A Blueprint for an Inclusive, Global Deep-Sea Ocean Decade Field Program
Frontiers in Marine Science2020
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Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Rui P. Vieira,
Lisa A. Levin,
Kristina M. Gjerde,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Kerry L. Howell,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Michelle L. Taylor,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Michelle L. Taylor,
Andrew R. Thurber,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Ana Colaço,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Sofia P. Ramalho,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Julia D. Sigwart,
Nélia C. Mestre,
Nélia C. Mestre,
Nélia C. Mestre,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Andrew R. Gates,
Ana Hilário,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Awantha Dissanayake,
Awantha Dissanayake,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Alex D. Rogers,
Andrew R. Gates,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Andrew R. Gates,
Andrew R. Gates,
Maria Baker,
Maria Baker,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Julia D. Sigwart,
A. Louise Allcock,
Roberto Danovaro,
A. Louise Allcock,
Lucy C. Woodall,
A. Louise Allcock,
Awantha Dissanayake,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
David M. Bailey,
Malcolm R. Clark,
A. Louise Allcock,
A. Louise Allcock,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Julia D. Sigwart,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Maria Baker,
Lisa A. Levin,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Nélia C. Mestre,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
A. Louise Allcock,
Erik E. Cordes,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Malcolm R. Clark,
Julia D. Sigwart,
Malcolm R. Clark,
Roberto Danovaro,
Awantha Dissanayake,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Ana Colaço,
Christopher R. German,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Lisa A. Levin,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Ana Colaço,
Nadine Le Bris,
Lisa A. Levin,
Kerry L. Howell,
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida,
Lénàïck Menot,
Kerry L. Howell,
Lisa A. Levin,
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida,
Roberto Danovaro,
Ana Colaço,
Alex D. Rogers,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Jon Copley,
Roberto Danovaro,
Erik E. Cordes,
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Paul V. R. Snelgrove,
Lénàïck Menot,
Roberto Danovaro,
Roberto Danovaro,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Roberto Danovaro,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Kerry L. Howell,
Kerry L. Howell,
Kerry Sink,
Nélia C. Mestre,
David M. Bailey,
Andrew R. Gates,
Awantha Dissanayake,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Paul V. R. Snelgrove,
Alex D. Rogers,
Elva Escobar‐Briones,
Lénàïck Menot,
Paris V. Stefanoudis,
Patricia Esquete,
Austin J. Gallagher,
Michelle L. Taylor,
Anna Meta×as,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Andrew R. Gates,
Lisa A. Levin,
Alex D. Rogers,
Sylvie M. Gaudron,
Anna Meta×as,
Christopher R. German,
Ana Colaço,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Kristina M. Gjerde,
Nicholas D. Higgs,
Paul V. R. Snelgrove,
Kristina M. Gjerde,
Nadine Le Bris,
Lisa A. Levin,
Elisabetta Manea,
Craig R. McClain,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Lénàïck Menot,
Nadine Le Bris,
Paul V. R. Snelgrove,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Nélia C. Mestre,
Anna Meta×as,
Rosanna Milligan,
Agnes Muthumbi,
Bhavani E. Narayanaswamy,
Sofia P. Ramalho,
Eva Ramírez-Llodra,
Laura M. Robson,
Laura M. Robson,
Alex D. Rogers,
Javier Sellanes,
Julia D. Sigwart,
Kerry Sink,
Paul V. R. Snelgrove,
Paris V. Stefanoudis,
Paulo Yukio Gomes Sumida,
Michelle L. Taylor,
Andrew R. Thurber,
Rui P. Vieira,
Hiromi Watanabe,
Lucy C. Woodall,
Joana R. Xavier
Summary
This paper proposed a blueprint for an inclusive, globally coordinated deep-sea research programme as part of the UN Ocean Decade (2021-2030), mapping four key scientific questions about deep-sea biodiversity, population connectivity, ecosystem functioning, and pollution to the Decade's societal outcomes. The authors argued that standardised methodologies and equitable international partnerships are essential to fill critical knowledge gaps about deep-ocean ecosystems.
Study Type
Environmental
The ocean plays a crucial role in the functioning of the Earth System and in the provision of vital goods and services. The United Nations (UN) declared 2021–2030 as the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The Roadmap for the Ocean Decade aims to achieve six critical societal outcomes (SOs) by 2030, through the pursuit of four objectives (Os). It specifically recognizes the scarcity of biological data for deep-sea biomes, and challenges the global scientific community to conduct research to advance understanding of deep-sea ecosystems to inform sustainable management. In this paper, we map four key scientific questions identified by the academic community to the Ocean Decade SOs: (i) What is the diversity of life in the deep ocean? (ii) How are populations and habitats connected? (iii) What is the role of living organisms in ecosystem function and service provision? and (iv) How do species, communities, and ecosystems respond to disturbance? We then consider the design of a global-scale program to address these questions by reviewing key drivers of ecological pattern and process. We recommend using the following criteria to stratify a global survey design: biogeographic region, depth, horizontal distance, substrate type, high and low climate hazard, fished/unfished, near/far from sources of pollution, licensed/protected from industry activities. We consider both spatial and temporal surveys, and emphasize new biological data collection that prioritizes southern and polar latitudes, deeper (> 2000 m) depths, and midwater environments. We provide guidance on observational, experimental, and monitoring needs for different benthic and pelagic ecosystems. We then review recent efforts to standardize biological data and specimen collection and archiving, making “sampling design to knowledge application” recommendations in the context of a new global program. We also review and comment on needs, and recommend actions, to develop capacity in deep-sea research; and the role of inclusivity - from accessing indigenous and local knowledge to the sharing of technologies - as part of such a global program. We discuss the concept of a new global deep-sea biological research program ‘ Challenger 150 ,’ highlighting what it could deliver for the Ocean Decade and UN Sustainable Development Goal 14.