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Bibliographic resource
Type of document
Journal article
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Title
My deep sea, my backyard: a pilot study to build capacity for global deep-ocean exploration and research
Abstract
The deep ocean is the largest ecosystem on the planet, constituting greater than 90% of all habitable space. Over three-quarters of countries globally have deep ocean within their Exclusive Economic Zones. While maintaining deep-ocean function is key to ensuring planetary health, deficiencies in knowledge and governance, as well as inequitable global capacity, challenge our ability to safeguard the resilience of this vast realm, leaving the fate of the deep ocean in the hands of a few. Historically, deep-ocean scientific exploration and research have been the purview of a limited number of nations, resulting in most of humankind not knowing the deep ocean within their national jurisdiction or beyond. In this article, we highlight the inequities and need for increased deep-ocean knowledge generation, and discuss experiences in piloting an innovative project ‘My Deep Sea, My Backyard’ toward this goal. Recognizing that many deep-ocean endeavours take place in countries without deep-ocean access, this project aimed to reduce dependency on external expertise and promote local efforts in two small island developing states, Trinidad and Tobago and Kiribati, to explore their deep-sea backyards using comparatively low-cost technology while building lasting in-country capacity. We share lessons learned so future efforts can bring us closer to achieving this goal.
WebOfScience code
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000884963900001
Bibliographic citation
Amon, D.J.; Rotjan, R.D.; Kennedy, B.R.C.; Alleng, G.; Anta, R.; Aram, E.; Edwards, T.; Creary-Ford, M.; Gjerde, K.M.; Gobin, J.; Henderson, L.-A.; Hope, A.; Khan Ali, R.; Lanser, S.; Lewis, K.; Lochan, H.; MacLean, S.; Mwemwenikarawa, N.; Phillips, B.; Rimon, B.; Sarjursingh, S.-A.; Teemari, T.; Tekiau, A.; Turchik, A.; Vallès, H.; Waysang, K.; Bell, K.L.C. (2022). My deep sea, my backyard: a pilot study to build capacity for global deep-ocean exploration and research. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. (B Biol. Sci.) 377(1854): 20210121. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0121
Topic
Marine
Is peer reviewed
true
Access rights
open access
Is accessible for free
true

Authors

author
Name
Diva Amon
author
Name
Randi Rotjan
author
Name
Brian Kennedy
author
Name
Gerard Alleng
author
Name
Rafael Anta
author
Name
Eriatera Aram
author
Name
Thera Edwards
author
Name
Marcia Creary-Ford
author
Name
Kristina Gjerde
author
Name
Judith Gobin
author
Name
Laura-Ashley Henderson
author
Name
Alexis Hope
author
Name
Raquel Khan Ali
author
Name
Sebastian Lanser
author
Name
Keith Lewis
author
Name
Hannah Lochan
author
Name
Scott MacLean
author
Name
Nabuti Mwemwenikarawa
author
Name
Brennan Phillips
author
Name
Betarim Rimon
author
Name
Stacey-Ann Sarjursingh
author
Name
Tooreka Teemari
author
Name
Aranteiti Tekiau
author
Name
Alan Turchik
author
Name
Henri Vallès
author
Name
Kareati Waysang
author
Name
Katherine Bell

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0121

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date created
2022-10-10
date modified
2022-10-10