Alenka Malej, who also introduced the keynotespeaker of day 1, Marko Prem (UN EnvironmentPAP/RAC), who gave a talk �tled “Governance chal-lenges in the Mediterranean – contribu�on of theICZM Protocol”. His speech was followed by thecontribu�on of Nina Bednarsek, a namable re-searcher from the U.S. presen�ng her research on“The emerging science of acidifica�on impacts inthe coastal oceans towards policy and governancechange”.

That evening's Ac�on's network dinner took placeat Hotel Bernandin, just next to the conferencevenue, in a restaurant with a remarkle atmosphereand an inspiring dinner talk by Shé MackenzieHawke (ZRS Koper), sharing with us the trajectoriesof her scien�fic life with regard to her love ofnature, natural science and how that links to wateras ma�er and cultural currency.Day 2Valen�na Turk and the EMUNI representa�veJerneja Penca were se�ng the scene of the second

Bilo je lepo v Piran!

Science and policy under the sunnyNovember skies of beau�ful Piran

On 25 – 27 November, 2019 the European COST Ac-�on “Ocean Governance for Sustainability – Chal-lenges, Op�ons and the Role of Science” (CA15217)gathered for their 4 th Interna�onal conference inthe Slovenian coastal city of Piran. About 45 Ac�onmembers were warmly welcomed at the Na�onalIns�tute of Biology (NIB) by our local host Valen�naTurk, Alenka Malej, and our co-host Jerneja Pencafrom EMUNI for a 3-day conference including sci-en�fic workshops and lectures.Day 1OnMonday morning the conference was opened byAnna-Katharina Hornidge addressed the audience,followed by Patricia Moze�c (Head of NIB) and

Highlights

European COST Ac�on “Ocean Governance for Sustainability – Challenges,Op�ons and the Role of Science” Newsle�er № 13 / January 2020

ContentPublica�ons...............................................................................3Conferences/Workshops ........................................................3Lectures /Presenta�ons/PanelsatConferences ...............7NewMembers..................................................................................................7

NewProjects /Fieldwork........................................................9JobOffers&Opportuni�es ....................................................9Background Informa�on......................................................10Imprint.................................................................................................................10

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FRAZÃO SANTOS, C., AGARDY, T., ANDRADE, F., CALADO, H.,CROWDER, L., EHLER, C., GARCÍA-MORALES, S., GISSI, E.,HALPERN, B., ORBACH, M., PÖTNER, H. & ROSA, R.(2019): Planning for sustainability in a changingocean. In: Revision on Nature SustainabilityJournal.

DEL VALLE, I. & ASTORKIZA, K. (2019): Clustering BasqueFishing Communities. In Estudios de EconomíaAplicada 37(3), 77-97. DOI:10.25115/eea.v37i3.2773.

KLEPP, S. & VAFEIDIS, A. T. (2019): Long-termadaptation planning for sustainable coasts. In:DIE ERDE – Journal of the Geographical Society ofBerlin, 150(3), 113-117.

KLEPP, S. & HERBECK, J. (2019): Decentering ClimateChange: Aushandlung um Klimawandel undMigration in Europa und Ozeanien. In: Adam, J.and Römhild, R. et. al. (eds.) Europadezentralisieren. Globale Verflechtungen neudenken. Frankfurt/ New York. Campus, 275-314.

GUERRA, R., PASTERIS, A., RIGHI, S. & OK, G. (2019):Historical record of polychlorinated biphenyls(PCBs) in the continental shelf of the Korea Strait.Chemosphere 237: 124438, DOI:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.1244380045-6535/.

MACKELWORTH, P.C., TEFF SEKER, Y., VEGA FERNÁNDEZ, T.,MARQUES, M., ALVES, F.L., D'ANNA, G., FA, D.A.,GOLDSBOROUGH, D., HOLCER, D., KYRIAZI, Z. & PITA, C.(2019): Geopolitics and Marine Conservation:Synergies and Conflicts. In: Frontiers in MarineScience 6, 759. DOI:doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00759.

Following an OceanGov STSM:New Special Feature published in

Sustainability Science

ERTÖR, I. & HADJIMICHAEL, M. (2019):Editorial: Blue degrowth and thepolitics of the sea: rethinking the blueeconomy. In: Sustainability ScienceSpecial Feature: Editorial. DOI:10.1007/s11625-019-00772-y.

Publica�ons

day, before offering center stage to that day's key-note speaker of this day, Alice Vadrot (University ofVienna), who spoke intriguingly about her researchon “Nego�a�ng conserva�on and sustainable use ofmarine biodiversity in the high seas: insights intoscience and poli�cs”. In the a�ernoon Dr. César Gir-aldo Herrera from ZMT kindly jumped in on shortno�ce for Dr. Kimberley Peters, and convened aRound Table on the issue of Decolonising OceanGovernance.

All talks framed the official scien�fic programmecomprising workshops and mee�ngs of five of thesix working groups of the COST Ac�on OceanGov,with a focus on jointly working on their publica�onswith regard to the six core themes of this Europeannetwork: Land-Sea Interac�on, Area-Based Man-agement, Seabed Resource Management, Ocean,Climate Change and Acidifica�on, as well as, Fisher-ies Management. Par�cipa�ng researchers presen-ted their latest results from their research, whilepreparing for finalising their joint peer chapters tobe published within the remaining months of theAc�on.

Last but not least we would like to thank our hostsValen�na Turk, Alenka Malej, and Jerneja Penca forthe perfectly organised flow of events including aninforma�ve walk around the NIB premises…. And ona final note, thanks to all those friendly beings whomade the last evening in Piran a very memorableone … To Europe!About the European COST Project “Ocean Gov-ernance for Sustainability”

For several years now, the European Union has beenincreasingly interested in ques�ons on sustainableocean management. Above all, an impression ofgreat conceptual fragmenta�on and missing con-nec�ons of local, regional, na�onal and global ap-proaches becomes apparent. The aim of the four-year European COST project “Ocean Governance for

Sustainability” is thus to address problems of cur-rent legisla�ons and regula�ons in a transdisciplin-ary way in order to adapt exis�ng strategies inresearch and policy. The integra�ve approach whichbrings together natural, social and human sciences,as well as, interna�onal know-how is a specific fea-ture of the COST projects funded by the EuropeanUnion. The conference in Piran was the 4th networkconference of the project, which had been estab-lished in September 2016 under the European COSTfunding line with the Ac�on Chair Anna-KatharinaHornidge (ZMT).

Winter School "Ocean Governance forSustainable Marine Ecosystems"

The interdisciplinary Winter School hosted by ZMTand the IOI (Interna�onal Ocean Ins�tute) will trainaround 25 interna�onal scholars to develop solu-�ons for a sustainable governance of our oceans.Highlights include:• 5 day intensive academic program providing a sci-

en�fic basis from different disciplines (social and nat-ural sciences) to enable par�cipants engaging inmarine governance. The organisers have invited lead-ing experts from different disciplines and dis�n-guished ins�tu�ons toworkwith scholars.

• Use the unique opportunity to talk to experiencedprac��oners from the GIZ (German Corpora�on forInterna�onal Coopera�on GmbH), WWF and theBundesamtfürSeeschifffahrtundHydrographie(BSH)whowill provide insights fromtheirdailywork.

• Trainings of transferable skills an learnings about out-reach ac�vi�es to communicate with society andpolicymakers.

• A good opportunity to meet other interna�onalyoung,visionaryscholarsandtobuildinganetworkforfuture leaders inoceangovernance.

• A week at the Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Re-search inBremen.ZMT isGermany-wide theonlyanduniqueresearch ins�tuteforthestudyoftropicalmar-ineecosystemsandtheir services tohumansocie�es..

Photo: Neza Orel

Conferences/Workshops

Past (October – December 2019)

One Earth ar�cle on the UN Decade ofOcean Science for Sustainable

Development

Claudet, J., Bopp, L., Cheung, W., Dev-illers, R., Elva Escobar-Briones,Haugan, P., Heymans, J. Masson-Del-mo�e, V., Matz-Lück, N., Miloslavich,P., Mullineaux, L., Visbeck, M., Wat-son,R., Zivian, A., Ansorge, I., Araujo,M., Aricò, S., Bailly, D., Barbière, J.,Barnerias, C., Bowler, C., Brun, V.,Cazenave, A., Diver, C., Euzen, A., Gaye, A., Hilmi, N.,Ménard, F., Moulin, C., Muñoz, N., Parmen�er, R.,Pebayle, A., Pörtner, H.-O., Osvaldina, S., Ricard, P.,S����� S�����, R., Sicre, M.-A., Thiébault, S.,T�����, T., Troublé, R., Turra, A., Uku, J., & Gaill, F.(2019): A Roadmap for Using the UN Decade ofOcean Science for Sustainable Development in Sup-port of Science, Policy, and Ac�on. In: One Earth, InPress. DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2019.10.012.

Ocean Governance in ArchipelagicRegions Interna�onal Conference

Date: October 7 - 10, 2019Loca�on: Faial, AzoresLink: h�ps://www.allatlan�cocean.org/view/event-

s/ocean-governance-in-archipelagic-regions-interna�onal-conference

Mari�me Spa�al Planning & MarSPStakeholder Workshop

Date: October 7 - 10, 2019Loca�on: São Miguel/Faial/Terceira, Azores

UNCLOS CONFERENCE

Date: October 17-18, 2019Loca�on: Hamburg, GermanyLink: h�ps://hls.indiana.edu/unclos/

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The Rule of Law for OceansDate: November 4 – 5, 2019Loca�on: Oslo, NorwayLink: h�ps://www.jus.uio.no/english/research/areas-

/intrel/events/2019/11-04-rule-of-law-ocean-.html

15th IOI Training Programme onRegional Ocean Governance for the

Mediterranean, Black, Bal�c & CaspianSeas

Date: November 4 – December 6, 2019Loca�on: Valle�a, MaltaLink: h�p://oceania.research.um.edu.mt/cm-

s/ioicourse/

STRONG High Seas Workshop onMonitoring, Control and Surveillance ofHuman Ac�vi�es in Areas beyondNa�onal Jurisdic�on for the CPPS

Region

Date: November 13 - 15, 2019Loca�on: Guayaquil, Ecuador

STRONG High Seas Expert Workshop onSocio-economic Aspects of High Seas

Biodiversity Conserva�on

Date: November 23 - 24, 2019Loca�on: Barranquilla, Colombia

STRONG High Seas Capacity BuildingWorkshop for the Abidjan Conven�on

Region

Date: November 27 - 28, 2019Loca�on: Cape Town, South Africa

Workshop Internacional PlanejamentoEspacial Marinho - PEM da Amazônia

Azul

Date: November 11, 2019Loca�on: Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

STRONG High Seas Workshop onMonitoring, Control and Surveillance ofHuman Ac�vi�es in Areas beyondNa�onal Jurisdic�on for the CPPS

Region

Date: November 13 – 15, 2019Loca�on: Guayaquil, Ecuador

STRONG High Seas Expert Workshop onSocio-economic Aspects of High Seas

Biodiversity Conserva�on

Date: November 23 – 24, 2019Loca�on: Barranquilla, Colombia

STRONG High Seas Capacity BuildingWorkshop for the Abidjan Conven�on

Region

Date: November 27 – 28, 2019Loca�on: Cape Town, South Africa

CLLD Post-2020: Local ac�on in achanging world

Date: December 3 – 4, 2019Loca�on: Brussels, BelgiumLink: h�ps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/cms

/farnet2/sites/farnet/files/agenda_emff.pdf

COST AcademySustainability of COST Ac�ons

Date: December 4, 2019Loca�on: Brussels, BelgiumLink: h�ps://www.cost.eu/events/cost-

academy-sustainability-of-cost-ac�ons-networking-event-4-december-2019/

This networking event was conducted in the contextof the current COST Strategic Plan and COSTAcademy ac�vi�es, to highlight some successfulcon�nua�ons of COST Ac�ons.The format was an interac�ve workshop that in-cluded presenta�ons from various Ac�ons, withdifferent ways of conduct in maintaining and ex-panding their COST network a�er the official enddate of the COST Ac�on. The presenta�ons werefollowed by discussions in small groups.

MarSP Final Conference

Date: December 6, 2019Loca�on: São Miguel, Portugal

Regional workshop - Mediterranean -UN Decade of Ocean Science for

Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

Date: January 21 – 23, 2020Loca�on: Venice, ItalyLink: h�ps://oceanfron�erins�tute.com/un-

decade-2020

Arc�c Ocean Decade Workshops(January) : Policy-Business-Science-

Dialogue - UN Decade of Ocean Sciencefor Sustainable Development (2021-

2030)

Date: January 29, 2020Loca�on: Tromsø, NorwayLink: h�ps://forskningsradet.pameld

ingssystem.no/arc�c-ocean-policy-business-science-dialogue#form

Regional workshop - Pan African andSurrounding Island States - UN Decadeof Ocean Science for SustainableDevelopment (2021-2030)

Date: January 27 – 29, 2020Loca�on: Nairobi, KenyaLink: h�ps://oceandecade.org/events/94/Re-

gional-workshop---Pan-African-and-Sur-rounding-Island-States---UN-Decade-of-Ocean-Science-for-Sustainable-Develop-ment-2021-2030

All-Atlan�c Ocean Research Forum

Date: February 6 – 7, 2020Loca�on: Brussels, BelgiumLink: h�ps://ec.europa.eu/research/index-

.cfm?pg=events&eventcode=90A6420F-A55E-C57A-F775F34464B04AA8

Current & UpcomingJanuary – April 2020)

Photo: COST Associa�on

Regional Workshop - North Atlan�cOcean - UN Decade of Ocean Science forSustainable Development (2021-2030)

Date: January 07 – 10, 2020Loca�on: Halifax, CanadaLink: h�ps://oceanfron�erins�tute.com/un-

decade-2020

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Lectures / Presenta�ons/ Panels at Conferences

NewMembersWinter School "Ocean Governance forSustainable Marine Ecosystems"

Date: February 16 – 21, 2020Loca�on: Bremen, GermanyLink: h�ps://www.leibniz-zmt.de/de/winter-

school2020

Ocean Sciences Mee�ng 2020

Date: February 16 – 21, 2020Loca�on: San Diego, USALink: h�ps://www.agu.org/ocean-sciences-

mee�ng

Founda�ons Dialogue for the OceanDecade

Date: February 27 – 28, 2020Loca�on: Copenhagen, DenmarkLink: h�ps://www.oceandecadeheritage-

.org/event/founda�ons-dialogue-for-the-ocean-decade/

World Ocean Summit 2020

Date: March 9 – 10, 2020Loca�on: JapanLink: h�ps://www.oceandecade.org/event-

s/56/World-ocean-Summit-2020

Arc�c Ocean Decade Workshops (April-May): Policy-Business-Science-Dialogue- UN Decade of Ocean Science for

Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

Date: April 29 – May 1, 2020Loca�on: Copenhagen, DenmarkLink: h� p : / /www.dan s khav fo r s kn i n g -

.net/oceandecade/

Oceans Past Conference on "Historicalperspec�ves on marine ecosystems,

fisheries, and futures"

Date: May 10 – 13, 2020Loca�on: Ostend, BelgiumLink: h�ps://oceanspast.org/opviii.phpRa�onaleLife in the oceans is changing more rapidly in thecurrent century than ever before. As these changesoccur it becomes more impera�ve to understandwhat preceded these developments to be�er framethe management of those systems. Oceans Pastbrings together scholars and prac��oners inter-ested in documen�ng and understanding changesin marine systems and humanmari�me interac�onsin past centuries and millennia. The 8th Oceans PastConference, Historical Perspec�ves on Marine Eco-systems, Fisheries, and Futures, will enable con�n-ued scholarly communica�on and interna�onalexchange towards a fuller understanding of thepast, the present status, and poten�al trajectoriesof our living marine resources.Invita�onThe conference welcomes researchers, prac��on-ers, policy-makers and students of all disciplines un-der the unifying view of our oceans as networks ofsocial-ecological or coupled human-nature systems.Presenta�ons that explore large-scale and long-term case studies highligh�ng dynamic changes andinterac�ons in past marine ecosystems, the impactsand legacy effects of human ac�vi�es on them, thesustainability of itera�ve or co-evolu�onary rela-�onships and, where possible, likely future direc-�ons and management implica�ons are par�cularlywelcome. If you have an interest in the history ofhuman interac�ons with life in the ocean and theimplica�ons for policy and management, sign upnow to a�end OP VIII in 2020!Early Bird registra�on deadline: 15 February 2020

The 6th Nordic Conference for RuralResearch: Rural Truths / WG 2.5

Changing roles of fisheries, recrea�onand conserva�on in European CoastalCommuni�es – New cultures by blue

policies?

Date: May 11 – 13, 2020Loca�on: Tahko, FinlandLink: h�p://rurali�es.org/

"From river to coast – Collabora�on to restorecoastal and rural areas". Webinar promoted by theGlobal Landscapes Forum. October 3, 2019. By:Joris de Vente, Javier Mar�nez-López.

"Paradoxes of Tsunami Risk Assessment, Evacua�onPlanning and Social Construc�ons of Risks: Lessonsfrom the ‘Last Miles’ in Indonesia". AGITHAR Sci-en�fic Kick-Off, Working Group and ManagementCommi�ee Mee�ng. October 9, 2019. Valle�a,Malta. By: Irina Rafliana.

“Fishing Communi�es in Portugal in the Era ofGlobal Changes: challenges and paradoxes”. IX En-contro da Rede BRASPOR. October 11, 2019. Sagres,Portugal. By: Joana Sá Couto.

"The Value of a Deep-Sea Collec�on of the Azores(NE Atlan�c Ocean): Marine invertebrate biod-iversity in an era of global environmental change".Biodiversity Next conference. October 23, 2019.Leiden, The Netherlands. By: Íris Sampaio.

"From the Tropic to the Poles: assessing marine cul-tural ecosystem services". Group Session Host atthe Ecosystem Services Partnership World Confer-ence. October 24, 2019. Hannover, Germany. By:Ana Ruiz-Frau.

"Advancing methods in marine ecosystem servicesquan�fica�on, mapping and modelling". Group Ses-sion Host at the Ecosystem Services PartnershipWorld Conference. October 24, 2019. Hannover,Germany. By: Ana Ruiz-Frau.

"Increasing the impact of sciences and shorteningimpact �mes through cri�cally engaged research".contribu�on at the EADI Workshop 'Transla�ng Re-search into Ac�on: Development Research Commu-nica�ons Workshop'. Bonn, Germany. November 7,2019. By: Cornelia E. Nauen.

"Planejamento Espacial Marinho – A experiênciaPortuguesa ". Contribu�on at the Workshop Inter-nacional Planejamento Espacial Marinho. Rio deJaneiro, Brazil. November 11, 2019. By: Helena PinaCalado.

Past(October – December 2019)

Catarina Frazão SantosMARE–Marine and Environmental SciencesCentre, Faculty of Sciences,University of Lisbon, Portugal

Catarina Frazão Santos is a Re-search Scien�st and Lecturer atthe University of Lisbon (Mar-ine and Environmental Sci-ences Center) and an InvitedResearcher at the NOVA Schoolof Business and Economics (En-vironmental Economics Cen-ter), Portugal. She has abackground in Marine Biology and EnvironmentalManagement. She earned her PhD in 2016 by theUniversity of Lisbon (in a collabora�on with DukeUniversity, US) and since then has been carrying outinterdisciplinary research on the links among mar-ine spa�al planning, climate change, ocean policyand ocean sustainability. Catarina has been sup-por�ng the European Commission in the H2020Program for several years. She is a Review Editor forFron�ers in Marine Science and a lecturer of oceanplanning and environmental assessment courses atthe University of Lisbon.

Antonio Gala�University of Palermo, Italy

Antonino Gala� is AssociateProfessor of “Agricultural Eco-nomics and Valua�on” at theDepartment of Agricultural,Food and Forest Sciences, Uni-versity of Palermo, Italy. Heholds a PhD in Agricultural Eco-nomy and Policy (2007) fromthe University of Palermo and aPostgraduate Specializa�onDiploma in «Poli�que et choix publics en agricultureet alimenta�on» (2005) from Ins�tut AgronomiqueMéditerranéen deMontpellier (IAM-M). He is also afellow of the EuroMed Academy of Business (EM-RBI) and a Co-Chair of its Research Interest Com-mi�ee in Agribusiness. His research interestsinclude market compe��veness, marke�ng andmanagement strategies in strategic sectors such asfishery and wine industry, agribusiness, logis�cs andmarket analysis. His research has been published ina wide range of interna�onal peer-reviewed journ-als.

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Marcella GiacomarraUniversity of Palermo, Italy

Marcella Giacomarra works aspost-doctoral researcher atthe University of Palermo,Italy, Department ofAgricultural, Food andForestry Sciences. Herresearch focuses onsustainability in the agri-foodsector, both at firm level andfrom the consumer’s side,with an a�en�on on changesoccurring in food supplychains and governance to

achieve greener goals. As for the marine scien�ficarea, her works are concentrated on studying theimpacts of recent eco-labels in the fish sector,including EU and interna�onal policies effects andmarket-based tools addressed to achieving marineconserva�on scopes.

Maila Paisano Guilhon e SáIASS Potsdam, Germany

Maila Paisano Guilhon e Sá is aPhD student from University ofSão Paulo, Brazil and isspending a one year period atthe Ins�tute for 'AdvancedSustainability Studies' inPotsdam, Germany. Her

research focuses on understanding theopportuni�es and challenges for the incorpora�onof the ecosystem approach into deep-sea miningprocesses.

Sophie PaulJacobs University Bremen, Germany

Sophie Paul is a Geochemist,currently working as a PostDocat Jacobs University focusingon the biogeochemistry ofdeep-sea maganese noduleareas and poten�al impactsfrom deep-sea mining on trace

metal cycling in the sediment, pore water, andseawater. Furthermore she is interested in usingrare earth elements and y�rium (REY) as proxiesand to therefore understand their behavior duringearly diagenesis, e.g. in deep-sea sediments.

Maria Angeles PiñeiroUniversity of San�ago de Compostela, Spain

Maria Angeles Piñeiro holds aPhd in Geography (2015), mas-ter's degree in Territorial Plan-ning and Development (2002),and Geographic Informa�onSystems (2016). Since 2003, Shehas worked as a researcher atthe Galician Studies and Devel-opment Universitary Ins�tute(IDEGA). Between 2007 and2009 she was Director of Ins�-tute of Tourist Studies of Galicia(IETG), dependent on theMinistry of Innova�on andIndustry of the Xunta de Galicia. She has more than15 years of professional experience in the private-public sector in European, Spanish and regional pro-jects, and in contracts with companies and publicadministra�ons. She has taught at the Universi�esof San�ago and Vigo, and is currently a lecturer inthe Geography Department of the USC. Since thebeginning of her research career she has been inter-ested in the study, from a geographical perspec�ve,of ac�vi�es related to the sea. My doctoral thesis isrelated to fishing and fisheries policy in Europe andher research stays at Nova University of Lisbon, Por-tugal and Na�onal University of Ireland in Galwayallowed me to deepen the analysis of the resiliencecapacity of the communi�es of the European At-lan�c coast. Currently she is a lecturer in the De-partment of Geography of the University ofSan�ago de Compostela, Spain.

Adriano QuintelaCESAM, Centre for Environmental and MarineStudies, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

As a post doc researcher at theUniversity of Aveiro he hasbeen focusing his scien�fic re-search on Marine Spa�al Plan-ning, namely in Cumula�veEffects Assessment, StrategicEnvironmental Assessment,cross-border coopera�on, de-velopment of coherent net-works of protected areas and in the protec�on ofthe environment, through early iden�fica�on of im-pacts and opportuni�es for mul�ple use of space.He is currently working in the EU funded projectSIMAtlan�c (h�ps://www.marei.ie/simatlan�c/).More informa�on about his research ac�vity can befound: h�p://www.cesam.ua.pt/adriano_quintela

Tina SchneiderUniversity of Bremen, Germany

Tina Schneider currentlyworks at the Ins�tut Labourand Economy, University Bre-men. Her research focus is onEnvironmental Economics, En-trepreneurial Economics andEconomic Geography. Hermost recent publica�on is 'Re-sponsibility for private sector

adapta�on to climate change'.

Lucie ŠtěpánkováMendel University of Brno, Czech Republic

Lucie Štěpánková is a graduatestudent in 'Interna�onal Rela-�ons' currently working as astudent research assistant atMendel University in Brno.With main interests in environ-mental and climate issuesmainly in rela�on to migra�on.Currently she is engaged in the

project 'Smart Migra�on' at the university.

Jochen TholenUniversity of Bremen, Germany

Jochen Tholen holds masterdegrees in Sociology and Eco-nomy. Currently he is engagedat the Ins�tute of Labour andEconomy at the University ofBremen. Between 2003 and2008 he was EU expert forshipbuilding. An addi�onal fo-cus is on Deep Sea Mining.

New Projects /Fieldwork

Job Offers &Opportuni�es

ClimeMarineClimate change predic�ons for Marine

Spa�al Planning

With climate change inducing altera�ons andeffects on the marine environment for decades tocome, ClimeMarine is taking a first step towards cli-mate-proofing ecosystem-based management ofSwedish seas. Hence, the implica�on of climate

change scenarios and associated data uncertain�esare considered when developing guidelines for eco-system-based climate adapta�on and Marine Spa-�al Planning. Also through con�nuous dialogue andco-crea�on of research ques�ons, the project in-ves�gates limita�ons and opportuni�es for differ-ent sectors such as fisheries and aquaculture, tounderstand and integrate climate change into theirdecision-making process.

Funded by the Swedish Research Council, Formas(grant no. 2017-01949),Member: Emilie Breviere (Swedish Meteorologicaland Hydrological Ins�tu�on, SMHI)within the framework of the Na�onal Research Pro-gramme for ClimateProject period: 2018 – 2020Link: h�ps://�nyurl.com/ClimeMarine

Graduate student in Ocean and CoastalGovernance

Deadline: February 1, 2020

University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Re-search Lab is looking for a graduate student (PhD-/Masters) in ocean and coastal governancebeginning in fall 2020. The student will be fully fun-ded as a Research Assistant (4 years for PhD, 2 yearsfor Masters). Successful applicants will have a back-ground in conduc�ng original research and hold aBachelor’s or Masters degree in geography, environ-mental studies, or a related human dimensionsfield. Experience/interest in poli�cal ecology, cri�calor human geography, common-pool resource the-ory, and/or qualita�ve social science methods are aplus. Poten�al research topics include (but are notlimited to) poli�cs of high seas governance; poli�csof large-scale marine conserva�on; the social andpoli�cal impacts of climate change in marine andcoastal systems/communi�es; or human dimen-sions of resilience/adapta�on in the Gulf Coast andsoutheast US.

Link: h�ps://www.leslieacton.com/

Interested applicants should contact Leslie Acton atactonles@gmail.com.

Background Informa�on

Imprint

COST is supported by theEU Framework ProgrammeHorizon 2020

The subject of governance of oceanic systems andcoastlines is moving into the centre of Europeanstrategic and sustainability interests. Yet, it suffersfrom a high degree of fragmenta�on and the lack ofa cross-scalar approach to addressing prevailingpolicy shortcomings. The COST Ac�on on “OceanGovernance for Sustainability - Challenges, Op�onsand the Role of Science” comprises a unique, trans-disciplinary network of 28 countries with regionaland interna�onal outreach. The network aims toestablish an integra�ve vision and a series ofapproaches that informs research and future policydirec�ons on crosscu�ng sustainability-drivenissues related to the fragmented governance frame-work of oceans, seas and coastlines within regionalwaters, and the open ocean in areas beyondna�onal jurisdic�on. The network differs fromthema�c predecessors in two dis�nct ways: Whilea�ending to the mul�ple flows and connec�vi�es

Publisher:

Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)Fahrenheitstraße 628359 Bremen | GermanyPhone: (+49) 421/23800-153Email: oceangov@leibniz-zmt.deWeb: www.oceangov.eu

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Network Funded By:European Corpora�on in Science and Technology (COST)

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between varied marine systems together with land-and sea-based interfaces that are biologically,culturally, poli�cally and socio-economicallyentwined, it first renders equal importance tostrengthening regional and interdisciplinary dia-logue, producing scien�fic output, crosscu�ng thenatural and social sciences. Synergis�c issue-drivenworking groups will be created at a �me whenEurope is considering its role in global oceangovernance, and will con�nue to evolve well a�erthis COST Ac�on ends. Second, the network createsa dis�nct mul�-scalar and cross-sectoral pla�ormfor ins�tu�onal partners across academia, policy-making and civil society, presen�ng inclusive spacesfor transdisciplinary dialogue, capacity develop-ment and the advancement of prac�cal toolkits thata�end to science-policy gaps inherent withinintegrated ocean and coastal governance.