🚨New publication alert! Happy to have this paper out in @plos.org Sustainability & Transformation on assessing governance performance of #aquaculture (led by Hilde Toonen @w-u-r.bsky.social) presenting the Aquaculture Governance Indicator (AGI) framework
🔗https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pstr.0000165

Deadline for the call for papers and panels for the 2025 MARE People and the Sea XIII Conference is approaching on January 31st!
Theme: “Tensions, Trade-offs, and Transformation for the Ocean Decade and Beyond”
Location: University of Amsterdam
Date: June 24-27, 2025
marecentre.nl/call-for-pap...

🆕Hot off the press!🗞️A co-authored article on validation protocols for qualitative models of marine social-ecological systems. 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cr... (led by Bruno Oliveira et al, e.g. @drangelborja.bsky.social)

New tenders for blue economy activities can no longer use a single-use approach, but should integrate multiple activities guided by national targets and ambitions.

Marine Protection & Restoration
1. (4/20)

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Offshore Wind/Multi-Use
1. Simplify Regulatory Frameworks with clear licensing roadmaps. Ideally establish one-stop-shops.
2. Designate multi-use zones as a standard in policy and regulatory frameworks. (2/20)

The 3rd BlueMissionBANOS Mission Arena for the North Sea Region happened last week. While I couldn't attend in person, I am sharing some of action points that were voted on during the final Stakeholder Assembly #MarSocSci #BlueMissionBANOS https://b2match.com/e/mission-arena-3 (1/20)

Nice to meet you.