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Deep Sea Mining, Nirvana Concepts, and the Horizon of Blue Injustice
In France, Camille Etienne is a climate activist who embodies an engaged and educated youth for whom the fight against climate change is vital. Like many, I first encountered her through her YouTube...
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Electronically Monitoring the Seas: Surveillance Is Not Just Another...
With the acceleration of digital and electronic technologies for ocean management, numerous companies and non-governmental organizations have championed and attempted to apply these tools across the...
View ArticleIntroducing Environmental Sociology and Its Importance for Ocean Science
Not too long ago, disciplines within the marine sciences and the social sciences were, to use a maritime metaphor, like ships passing in the night. The Ocean Nexus Center’s aim, to advance...
View ArticleCarp in Space. Carp in Time.
One of my favorite maps is printed on the frontispiece of the first volume of Alfred Russel Wallace’s 1876 book The Geographic Distribution of Animals. It is a Gall stereographic projection (at least...
View ArticleOcean Justice in the Urban Context: The Case of New York Harbor
Urban problems related to social inequality are often seen as disconnected from the concerns of ocean conservation. What does coral reef restoration have to do with access to affordable housing? In...
View ArticleAquaculture and Political Economy: Food System as Social Structure
Aquaculture, or the controlled rearing of fish and aquatic animals, is the fastest growing food-system sub-sector on earth. Its proponents argue that, if developed properly, industrial aquaculture...
View ArticleSalt: A Tribute to Ghana’s Fishers
Salt: A tribute to Ghana’s fishersChains on a vesselHe skips a beatIt’s just… you know… back in the day…Now it’s fish they ship away A pool of bloodA moonless nightSuch tendernessYour light shines...
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Critiquing Ocean Frontier Ideology: The Case of the Costa Rica Dome
The term “ocean frontiers” has increasingly been used in the past two decades to depict human actions in oceans. It qualifies transitional spaces where one can observe a rush of new activities, actors...
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The Often Overlooked Perspectives of Fisher Women: Amada, a Jaiba Fisher in...
La versión en español de este blog está disponible más abajo en esta misma página. This story is also told through the accompanying video, featuring Amanda’s interview and day-to-day moments. In the...
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The Cycle of Inequity in Fishmeal Factories in The Gambia
Terms such as “blue economy” and “blue growth” are used to describe the growing interest in ocean-based economic development. Policymakers and academics deem the blue revolution and the growth of...
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