The State of Marine Social Science: Yesterday, Today, and into the Future

Rapidly changing ocean conditions are resulting in changes in marine species and across entire ecosystems that, in turn, affect communities and individuals who rely on these resources for their livelihoods, culture, and sustenance. Marine social science, an emerging field that embraces diverse methods to understand human??"ocean relationships, is increasingly called on to contribute to transdisciplinary ocean science that can inform the evidence-based policy and management needed to address these changes. In this presentation I will share insights from a review of the state of marine social science as a growing field of study, and discuss the future of marine social science research through examples of my research on adaptation to climate change and marine conservation.

Speaker: Ana Spalding, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and Oregon State University