ED011
Making the invisible visible: Communicating and advancing capacity of overlooked and undervalued ocean science

Session ID#: 259857

Session Description:
Much of ocean research remains unseen and unappreciated, not just by the public and media, but often by the scientific community itself. This includes types of research that struggle to gain attention, support, and policy relevance, such as work that is complex, small in scale, seen as less urgent, or not considered groundbreaking. This invisibility is magnified when uneven distribution of science capacity hinders basic observation and experimentation. This session will welcome explorations that increase the production of ocean science and/or properly elevate it: ways to communicate challenging or low-visibility science, lessons from work that lacks “viral” appeal, engagement-building tools, and replicable examples of ocean science capacity sharing practices. Presenters are encouraged to highlight common obstacles, case studies, and effective communication strategies. How do we convey the significance of foundational research, hidden ecosystems, or “invisible” organisms? How do we connect complex or less-glamorous data to stories that resonate? What approaches have been successful in enabling long-term, sustained ocean science capacity? How have partnerships, low-cost technology, co-funding mechanisms, and regional centers of excellence enabled burgeoning research activities? Session chairs will use interactive tools to provide another means of dialogue, facilitate audience engagement, and contribute to a roadmap for future activities.
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • Ocean Technologies and Observatories -
Index Terms:

0815 Informal education [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
4299 General or miscellaneous [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6329 Project evaluation [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Student/Early Career Chair:  Fatawo Abdul Abubakar, University of Ghana, Department of Marine and Fisheries Sciences, Accra, Ghana
Primary Chair:  Olivia S Pereira, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Moss Landing, United States
Co-chairs:  Michelle Guraieb, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, United States; Deep Ocean Stewardship Initiative, Kaitlyn Lowder, The Ocean Foundation, Ocean Science Equity (EquiSea) Initiative, Washington, United States and Carla Berghoff, Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero (INIDEP), Mar del Plata, Argentina
 
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