John Claydon

Developing ocean literacy and biodiversity stewardship among small-scale fishers

This project was developed in consultation with the fishing communities of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Important guidance came from a past commercial fisher who now works as an Enforcement Officer for the Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources Management. He stated that many of the fishers and fish workers do not really understand the…

Thank you to Ocean Frontier Institute and Meopar

Since April 2020, the Ocean Frontier Institute and Meopar (Marine Environmental Observation, Prediction and Response Network) have hosted the IMBeR International Project Office based at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Sadly, this four-year hosting commitment will be coming to an end on 31st March this year, and the IMBeR IPO in Canada will be…

IMBeR is developing its new science plan

IMBeR – Integrated Marine Biosphere Research – along with its predecessor IMBER – Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research – has a legacy of almost 20 years of driving research for ocean sustainability. IMBeR has now started a process to develop a new science plan to be launched after 2025 when the current Science Plan…

Opportunity for Early Career Scientists to join ESSAS Steering Committee

If you are interested in the impacts of climate change on high-latitude marine ecosystems, this is your opportunity to help shape the future of the Ecosystem Studies of the Subarctic and Arctic Seas (ESSAS) program. ESSAS is a regional programme under IMBeR and is inviting nominations for an Early Career Scientist (within 6 years of…

Fostering Global Science Networks in a Post-COVID-19 World

Authors: Alistair J. Hobday, Carol Robinson, Eugene J. Murphy, Alice Newton, Marion Glaser, and Stephanie Brodie Disruptions to global science networks have followed COVID-19 restrictions. Rather than wait for a return to normal, the authors propose in the newly published paper in Oceanography four areas that can ensure a productive and collaborative future for marine…