Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78186
Carolina Barnez Gramcianinov, Ricardo M. Campos, R. de Camargo
Cyclone-related oceanic hazards, such as extreme waves and surges, are frequently reported on the western South Atlantic. These events are associated with coastal erosion, coastal infrastructure damage, maritime navigation, and offshore industry incidents, being important for safety and maintenance management in ocean engineering. Present climate trends and future projections of this event are frequently linked with the expected general poleward shift of the storm track over the globe, but regional approaches revealed a slight increase in the cyclonic activity in South America 35ºS and 40ºS, which would be restricted to the coast. However, the signals of these changes are weak and frequently of the same magnitude of model biases, producing results with a lack of confidence, especially in the coastal zone. Extreme events related to waves and surges used to present large uncertainty and heterogeneity around the globe. Most of the problems regarding future estimation rely on methodological limitations that will not overrun without collaborative efforts to the improvement of observational-based science. Taking advantage of the UN Ocean Decade goals, national and regional initiatives need to collaborate towards a robust and continuous Brazilian observational network in order to face the climate crises in the country. Keywords: ocean wind-waves, coastal flooding, storm surge, extratropical cyclones, ocean waves, natural hazards.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78516
Carlos Alessandro Domingos Lentini, Luís Felipe F. de Mendonça
In 43 years since the first civilian ocean satellite, the Seasat, observations of the world’s oceans have progressed a lot. From color photographies taken by US astronauts during the first manned spaceflight programs back in the 60s to nano and picosatellites nowadays, Satellite Oceanography (SO) has allowed near real-time support capabilities for operational Oceanography and climate change studies. These outcomes can improve and contribute to the growth of the blue economy local, national and international by limiting the negative impact of climate change and the potential risks for aquaculture, fisheries, and environmental protection. Moreover, SO increases maritime situational awareness and surveillance for civilian purposes, accessing shipping routes, tracking illegal activities, and piracy. Therefore, the objective of this manuscript is to share some of the historical technical facts and needs that push SO observations and sensors forward to understanding our oceans and how they interact with our planet. Keywords: Nasa, Seasat, NOAA TIROS-N, Swot, CubeSats
{"title":"SATELLITE OCEANOGRAPHY: HARNESSING THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION","authors":"Carlos Alessandro Domingos Lentini, Luís Felipe F. de Mendonça","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78516","url":null,"abstract":"In 43 years since the first civilian ocean satellite, the Seasat, observations of the world’s oceans have progressed a lot. From color photographies taken by US astronauts during the first manned spaceflight programs back in the 60s to nano and picosatellites nowadays, Satellite Oceanography (SO) has allowed near real-time support capabilities for operational Oceanography and climate change studies. These outcomes can improve and contribute to the growth of the blue economy local, national and international by limiting the negative impact of climate change and the potential risks for aquaculture, fisheries, and environmental protection. Moreover, SO increases maritime situational awareness and surveillance for civilian purposes, accessing shipping routes, tracking illegal activities, and piracy. Therefore, the objective of this manuscript is to share some of the historical technical facts and needs that push SO observations and sensors forward to understanding our oceans and how they interact with our planet. \u0000Keywords: Nasa, Seasat, NOAA TIROS-N, Swot, CubeSats","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115034807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78513
Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira
A Predicted Ocean is one of the UN Ocean Decade goals. Ocean observations and numerical simulations of the ocean circulation are at the heart of this outcome. Numerical models are used to understand the present and predict future ocean states, but also the human impact on it, among many other uses. However, its results are only a representation of reality, and we need to validate the numerical model outputs with observational data before using them. Considering its coast extension and the marine economic importance, Brazil does not collect enough physical ocean data and we have only a few real-time observation systems. Unfortunately, due to the COVID and the current national science budget crisis, the number of real-time observations has been further reduced. From a positive perspective, I must believe that this situation will change. We need to be prepared to convince the stakeholders of the importance of observing systems to our society and secure a budget in that regard. This is the way to better predict our oceans. Keywords: ocean modeling, observation systems, Ocean Decade, numerical model validation.
{"title":"THE DATA WE NEED FOR THE OCEAN WE WANT TO PREDICT: A BRAZILIAN PERSPECTIVE","authors":"Carlos Eduardo Peres Teixeira","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78513","url":null,"abstract":"A Predicted Ocean is one of the UN Ocean Decade goals. Ocean observations and numerical simulations of the ocean circulation are at the heart of this outcome. Numerical models are used to understand the present and predict future ocean states, but also the human impact on it, among many other uses. However, its results are only a representation of reality, and we need to validate the numerical model outputs with observational data before using them. Considering its coast extension and the marine economic importance, Brazil does not collect enough physical ocean data and we have only a few real-time observation systems. Unfortunately, due to the COVID and the current national science budget crisis, the number of real-time observations has been further reduced. From a positive perspective, I must believe that this situation will change. We need to be prepared to convince the stakeholders of the importance of observing systems to our society and secure a budget in that regard. This is the way to better predict our oceans. \u0000Keywords: ocean modeling, observation systems, Ocean Decade, numerical model validation.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"261 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128902012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78210
Montiel Américo, Pérez Daniel, Gorny Matthias
The selection of optimal target species to define and manage protected marine areas (MPAs) has generated a great scientific discussion during the past decades. Benthic invertebrates are commonly less considered as important target species, despite their pivotal role in marine ecosystems. To address this issue, we determined target species among benthic marine organisms using a multi-criteria approach. For this purpose, we used a data base from the Katalalixar National Reserve (RNK) in central Patagonia, Chile. The data were obtained through underwater photography and quantitative sampling by means of scuba diving during three expeditions between 2017 and 2019. Based on the total taxonomical inventory from both methods, a SIMPER analysis was used to determine 10 candidate species, and the Landscape Selection Species program was used for the selection of target species. Finally, eight target species were selected. The black snail Tegula atra, the hermit crab Pagurus comptus, the gastropod Crepipatella dilatata, and the polychaete Platynereis australis were selected among errant species. Among sessile species, the encrusting coralline algae Lithothamnium sp., the sea anemone Actinostola chilensis, the parchment worm Chaetopterus variopedatus, and the encrusting ascidia Didemnum sp. were the selected species. Based on our results we expect that these species will be included as target species in future management plans to improve protection of the marine environment of the Katalalixar National Reserve, one of the most pristine areas of the Chilean fjord region. Keywords: macroinvertebrates, macroalgae, biodiversity, Patagonia.
{"title":"SELECTION OF TARGET SPECIES FOR MARINE PROTECTED AREAS: A MULTI CRITERIA APPROACH USING BENTHIC ORGANISMS","authors":"Montiel Américo, Pérez Daniel, Gorny Matthias","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78210","url":null,"abstract":"The selection of optimal target species to define and manage protected marine areas (MPAs) has generated a great scientific discussion during the past decades. Benthic invertebrates are commonly less considered as important target species, despite their pivotal role in marine ecosystems. To address this issue, we determined target species among benthic marine organisms using a multi-criteria approach. For this purpose, we used a data base from the Katalalixar National Reserve (RNK) in central Patagonia, Chile. The data were obtained through underwater photography and quantitative sampling by means of scuba diving during three expeditions between 2017 and 2019. Based on the total taxonomical inventory from both methods, a SIMPER analysis was used to determine 10 candidate species, and the Landscape Selection Species program was used for the selection of target species. Finally, eight target species were selected. The black snail Tegula atra, the hermit crab Pagurus comptus, the gastropod Crepipatella dilatata, and the polychaete Platynereis australis were selected among errant species. Among sessile species, the encrusting coralline algae Lithothamnium sp., the sea anemone Actinostola chilensis, the parchment worm Chaetopterus variopedatus, and the encrusting ascidia Didemnum sp. were the selected species. Based on our results we expect that these species will be included as target species in future management plans to improve protection of the marine environment of the Katalalixar National Reserve, one of the most pristine areas of the Chilean fjord region. \u0000Keywords: macroinvertebrates, macroalgae, biodiversity, Patagonia.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128754765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78190
E. Markelova, Puri Canals, Angela De Domingo, Marc García-Durán Huet
There is a need for consistency in water management across scales and sectors, which motivated this paper to formulate a “proactive” retrofit vision seeking to integrate net-positive, sustainable and regenerative design concepts. Since the Planetary Boundaries framework is the key communication tool from scientific knowledge to political instruments (e.g., Sustainable Development Goals), water-related topics are revised accordingly. It is suggested that the role of water management in Climate Change is largely overlooked, which, in turn, is demonstrated to be the driver of change and, at the same time, impacted by these changes. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the link between water-related carbon footprint and energy use presents the Climate Change community with a valuable opportunity to better manage two of the most valuable resources. A new approach is suggested by distinguishing water quality, quantity, and water state. So that beyond qualitative and quantitative goals, the physical state of water, which depends on hydrogen bonding, should help improve water management across scales. Understating water complexity shall facilitate communication raising awareness that every action creates a legacy. Overall, this study strengthens the idea that science-based strategies require better communication where biogeochemical science may serve a model to make knowledge more available to educators and policymakers. Keywords: water-related carbon footprint, molecular water structure, socio-ecological regeneration.
{"title":"REGENERATIVE WATER MANAGEMENT ACROSS SCALES: A RETROFIT VISION FOR BIOSPHERE SUSTAINABILITY","authors":"E. Markelova, Puri Canals, Angela De Domingo, Marc García-Durán Huet","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78190","url":null,"abstract":"There is a need for consistency in water management across scales and sectors, which motivated this paper to formulate a “proactive” retrofit vision seeking to integrate net-positive, sustainable and regenerative design concepts. Since the Planetary Boundaries framework is the key communication tool from scientific knowledge to political instruments (e.g., Sustainable Development Goals), water-related topics are revised accordingly. It is suggested that the role of water management in Climate Change is largely overlooked, which, in turn, is demonstrated to be the driver of change and, at the same time, impacted by these changes. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the link between water-related carbon footprint and energy use presents the Climate Change community with a valuable opportunity to better manage two of the most valuable resources. A new approach is suggested by distinguishing water quality, quantity, and water state. So that beyond qualitative and quantitative goals, the physical state of water, which depends on hydrogen bonding, should help improve water management across scales. Understating water complexity shall facilitate communication raising awareness that every action creates a legacy. Overall, this study strengthens the idea that science-based strategies require better communication where biogeochemical science may serve a model to make knowledge more available to educators and policymakers. \u0000 \u0000Keywords: water-related carbon footprint, molecular water structure, socio-ecological regeneration.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123916793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78187
G. Guarnieri, F. De Leo
The continuing degradation of marine ecosystems is widely highlighted as having a significant impact on services they provide for human well-being. To this end, especially during the last decade, numerous national, regional and international aspirations, targets and commitments have been made in order to reverse the detrimental trend affecting the ocean health, which is expected to accelerate in the immediate future. Restoration actions are becoming a common strategy to speed-up the recovery pathway of degraded ecosystems. This recognition also depends on the fact that, in some cases, in addition to traditional conservation strategies (e.g. Marine Protected Areas and Maritime Spatial Planning), “active” restoration may be the only politically feasible approach able to increase the flow of marine ecosystem services to stakeholders, ensuring, at the same time, the mitigation of threats to coastal environments in a reasonable time lag. Given the time-bound target aimed to effectively protect/restore on third of global ecosystems in the upcoming decade, concrete considerations about the potential for scaling-up the restoration interventions across coastal ecosystems are required to prioritise and improve the strategies aimed to cope the urgent conservation issues faced by marine ecosystems at global scale. Here, capitalizing on the most upgraded information on restoration efforts worldwide carried out over nearly five decades, a synthetic (but not exhaustive) analysis of progresses is showed, which could helps to better address the upscaling issue of marine conservation strategies in the immediate future. Keywords: marine ecosystem restoration, sustainable development, coastal habitats.
{"title":"THE BLUE RESTORATION CONTRIBUTION TO FACE THE CHALLENGING SCALING-UP ISSUE OF MARINE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IN THE NEXT DECADE","authors":"G. Guarnieri, F. De Leo","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78187","url":null,"abstract":"The continuing degradation of marine ecosystems is widely highlighted as having a significant impact on services they provide for human well-being. To this end, especially during the last decade, numerous national, regional and international aspirations, targets and commitments have been made in order to reverse the detrimental trend affecting the ocean health, which is expected to accelerate in the immediate future. Restoration actions are becoming a common strategy to speed-up the recovery pathway of degraded ecosystems. This recognition also depends on the fact that, in some cases, in addition to traditional conservation strategies (e.g. Marine Protected Areas and Maritime Spatial Planning), “active” restoration may be the only politically feasible approach able to increase the flow of marine ecosystem services to stakeholders, ensuring, at the same time, the mitigation of threats to coastal environments in a reasonable time lag. Given the time-bound target aimed to effectively protect/restore on third of global ecosystems in the upcoming decade, concrete considerations about the potential for scaling-up the restoration interventions across coastal ecosystems are required to prioritise and improve the strategies aimed to cope the urgent conservation issues faced by marine ecosystems at global scale. Here, capitalizing on the most upgraded information on restoration efforts worldwide carried out over nearly five decades, a synthetic (but not exhaustive) analysis of progresses is showed, which could helps to better address the upscaling issue of marine conservation strategies in the immediate future. \u0000 Keywords: marine ecosystem restoration, sustainable development, coastal habitats.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122761410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78396
S. Carleial, M. Soares
Science has an immense potential to change society such as by improving global public health or tackling climate change. This is especially important in the next 10 years (2021-2030) which are decisive for many countries around the globe to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. For this, the development of more science-based policies is crucial. However, a number of problems affect science nowadays. These problems are all well known, but little is being currently done to solve them. Here, we discuss the past and rising problems in the scientific and academic practice that need our urgent attention, namely the crises of accessibility, equity, reproducibility, credibility, deficiency in job opportunities and the vicious publication system. Additionally,we discuss current political and cultural problems such as the rise of fake news, clickbait videos, science denialism and misinformation that pose a threat not only to science practitioners, but also to the society at large. By acknowledging these crises, we propose that science can be improved for the benefit of the population in general (e.g., stakeholders, companies, governments, non-governmental organizations and traditional communities) and also for the very actors of science; the scientists and the new generations of academics. Keywords: ethics, fair science, open access, public policies, scientific production.
{"title":"THE URGENT AND YET FORGOTTEN PROBLEMS OF CURRENT SCIENTIFIC AND ACADEMIC PRACTICE","authors":"S. Carleial, M. Soares","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78396","url":null,"abstract":"Science has an immense potential to change society such as by improving global public health or tackling climate change. This is especially important in the next 10 years (2021-2030) which are decisive for many countries around the globe to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations. For this, the development of more science-based policies is crucial. However, a number of problems affect science nowadays. These problems are all well known, but little is being currently done to solve them. Here, we discuss the past and rising problems in the scientific and academic practice that need our urgent attention, namely the crises of accessibility, equity, reproducibility, credibility, deficiency in job opportunities and the vicious publication system. Additionally,we discuss current political and cultural problems such as the rise of fake news, clickbait videos, science denialism and misinformation that pose a threat not only to science practitioners, but also to the society at large. By acknowledging these crises, we propose that science can be improved for the benefit of the population in general (e.g., stakeholders, companies, governments, non-governmental organizations and traditional communities) and also for the very actors of science; the scientists and the new generations of academics. \u0000Keywords: ethics, fair science, open access, public policies, scientific production.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"101 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124137495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78213
Tallita Cruz Lopes Tavares
When modern man evolved in Africa 250,000 years ago by hunting and gathering, would he dream of megalopolis and flying machines? Would he ever understand how we managed to create and expand so much that this could cause our very decline like an Icarus that reached for the sun while the wax on his wings melts? Nowadays, as we find more and more evidence of the negative impacts we have caused to the biosphere, we are also looking for solutions to write a different future, a sustainable future. In this perspective, I present how a microbcentric approach can help achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the knowledge that microorganisms are the engines of life on Earth. The science of microbiology has shown that most microorganisms are not pathogens but live in close association with almost any plant or animal, with many advantages that can certainly be used in an evidence-based manner. Each of the 17 SDGs can be strengthened by considering microbes – from improving or restoring soil fertility to produce food to protecting blue carbon ecosystems, such as corals and mangroves. Recognizing that these minuscule beings hold one of the keys to a sustainable future is essential, which would be achieved by strengthening research, microbial literacy actions, and cooperation among scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers, and society. Microorganisms can help us create opportunities for the future, like a Daedalus that finally gets heard by an arrogant Icarus. Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, bioeconomy, microbial innovations, sustainability, climate change.
{"title":"GETTING BY ANTHROPOCENE WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM MICROBES","authors":"Tallita Cruz Lopes Tavares","doi":"10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78213","url":null,"abstract":"When modern man evolved in Africa 250,000 years ago by hunting and gathering, would he dream of megalopolis and flying machines? Would he ever understand how we managed to create and expand so much that this could cause our very decline like an Icarus that reached for the sun while the wax on his wings melts? Nowadays, as we find more and more evidence of the negative impacts we have caused to the biosphere, we are also looking for solutions to write a different future, a sustainable future. In this perspective, I present how a microbcentric approach can help achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on the knowledge that microorganisms are the engines of life on Earth. The science of microbiology has shown that most microorganisms are not pathogens but live in close association with almost any plant or animal, with many advantages that can certainly be used in an evidence-based manner. Each of the 17 SDGs can be strengthened by considering microbes – from improving or restoring soil fertility to produce food to protecting blue carbon ecosystems, such as corals and mangroves. Recognizing that these minuscule beings hold one of the keys to a sustainable future is essential, which would be achieved by strengthening research, microbial literacy actions, and cooperation among scientists, stakeholders, decision-makers, and society. Microorganisms can help us create opportunities for the future, like a Daedalus that finally gets heard by an arrogant Icarus. \u0000Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals, bioeconomy, microbial innovations, sustainability, climate change.","PeriodicalId":410099,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos de Ciências do Mar","volume":"197 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133210855","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78407
Tatiane Martins Garcia, Ana Cecília Pinho Costa, Carolina Carolina Coelho Campos, José Pedro Vieira Arruda Júnior, Hortência De Sousa Barroso, Marcelo de Oliveira Soares
The Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) has just started, and multiple stakeholders, including scientists, policymakers, civil society, funders, and the private sector will join transnational efforts to reverse the severe cycle of ocean biodiversity decline. This viewpoint article emphasizes goal number 14 that refers to the conservation and sustainable use of marine resources, and will particularly discuss the challenges of plankton research in the ongoing Anthropocene and methods to promote a true societal understanding of these species. There are many challenges for this “tiny and invisible world”, especially because they are understudied and their importance in marine trophic webs, global biodiversity, and many plankton-mediated ecosystem services is often overlooked. This article discusses and highlights the ecological aspects of plankton communities according to the seven outcomes of the Ocean Decade. Although the impacts on benthic and nekton components (such as fish and corals) are more commonly known and recognized by society, plankton worldwide are also threatened by the loss of suitable habitats, range shift of species, organic pollution, invasive species, plastics, and globalclimate change (e.g., extreme floods and droughts, heat waves, and warming). Ocean literacy is currently challenged in terms of the understanding of plankton, and it is important to explain the relevance of this “invisible world” to people of all ages, cultures, and school levels. Rapid, straightforward, and appropriate communication is required to engage the public and improve awareness and science-based policies related to this important, overlooked, and threatened component of marine life. Keywords: marine plankton, marine food web, ocean decade, sustainable development, marine biodiversity.
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Pub Date : 2022-03-18DOI: 10.32360/acmar.v55iespecial.78209
Fábio De Oliveira Matos, Juliana Barroso de Melo, Kamila Vieira de Mendonça, João Angelo Peixoto de Andrade, Lucas Ricardo Ferreira Nobre
The present work aims at analyzing aspects of Integrated Coastal Zone Management regarding Federal States in the Northeast Region of Brazil from the Economy, Law and Sustainability perspectives. In the context of opinionated analysis, the methodology herein adopted, included the qualitative collection of bibliographic and documental records on a determined set of issues involving coastal management. From this study, it was possible to identify economic activities, directly and indirectly related to Blue Economy, which express the relevance of the sector in the studied Region as well as the existence of an environmental legal framework also relevant to coastal and marine planning and management. However, this legal framework lacks a broad democratic participation, mostly, the participation of traditional communities in the decision making processes with regards to planning the coastal zone sustainable use and occupation. Keywords: coastal zone, coastal management, socio-environmental planning, blue economy, law of the sea.
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