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Conservation Biology

 <http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.2014.28.issue-5/issuetoc>
Volume 28, Issue 5, pages 1206–1214, October 2014

Article first published online: 29 APR 2014

DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12303


 


 

Seventy-One Important Questions for the Conservation of Marine Biodiversity

E. C. M. PARSONS1,†, BRETT FAVARO2,3,†, A. ALONSO AGUIRRE1,4, AMY L. BAUER1,
LOUISE K. BLIGHT5,6, JOHN A. CIGLIANO7, MELINDA A. COLEMAN8,9,ISABELLE M.
CÔTÉ2, 

MEGAN DRAHEIM10,STEPHEN FLETCHER11, MELISSA M. FOLEY12,13, REBECCA
JEFFERSON11,MIRANDA C. JONES14, BRENDAN P. KELAHER9, CAROLYN J.
LUNDQUIST15,16, 

JULIE-BETH MCCARTHY17, ANNE NELSON18, KATHERYN PATTERSON1,LESLIE WALSH19,
ANDREW J. WRIGHT1and WILLIAM J. SUTHERLAND20

1Department of Environmental Science & Policy, George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, U.S.A.2Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser
University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

3Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Resources, Fisheries and Marine Institute,
Memorial University of Newfoundland, NL, Canada4Smithsonian–Mason School of
Conservation, Front Royal, VA, U.S.A.5Centre for Applied Conservation
Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada6WWF-Canada,
Vancouver, BC, Canada 7Department of Biological Sciences, Cedar Crest
College, PA, U.S.A. 8New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, NSW
Fisheries, NSW 2450, Australia 9National Marine Science Centre, Southern
Cross University, Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia 10Virginia Tech Center for
Leadership in Global Sustainability, Natural Resource Programs, Arlington,
VA, U.S.A.11 Centre for Marine and Coastal Policy Research, Plymouth
University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, United Kingdom12 Center for Ocean
Solutions, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford
University, Monterey, CA, U.S.A. 13 United States Geological Survey, Pacific
Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A. 14 Ocean Research
Unit, Fisheries Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC,
Canada 15National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research Ltd, Hamilton,
New Zealand 16 Leigh Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Science,
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand 17 406-B Mountain Ash
Crescent, British Columbia, Canada 18Collaborative Ocean Planning, Portland,
OR, U.S.A. 19 National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
20Conservation Science Group, Department of Zoology, University of
Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Email: E. C. M. PARSONS
(ecm-parsons en earthlink.net)

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Abstract


The ocean provides food, economic activity, and cultural value for a large
proportion of humanity. Our knowledge of marine ecosystems lags behind that
of terrestrial ecosystems, limiting effective protection of marine
resources. We describe the outcome of 2 workshops in 2011 and 2012 to
establish a list of important questions, which, if answered, would
substantially improve our ability to conserve and manage the world's marine
resources. Participants included individuals from academia, government, and
nongovernment organizations with broad experience across disciplines, marine
ecosystems, and countries that vary in levels of development. Contributors
from the fields of science, conservation, industry, and government submitted
questions to our workshops, which we distilled into a list of priority
research questions. Through this process, we identified 71 key questions. We
grouped these into 8 subject categories, each pertaining to a broad
component of marine conservation: fisheries, climate change, other
anthropogenic threats, ecosystems, marine citizenship, policy, societal and
cultural considerations, and scientific enterprise. Our questions address
many issues that are specific to marine conservation, and will serve as a
road map to funders and researchers to develop programs that can greatly
benefit marine conservation.

Setenta y Un Preguntas Importantes para la Conservación de la Biodiversidad
Marina


Resumen


Los océanos proporcionan alimento, actividad económica y valor cultural para
una gran porción de la humanidad. Nuestro conocimiento de los ecosistemas
marinos está atrasado con respecto al que tenemos de los ecosistemas
terrestres, lo que limita la protección efectiva de los recursos naturales.
Describimos el resultado de dos talleres en 2011 y 2012 para establecer una
lista de preguntas importantes, las cuales al ser respondidas, mejorarían
sustancialmente nuestra habilidad de conservar y manejar los recursos
marinos del mundo. Entre los participantes se incluyeron a individuos de la
docencia, el gobierno y organizaciones no-gubernamentales, con una amplia
experiencia que atraviesa disciplinas, ecosistemas marinos y países que
varían en el nivel de desarrollo. Los contribuyentes de los campos de la
ciencia, la conservación, la industria y el gobierno, presentaron preguntas
a nuestros talleres, las cuales separamos en una lista de preguntas de
investigación prioritarias. Por medio de este proceso, identificamos 71
preguntas clave. Las agrupamos en ocho categorías temáticas, cada una
perteneciente a un componente amplio de la conservación marina: pesquerías,
cambio climático, otras amenazas antropogénicas, ecosistemas, ciudadanía
marina, política, consideraciones sociales y culturales, y la iniciativa
científica. Nuestras preguntas se dirigen a muchas cuestiones que son
específicas de la conservación marina, y servirán como una ruta a seguir
para patrocinadores e investigadores que busquen desarrollar programas que
puedan beneficiar ampliamente a la conservación marina.

 



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