Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions

Catalyzing research, innovation, & action to improve the health of the oceans for the people who depend on them most. Part of @stanfordwoods in @StanfordDoerr.

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

In the latest Currents newsletter, you'll find:

✍️ New research on ocean conflicts
📱 A mobile app to support sustainable fisheries
🌴 Insights about the Chagos Archipelago
🌊 A deep dive into @HopkinsMarine

Read & subscribe ⤵️
https://t.co/c1V4eBlbrv

📸: Adelina Mensah

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

IKAN is a collaboration between @OceanJusticeID, @follow50eight, @StanfordHumRts, @oceansolutions, & @TuftsNutrition

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

As 🐟 stocks decline, wage theft & other labor abuses may rise to keep fishing profitable, perpetuating unsustainable fishing & worker exploitation.

To break this cycle, we helped launch IKAN: WorkSmart, a free app empowering fishers to know their rights: https://t.co/oYl60f9xRB

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

Join our team! We're #hiring a part-time communications manager to translate ocean research, innovation, & action into compelling content for diverse audiences.

Learn more & apply ➡️ https://t.co/SbWmHjSaKG

#SciComm #PartTime #OceanJobs
@StanfordWoods @stanforddoerr

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

“As new ocean industries expand & #climatechange reorders marine ecosystems, finding ways to resolve conflicts will become even more urgent.”

New research from @ElizabethSelig & team on disputes shaping ocean prosperity off Africa's coast ⬇️ https://t.co/tOoxILfm6b
📷 A. Mensah

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

In ocean science, even the best ideas can die on land—stalled by regulations, access, & the difficulty of trying new tech at sea.

Learn more about efforts underway at @HopkinsMarine, including a program co-led by @oceansolutions, to address this gap: https://t.co/1DIDDp1AuA

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

We co-founded the @BlueFoodFutures Program in 2023 to advance blue food science, policy, & community.

On March 19, we're hosting a seminar & networking session on campus for Stanford affiliates to connect with a global community of scholars.

Rsvp ⤵️
https://t.co/pC9Vuygsas

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

Congratulations, Gladys, and welcome to the @BlueFoodFutures community!

[Flanders Marine Institute - VLIZ @VLIZnews]

🏆Doctoral researcher Gladys Mwaka Holeh (@VLIZnews, @ugent) has been selected as a @BlueFoodFutures fellow. Her research examines how artisanal seaweed aquaculture can support nutrition, climate resilience, and coastal livelihoods along the Kenyan coast and the Western Indian Ocean. Congratulations, Gladys! 👏 https://t.co/t3grqDRwEb #BlueFood #Seaweed #SustainableAquaculture #OceanDecade #SciencePolicy #VLIZ @oceansolutions

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

Calling Stanford students! 📣

We're looking for a communications assistant who's passionate about ocean science and storytelling to join our team for the spring quarter. 🌊

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting March 9 ➡️ https://t.co/cnOsHviMVg

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

Meet the ✨Ocean Equity Index ✨, a new tool for measuring & advancing ocean equity ➡️ https://t.co/Ue4IH7thTL

"By turning equity into a measurable standard, we can finally move from promises of equity to making progress," said co-author Josheena Naggea of @oceansolutions.

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

Share your work in the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability photo contest!

Open to all Stanford students, postdocs, faculty, staff, & alumni, the contest highlights research, beauty, & sustainability. Share your photos by March 13.

Let's add some ocean images to the mix🌊⬇️

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

"I view research as a story where I’m trying to figure out who the main characters are and what the core plot is."

Learn more about what inspires Managing Director @ElizabethSelig's approach to research in our latest spotlight ➡️

https://t.co/lch3H1LdAq

[UBC Oceans (also found at ubcoceans.bsky.social) @UBCoceans]

RESEARCH: Implications of climate change for blue food systems in the Pacific Islands region. Co-authored by Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Colette Wabnitz @coru_ubc @oceansolutions https://t.co/F12nhYvlwU

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

In a new @wef blog, our co-director Jim Leape and the Forum's Alfredo Girón Nava offer examples of how countries in Africa, and elsewhere, are building and strengthening the #BlueFoods sector through innovative solutions ⤵️

#BlueDavos
📷 Greg Keelen

https://t.co/R6hGxIxXB0

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

We're #hiring! Are you interested in environmental DNA, biomolecular engineering, and applying novel #eDNA monitoring methods to marine biodiversity and ocean conservation challenges?

Apply for our new Environmental Biomolecular Engineer role ➡️ https://t.co/dd6sRJrnE1

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

#BlueFoods support livelihoods around the world. In Mexico, the blue food sector directly supported nearly 300K jobs.

Learn more about Mexico’s blue food sector & opportunities for climate action ➡️ https://t.co/0bIRDJRCjs

Image credits: @cobi_mx, design credit Wienot Films

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

A recent editorial examines what the High Seas Treaty could mean for global food systems.

Our team co-led two cited efforts, Illuminating Hidden Harvests & @BlueFoodFutures, that offer data on the connections between ocean protection & food security ⤵️ https://t.co/n2qf5qu4Oo

[Nature Food @NatureFoodJnl]

November issue: Wild forage fish and future aquaculture production, cultivated beef, enhanced soil carbon storage, drought-tolerant rhizobacteria, food systems modelling, the human cost of diets… and more!
https://t.co/AV27aiQphV

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

How do we move from climate ambition to action?

On Dec 8, hear from @LCAnderson2020, the @oceansolutions representative at @Cop30noBrasil, & a panel of experts on how initiatives are translating climate conference goals into sector-specific guidance⤵️ https://t.co/6NnrFWoSlE

[UN Ocean Decade @UNOceanDecade]

🔵 Apply to the Blue Food Future Fellowship!

Led by the Stanford @oceansolutions Blue Food Futures Program, a Decade Action, this fellowship empowers early-career researchers to advance the role of blue foods in global food systems transformation.

👉 https://t.co/7NIQ3n5Tnl

[Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions @oceansolutions]

A new book released by @spc_cps at #COP30 last week highlights governance and adaptation approaches that can help secure resilient futures for Pacific Island communities and the sea, according to co-editor (& our lead scientist) Colette Wabnitz.

More ⤵️ https://t.co/VafdUVuLpD