Legacy – something coming from the past Legacies in Policies and Practices: Societal Benefits & Target Audiences Meryl Williams SSC, FC

Where can CoML have the biggest impact? Societal benefits depend on how decision makers use the Census products or their derivatives and what outcomes and impacts are thereby achieved  Census scientists have only an indirect role in achieving societal benefits  Societal benefits from science are challenging to assess Where can we have the biggest impact? Where demand already exists Uses already in train Discussions: some suggestions for securing Census societal benefit

Target Audiences, Benefits Project/sciencefield More partners, time, derived products CoML/marine science Society, Operating Environment Sectoral policy/practice

Target Audiences, Benefits Project/sciencefield More partners, time, derived products CoML/marine science Society, Operating Environment Sectoral policy/practice E&O NRICs, projects Syntheses

SOCIETY, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Societal benefits (=IMPACTS, SOCIETAL BENEFITS)Societal benefits (=IMPACTS, SOCIETAL BENEFITS) Conservation of ecosystem, species, biodiversityConservation of ecosystem, species, biodiversity Restoration of fish stockRestoration of fish stock Environmentally friendly mining, etcEnvironmentally friendly mining, etc SECTORAL POLICY, PRACTICE Change in policy, practice put into effect (=OUTCOMES)Change in policy, practice put into effect (=OUTCOMES) CENSUS, MARINE SCIENCE Science products (=OUTPUTS)Science products (=OUTPUTS) Results, assessmentsResults, assessments Methods, standards, databases…Methods, standards, databases… PROJECT, SCIENCE FIELD Science products (=OUTPUTS) Science products (=OUTPUTS) Achieving Societal Benefit from Census Products

GoMAGoMA Goal: Sustainable use; conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services

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The project has raised the public and managerial awareness of the value and significance of mid- ocean areas and their animal communities Results have contributed to defining high-seas habitats and communities in need of protection. Results were used in e.g. ICES WGs to evaluate closed areas implemented by the RFMO NEAFC. OSPAR has shown interest. WWF has based an MPA proposal on preliminary results from MAR-ECO. Societal Impact of Results to Date

Societal impact:  ChEss signed InterRidge Code of Conduct in relation to investigating and sampling hydrothermal vents (Fisher & Devey, 2006).  Establishment of MAR MPAs for Rainbow, Menez Gwen and Lucky Strike vent fields in Portuguese waters (Santos).  Rainbow, ATOS/Ifremer  Menez Gwen, ATOS/Ifremer  Lucky Strike, ATOS/Ifremer  MOMAR, Ifremer

PEW Workshop on defining MPA's, Hawaii, Oct 2007

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Challenges to assessing societal benefits

Challenges to Assessing Societal Benefits Establishing a viable counter-factual What would have happened without the Census or project? Attribution – and sharing the credit E&O Network has guidelines for attributing credit thru public statements Lag times to impact long, unpredictable

Assessing User Demand

Framework Committee surveyed target audiences on what they would like from the Census and how would they might want to learn from it or use its products.

Demand by User Group All groups want access to raw data, maps, and user-friendly, web-based reliable information. Scientists interested in obtaining good quality raw data through OBIS and papers published in scientific journals.

Demand by User Group Educators said that information for use in the classroom must be relevant for teachers and students. Oil industry want integrated data maps (in GIS platform) and lists and localities of most relevant species. Also want indicators of biodiversity quality and parameters that could be measured and monitored over time.

Demand by User Group Research managers want Census to provide the “big picture,”-- context and importance of the information presented. Government officials interested in local or regional information that they could use to help in the development of policy, including protocols and access to scientific experts in different disciplines.

Demand by User Group Non-Government Organizations want information to help them prioritize conservation or advocacy efforts, such as lists of affected species and key species within ecosystems and identification of pristine areas. Public wants brochures, local field guides, TV programs, movies

What uses are already in train?

Project Level Legacies

Thinking Broadly About Potential Applications What are the likely impact pathways for my outputs? Who are the likely ultimate users? What do they want/need? How are they influenced? How do they get their scientific advice? What do I have to do and with whom to get my results into a form that they can/will use?

Census Level Legacies

Some suggestions Census synthesis + dissemination strategy NRICS, developing countries especially Census participation in key international meetings OBIS as sustainable global data repository that reflects the Census contribution Working group of Census users to ensure success Census people as post-2010 basis for marine biodiversity ‘social networks’ Census lessons: what worked, what needed improvement, what were the societal benefits and how would we know?

SOCIETY, OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Economy, culture, technologyEconomy, culture, technology Climate, resources, biogeophysical environmentClimate, resources, biogeophysical environment Media, public, advocacy groups, e.g., NGOsMedia, public, advocacy groups, e.g., NGOs EducatorsEducators SECTORAL POLICY, PRACTICE Policy makers, managers, resource usersPolicy makers, managers, resource users Formal expert advisors, e.g., ICESFormal expert advisors, e.g., ICES CENSUS, MARINE SCIENCE Outputs disseminated to target audiencesOutputs disseminated to target audiences Marine science uses Census methods, findingsMarine science uses Census methods, findings OBIS, Census synthesesOBIS, Census syntheses PROJECT, SCIENCE FIELD Outputs disseminated to target audiencesOutputs disseminated to target audiences Research conducted, analysed, reportedResearch conducted, analysed, reported Research funds, equipment, designResearch funds, equipment, design Capable scientists, support staffCapable scientists, support staff Achieving Societal Benefit from Census Products