2022 SOST Opportunities and Actions Roundtable
Summary: The global ocean cannot be effectively managed without a comprehensive understanding of its largest component: the deep ocean. The objective of this program is to provide a formal framework to coordinate and promote standardized characterizations of representative deep-sea ecosystems stratified by latitude, biogeographic region, depth, habitat type (deep-sea coral reefs, seamounts, hydrothermal vents, etc.), human use, and other key variables. This coordination will bring deep-ocean scientific capacity to those nations that have limited access to large-scale infrastructure, and provide sea-going opportunities to early-career researchers. It will identify new avenues of research, promote the development of new tools and technologies, and bring new generations of students and young scientists, particularly those from under-represented communities, regions, and demographics to the task of improving human understanding of the deep ocean. Collectively, this knowledge will improve our modeling and predictive capacity to deliver relevant and timely societal services and inform the sustainable management of our future ocean.
Sector: Academia
Organization: Temple University
POC: Erik Cordes, ecordes@temple.edu