The Importance of Connected Ocean Monitoring Knowledge Systems and Communities
Ocean monitoring will improve outcomes if ways of knowing and priorities from a range of interest groups are successfully integrated. Coastal Indigenous communities hold unique knowledge of the ocean gathered through many generations of inter-dependent living with marine ecosystems. Experiences and...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:91573d56bf304cb5aa231eaba3fc0b23 2023-05-15T16:55:17+02:00 The Importance of Connected Ocean Monitoring Knowledge Systems and Communities Brooks A. Kaiser Maia Hoeberechts Kimberley H. Maxwell Laura Eerkes-Medrano Nathalie Hilmi Alain Safa Chris Horbel S. Kim Juniper Moninya Roughan Nicholas Theux Lowen Katherine Short Danny Paruru 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00309 https://doaj.org/article/91573d56bf304cb5aa231eaba3fc0b23 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2019.00309/full https://doaj.org/toc/2296-7745 2296-7745 doi:10.3389/fmars.2019.00309 https://doaj.org/article/91573d56bf304cb5aa231eaba3fc0b23 Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 6 (2019) Indigenous knowledge ocean monitoring Ocean Networks Canada mātauranga Māori Inuit Nunangat Whakatōhea Science Q General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2019.00309 2022-12-31T10:27:16Z Ocean monitoring will improve outcomes if ways of knowing and priorities from a range of interest groups are successfully integrated. Coastal Indigenous communities hold unique knowledge of the ocean gathered through many generations of inter-dependent living with marine ecosystems. Experiences and observations from living within that system have generated ongoing local and traditional ecological knowledge (LEK and TEK) and Indigenous knowledge (IK) upon which localized sustainable management strategies have been based. Consequently, a comprehensive approach to ocean monitoring should connect academic practices (“science”) and local community and Indigenous practices, encompassing “TEK, LEK, and IK.” This paper recommends research approaches and methods for connecting scientists, local communities, and IK holders and their respective knowledge systems, and priorities, to help improve marine ecosystem management. Case studies from Canada and New Zealand (NZ) highlight the emerging recognition of IK systems in natural resource management, policy and economic development. The in-depth case studies from Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and the new Moana Project, NZ highlight real-world experiences connecting IK with scientific monitoring programs. Trial-tested recommendations for successful collaboration include practices for two-way knowledge sharing between scientists and communities, co-development of funding proposals, project plans and educational resources, mutually agreed installation of monitoring equipment, and ongoing sharing of data and research results. We recommend that future ocean monitoring research be conducted using cross-cultural and/or transdisciplinary approaches. Vast oceans and relatively limited monitoring data coupled with the urgency of a changing climate emphasize the need for all eyes possible providing new data and insights. Community members and ocean monitoring scientists in joint research teams are essential for increasing ocean information using diverse methods compared with previous ... Article in Journal/Newspaper inuit Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada New Zealand Frontiers in Marine Science 6 |
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Ocean monitoring will improve outcomes if ways of knowing and priorities from a range of interest groups are successfully integrated. Coastal Indigenous communities hold unique knowledge of the ocean gathered through many generations of inter-dependent living with marine ecosystems. Experiences and observations from living within that system have generated ongoing local and traditional ecological knowledge (LEK and TEK) and Indigenous knowledge (IK) upon which localized sustainable management strategies have been based. Consequently, a comprehensive approach to ocean monitoring should connect academic practices (“science”) and local community and Indigenous practices, encompassing “TEK, LEK, and IK.” This paper recommends research approaches and methods for connecting scientists, local communities, and IK holders and their respective knowledge systems, and priorities, to help improve marine ecosystem management. Case studies from Canada and New Zealand (NZ) highlight the emerging recognition of IK systems in natural resource management, policy and economic development. The in-depth case studies from Ocean Networks Canada (ONC) and the new Moana Project, NZ highlight real-world experiences connecting IK with scientific monitoring programs. Trial-tested recommendations for successful collaboration include practices for two-way knowledge sharing between scientists and communities, co-development of funding proposals, project plans and educational resources, mutually agreed installation of monitoring equipment, and ongoing sharing of data and research results. We recommend that future ocean monitoring research be conducted using cross-cultural and/or transdisciplinary approaches. Vast oceans and relatively limited monitoring data coupled with the urgency of a changing climate emphasize the need for all eyes possible providing new data and insights. Community members and ocean monitoring scientists in joint research teams are essential for increasing ocean information using diverse methods compared with previous ... |
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The Importance of Connected Ocean Monitoring Knowledge Systems and Communities |
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