1. Living resources, society and development
Scope of the theme include :
Renewable and non-renewable resources
Coast to High Seas
DEA and DAFF already processes to do situational assessment
- Infrastructure
- Capacity
- Funding
- Research
Issues:
Increasing demand for resource exploitation for economic development and food security
Sustainable use of resources and ocean space
Research to implement ecosystem based management
Translation of science to governance (cross cutting)
Human Capacity Development (cross cutting)
Infrastructure (cross cutting)

2. Research gaps and opportunities:
Tipping points (threshold of potential concern)
To support resource stocks recovery
Research to implement ecosystem based management
Centres of excellence (cross cutting)
Inventory of disciplines required:
Social research (DST/NFR Review Panel)
Resource economic research
Fisheries science
Marine ecology
Coastal and Marine spatial planning
Legal
Ocean governance
Biostatistics
Modelling (cross cutting)