Seas of opportunity

Martin Pastoors

Gemma Frisius Lecture, 21 June 2010, Leeuwarden, The Netherland

The seas: empty and vast

http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~astrolab/mirrors/apod_e/image/0711/earth_sts118_big.jpg

…but after Deep Horizon we know better

With very sad consequences

Slide: Fanny Douvere, 2009

Fact:Most seas are already affected by human

activity

Low impact

Mediumimpact

High impact

1. Traditional use

4. New technology

2. New demands

3. New places

So the sea is not

empty !

There are things

happening out there

Ocean policies are looking for integrated solutions

.. and integrated solutions require transdisciplinary knowledge

is developing thattransdisciplinary knowledge

(Leeuwarden)

4. Marine spatial Planning

2. Co-creation of knowledge

3. New governance

1. Integrated ocean policy

Remember: something is happening out there

http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~astrolab/mirrors/apod_e/image/0711/earth_sts118_big.jpg

… and it requires integrated thinking

Martin PastoorsDirector Centre for Marine Policy

P.O.Box 1528 8901 BV Leeuwarden, Netherlands phone +31 317 487 849 mobile +31 610 939 549Email martin.pastoors@wur.nl Internet www.cmp.wur.nl Blog martinpastoors.blogspot.com/Twitter @martinpastoors or @marinepolicyLinkedIn nl.linkedin.com/in/martinpastoors