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Advancing ocean sustainability through better science integration: perspectives of Early Career Ocean Professionals
Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Vol.2, pp.1-9
2025
Abstract
As the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) approaches halfway, inclusive input on progress and innovative approaches to achieving ocean sustainability is timely and necessary. Input from the leaders of tomorrow—today's Early Career Ocean Professionals (ECOPs)—brings important generational perspectives on delivering marine science that can inform and contribute to achieving future ocean sustainability. ECOP perspectives may also offer novel insights on informing solutions to ocean-related challenges. Here, we articulate ECOP perspectives on priority recommendations for addressing current gaps and opportunities in ocean science in the context of the “Ocean Decade”. These recommendations include: (1) a culture shift toward more active and transparent data sharing; (2) valuing and connecting different knowledge systems; and (3) achieving effective knowledge-sharing across disciplines and jurisdictions. We outline how all actors in ocean research, across different disciplines and institutions, can implement these changes, and where relevant, demonstrate unique roles ECOPs can play in this process. We propose that the implementation of these recommendations, by all actors in ocean science, along with greater inclusion and transfer of diverse knowledge, will support efforts to achieve the goals of the Ocean Decade, and ensure ocean sustainability for generations to come.
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- Title
- Advancing ocean sustainability through better science integration: perspectives of Early Career Ocean Professionals
- Authors
- Maria L. Vozzo (Corresponding Author) - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research OrganisationMarina Christofidis - Griffith UniversityLaura Griffiths - Griffith UniversityRachel Kelly - University of TasmaniaMichelle L Manion - Macquarie UniversityShayan Barmand - Noosa CouncilJessica Bolin - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringPablo Fuenzalida Miralles - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Marketing and CommunicationsMelanie L. Harris - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Science, Technology and EngineeringAbby Issell - Gold Coast City CouncilCaitlin Kuempel - Griffith UniversityMarycarmen Martinez Diaz - CSIRO Environment (Australia)Michael Murunga - University of TasmaniaSophie R Palmer - Monash UniversityNina Schaefer - Macquarie UniversityJamie Simpson - The University of Sydney
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Vol.2, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2025
- DOI
- 10.3389/focsu.2024.1526776
- ISSN
- 2813-8287
- Copyright note
- © 2025 Vozzo, Christofidis, Griffiths, Kelly, Manion, Barmand, Bolin, Fuenzalida-Miralles, Harris, Issell, Kuempel, Martinez Diaz, Murunga, Palmer, Schaefer and Simpson. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Data Availability
- The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding authors.
- Grant note
- This work was supported by Future Earth Australia
- Organisation Unit
- Marketing and Communications; National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991098746002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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