npj Ocean Sustainability (Oct 2024)
Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science
- Laura Kaikkonen,
- Rebecca J. Shellock,
- Samiya Ahmed Selim,
- Renis Auma Ojwala,
- Beatriz S. Dias,
- Shenghui Li,
- Charles I. Addey,
- Ignacio Gianelli,
- Katherine M. Maltby,
- Sara Garcia-Morales,
- Juliano Palacios-Abrantes,
- Shan Jiang,
- Marta Albo-Puigserver,
- Virginia A. García Alonso,
- Chelsey A. Baker,
- Colleen B. Bove,
- Stephanie Brodie,
- Lol Iana Dahlet,
- Jewel Das,
- Aislinn Dunne,
- Sebastian C. A. Ferse,
- Ellen Johannesen,
- Julia Jung,
- Eugenia Merayo Garcia,
- Denis B. Karcher,
- Sarah Mahadeo,
- Lucia Millan,
- Kasali Oladepo Lawal,
- Ayodele Oloko,
- Kelly Ortega-Cisneros,
- Stephanie Otoabasi-Akpan,
- Durlave Roy,
- Samina Sharmin Rouf,
- Szymon Smoliński,
- Natasa Vaidianu,
- Chris Whidden,
- Mia Strand
Affiliations
- Laura Kaikkonen
- Finnish Environment Institute
- Rebecca J. Shellock
- Centre for Sustainable Development Reform, Faculty of Law and Justice, University of New South Wales
- Samiya Ahmed Selim
- Center for Sustainable Development, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh
- Renis Auma Ojwala
- World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute
- Beatriz S. Dias
- Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington
- Shenghui Li
- Guangdong Academy of Coastal Economic Belt Development, Guangdong Ocean University
- Charles I. Addey
- Department of Oceanography, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
- Ignacio Gianelli
- EqualSea Lab-CRETUS. Department of Applied Economics, Universidade de Santiago de
- Katherine M. Maltby
- Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- Sara Garcia-Morales
- Marine Environmental and Sciences Centre (MARE-ARNET), University of Lisbon
- Juliano Palacios-Abrantes
- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia
- Shan Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University
- Marta Albo-Puigserver
- Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO-CSIC), Ecosystem Oceanography Group
- Virginia A. García Alonso
- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental (DBBE), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de
- Chelsey A. Baker
- National Oceanography Centre, Marine Systems Modelling
- Colleen B. Bove
- Ursinus College; Biology Department
- Stephanie Brodie
- Environment, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
- Lol Iana Dahlet
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
- Jewel Das
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
- Aislinn Dunne
- Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
- Sebastian C. A. Ferse
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
- Ellen Johannesen
- Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA)
- Julia Jung
- Cobra Collective
- Eugenia Merayo Garcia
- Joint Nature Conservation Committee
- Denis B. Karcher
- Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
- Sarah Mahadeo
- Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean, and Ecosystem Studies, University of Washington
- Lucia Millan
- Institut de Ciències del Mar - CSIC
- Kasali Oladepo Lawal
- Department of Marine Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure
- Ayodele Oloko
- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, The University of British Columbia
- Kelly Ortega-Cisneros
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town
- Stephanie Otoabasi-Akpan
- Federal University of Technology
- Durlave Roy
- Bangladesh Open University
- Samina Sharmin Rouf
- Bertarelli Foundation’s Marine Science Programme, Zoological Society of London
- Szymon Smoliński
- National Marine Fisheries Research Institute
- Natasa Vaidianu
- Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta
- Chris Whidden
- Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
- Mia Strand
- NF Ocean Nexus, Department of Development Studies, Nelson Mandela University
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00087-1
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 3,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
Interdisciplinary marine research is pivotal for addressing ocean sustainability challenges but may exclude diverse socio-economic, cultural, or identity groups. Drawing on perspectives of marine Early Career Researchers, we highlight the importance of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in advancing interdisciplinary marine science and present ten recommendations to enhance DEI. As our ocean faces increasing threats, fostering DEI within this domain is not merely an aspirational goal but an ethical imperative.
