author/Creator) - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
A. Twomey (Author/Creator) - The University of Queensland
D.C.V. Florez (Author/Creator)
L. Yamb (Author/Creator) - Unité
Publication Details: Marine Policy, Vol.140, Art. 105054
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Identifiers: 991005544755307891
Copyright: © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: InCites

Metrics

70 Record Views

6 Times Cited - Web of Science

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 3 Agriculture, Environment & Ecology; 3.2 Marine Biology; 3.2.92 Fisheries Ecology
Web Of Science research areas: Environmental Studies; International Relations
ESI research areas: Social Sciences, general