The Missing Layers: Integrating Sociocultural Values into Marine Spatial Planning

NOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: The Missing Layers: Integrating Sociocultural Values intoMarine Spatial Planning

Presenter: Maria Grazia Pennino, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC)

Sponsor: NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) Science Seminar Series

Seminar Contacts: Tracy.Gill@noaa.gov, coordinator of the NOAA/NOS science seminar series.

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Abstract: Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) is a relatively newapproach to ocean management and has been widely implemented worldwide.Ideally, MSP should be established as a public process that analyses anddistributes human activities across space and time to achieve ecological,economic and social goals, which historically have been accomplishedexclusively in the political arena. However, in most cases MSP seems to bedriven primarily by economic interests rather than by sociocultural goals. Duringthe seminary, I’ll discuss how integrating the missing sociocultural layersinto MSP can help to reduce governance rigidity, promote adaptability indecision-making, support environmental justice, and improve MSP acceptance anduptake. In particular, we focus on identifying possible points of connectionbetween MSP and frameworks based on social-ecological system theory, includingco-management and other democratic and empowering alternatives. Bridging thegap between the dominant economic rhetoric and a de facto sociocultural-ecologicalsystem approach, we are likely to improve the chances of the MSP processsucceeding on both the human and nature fronts.

Bio: Maria Grazia Pennino is a marine biologist, with a master’s degree in Biostatistic and a PhD in Mathematics & Statistics. She is currently a researcher at the Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), (Vigo, Spain). Her research focuses on understanding patterns and processes that characterize marine ecosystems, particularly related with marine resources and ecosystem services, to have a direct application on conservation and management measures. She studies the spatio-temporal dynamics of marine resources related to human activities (such as fishing, climate change and invasive species) and how these translate into changes in ecosystem functioning. She develops and apply a variety statistical tools to analyse historical data, fisheries statistics, experimental results and field data sets. 

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