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MARISCO

Marine Research and Innovation for a Sustainable management of Coasts and Oceans

MARISCO Official Website

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OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT

OBJECTIVES

MARISCO starts by acknowledging that drivers of change – biological responses and sustainable management strategies (and even targets) – are multidimensional, but their assessment and implementation in management is often conducted in simplified effect-response frameworks.

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  • Understanding the relative importance of anthropogenic changes in marine communities in terms of composition, richness, dominance and interaction webs.

  • Quantifying the variety and strength of feedbacks between multiple aspects of biodiversity change and multiple dimensions of Nature’s Contribution to People (NCP).

  • Co-developing targets and strategies for a sustainable management of coastal marine ecosystems in cooperation with stakeholders.

Latest Updates

CRA Oceans Mid-Term Meeting team updates (28 June 2023)

South African team objectives:

  • Objective 1: By means of a literature review, assess the current state of knowledge of globally forecasted human pressures on the ocean.

    • Paper in prep​

  • Objective 2: Develop dynamic ocean management tools, with alternative management strategies.

    • A Biodiversity Management Plan for humpback dolphins in South African waters​

  • Objective 3: Sharing experiences and lessons learnt when developing a Marine Spatial Plan for a local area, by means of a Massive Open Online Course.

    • To be available from March 2024​

Meet The NMU Team

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Prof. Amanda Lombard
SARChI Chair in Marine Spatial Planning

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Dr. Alejandra Vargas Fonseca 
Post-doctoral student

Dr. Bernadette Snow
(Scottish Association for Marine Science)

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Mrs Tara Bonnesse
Project Assistant

Ms Belinda Clark
Research Assistant

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NELSON MANDELA UNIVERSITY CONTACT

Belinda Clark

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