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Ocean Literacy is Key to Preserving Our Oceans and Coasts
Marine Technology Society Journal, 2004 The article reviews the effect of both the U.S. Commission of Ocean Policy and the Pew Commission reports on our understanding of the degrading condition of our oceans. It lists the following four goals in contributing to an 'ocean-literate' America: to invest in higher education in science and technology fields relevant to the oceans; to develop an ...
Dick West
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Understanding the psychological pathways from ocean literacy to pro-environmental behavior: the mediating roles of marine responsibility and values. [PDF]
Front PsycholWang L, Gao T, Shi Y, Zhang L.
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A System Dynamics Approach to Increasing Ocean Literacy
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2019 Ocean Literacy (OL) has multiple aspects or dimensions: from knowledge about how the oceans work and our impact on them, to attitudes toward topics such as sustainable fisheries, and our behaviour as consumers, tourists, policy makers, fishermen, etc ...
Caroline Brennan +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine ScienceBiomass in the mesopelagic or twilight zone (OTZ) of the ocean is estimated to be 10–100 times that of current annual capture fishery production and plays a fundamental role in regulating global climate via both biological and physical processes ...
Michael J. Weir, Maya Lozinsky, Di Jin
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A Blueprint for Ocean Literacy: EU4Ocean [PDF]
Sustainability, 2022 In this paper, we discuss the importance of the efficient communication of science results to citizens across the world. In order for people to absorb information, we need to understand the principles and apply the best available means to facilitate the process of increasing global awareness of the changes.
Tymon Zielinski +2 more
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Spreading the Message: Capacity Development and Ocean Literacy
Abstract. Ocean literacy and capacity development aim to bridge knowledge gaps at various levels and ocean forecasting is the engine that can support the overcoming of such limits, easing the connections between science and society through data and information. Ocean literacy focuses on understanding the fundamental reason behind ocean processes – the “
Romane Zufic, Cécile Thomas-Courcoux
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Research trends and content analysis of ocean literacy studies between 2017 and 2021
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023 Ocean literacy (OL) refers to the ability of citizens to understand and explain the concepts and phenomena related to the oceans, and leads them to positive behavioral change for the protection and sustainability of the oceans.
Bulent Cavas +3 more
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Awareness of ocean literacy principles and ocean conservation engagement among American adults
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022 Ocean literacy influences ocean conservation and might have an impact on sustainable development practices. We investigated the knowledge American adults possess concerning ocean literacy principles and ocean conservation behaviors by asking participants
Chris O’Halloran +2 more
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Editorial: Connecting People to Their Oceans: Issues and Options for Effective Ocean Literacy [PDF]
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020 Ángel Borja +4 more
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