5 articles
Coastal planning, permitting, marine spatial planning, science advice — ocean policy careers translate research into rules communities live by. Your map in.
Dr. Lena Fischer ·
MPAs, marine reserves, no-take zones explained — how protection levels differ, what the evidence shows, and what MPAs can and can't do for kelp forests.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
How economists put a value on kelp forests — the methods, the ranges, the honest caveats, and how valuation actually changes coastal decisions.
Priya Raman ·
Natural capital accounting puts ocean ecosystems onto balance sheets. What's counted, who counts it, and how it changes decisions about the coast.
Priya Raman ·
Marine protected areas shelter the ocean's stored carbon. Here's where that carbon sits, what protection actually saves, and whether it can earn credits.
Priya Raman ·