Cross-Cutting Themes for U.S. Contributions to the UN Ocean Decade (2022) / Chapter Skim
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The concentration of human activities in and around these semi-enclosed waters provides a "test-bed" for investigating impacts, such as the run-off of plastics, nutrients, and other pollutants, and developing solutions for the health and resilience of urban seas and, by extension, the coastal ocean more generally. There is much opportunity to expand on the extensive science and data acquisition currently under way in our estuaries and coastal watersheds such as long-term studies of the Chesapeake Bay, Puget Sound, and Mississippi River Delta.
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The infrastructure and approaches established to monitor and understand U.S. urban seas could be used to model other systems around the world and form the basis for global collaborative projects, and have the potential to develop into a UN Ocean Decade–endorsed program.
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The UN Ocean Decade represents a global opportunity to advance ocean science, implement sustainable practices, and raise awareness of humanity's dependence on the ocean. It is also an opportunity for the United States to demonstrate international leadership in furthering efforts to ensure that the ocean continues to support the well-being of communities at home and worldwide, for both current and future generations.
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The mission for the UN Ocean Decade, "to catalyse transformative ocean science solutions for sustainable development, connecting people and our ocean," emphasizes the innovative nature and collaborative potential of this undertaking (UNESCO-IOC, 2021a)
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