Leslie Lab members Heather Leslie and Leila Sievanen traveled to La Paz, Mexico earlier this month for fieldwork and meetings with collaborators from Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Gulf of California Marine Program and The Nature Conservancy . The interdisciplinary research team, which includes experts in anthropology, ecology, economics, fisheries, and sustainability science, gathered in this […]
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At the 2011 Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF) conference in November, Leslie Labber and Brown-MBL graduate student Sarah Corman received a student presentation award for her poster (3rd place) while former Leslie Lab RA and EEB undergraduate Joey Bernhardt (now at UBC) took home the 2nd place award in the oral presentation category. Nice […]
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November 2, 2011 This week I find myself in the final location of my trip: Sinaloa. To learn more about the artisanal shrimp fishery here, today I woke up at 4am to experience a day in life of a shrimp fisherman on the Bay of Santa María. This was the last day of shrimp fishing […]
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October 24, 2011 Day 14. I’m about halfway through my first research trip here in Mexico’s Gulf of California. As an environmental anthropologist, I am interested in how people (scientists, managers, fishermen, and fishing cooperatives) understand and respond to changing conditions in their fisheries. Fisheries management in the Gulf varies a great deal by species […]
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On October 5, 2011, three members of our group – Marcy Cockrell, Kara Woo, and Bridgette Black – attended the second annual research conference held by the Research Association for Research on the Gulf of Maine (RARGOM) in Portsmouth, NH. The major theme for the conference was “The nexus between climate change and marine spatial […]
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Functioning coastal and marine ecosystems produce a wide array of benefits to society, including food production, protection from coastal storms, and opportunities for recreation and tourism. Stewardship to ensure continued provision of these benefits requires understanding the connections between ecosystems and the people who are part of them. Brown junior faculty Heather Leslie and Sri Nagavarpu […]
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Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows NSF recently announced a new fellowship program dedicated specifically to sustainability research and training, known as the SEES Fellows program. The program seeks to address near term sustainability workforce needs by reducing institutional barriers to interdisciplinary research relating to sustainability and giving early career researchers an opportunity to […]
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Sandy Andelman of Conservation International offers a compelling perspective piece, based on more than 20 years in the field, on why conservation scientists need to move away from business as usual, in our science, our communication, and our on the ground action. Download or read the Nature article at http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v475/n7356/full/475290a.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20110721
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See http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/01/24/open-comments-ntl-ocean-policy-strategic-action-plans for more information. The 9 priority objectives of the NOP can be divided into two categories: “How we do business” and “ Special Emphasis”. The first includes Ecosystem-Based Management, Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning, Inform Decisions and Improve Understanding, Coordination and Support, and Ocean Coastal and Great Lakes Observations Mapping and Infrastructure. The […]
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On Monday, June 27 in Exeter, NH the National Ocean Council (NOC) held a regional listening session to solicit feedback regarding the nine priority objectives of the developing National Ocean Policy (NOP), along with the outlines of the related strategic action plans. For more information on these SAPs click here. Read more… The National Ocean […]
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