Managing Ocean Risk
To manage emerging ocean uses and unprecedented levels of ocean impact from climate change, overfishing and pollution, we need new tools to anticipate tipping points, and to identify management and policy options for avoiding such catastrophic shifts.
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Ocean Visions
Fostering collaboration among researchers, conservationists and entrepreneurs committed to solving ocean health challenges
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Synchro
A co-design test bed to synchronize and evolve technology solutions for industry, ocean science, and conservation
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Gender & Fisheries
Supporting gender equity and equality in the seafood sector and beyond
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Ocean Sand
Putting sand on the ocean sustainability agenda by highlighting its relevance for ocean risks and resilience
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Sand dredging encroaches on marine protected areas, scientists find
Nearly half of all dredge operators extract sand from protected areas of the ocean, highlighting the need to mitigate demand for the world’s most mined material.
March 24, 2025
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Ask a scientist: Ocean sand
Stanford scientists discuss the social and environmental costs of mining sand from the ocean and sand’s role in climate adaptation.
January 06, 2025
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A call for low-cost marine technology
As part of an effort to support innovations in ocean management, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions and Synchro collaborators are calling for applications for low-cost technology.
December 14, 2023
Related Publications
- Torres, A., Jouffray, J., & et al, . (2025). Reducing sand mining’s growing toll on marine biodiversity. One Earth, 8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101202
- Pereira, K., Wabnitz, C., & et al, . (2025). Rethinking sand circularity through sufficiency. One Earth, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101207
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries - the Republic of Madagascar. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Madagascar_factsheet_fin-1.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., Naggea, J., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries - the Republic of Mauritius. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mauritius-Fact-sheet.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries - the Republic of Mozambique. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Mozambique-Fact-sheet-1.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries - the United Republic of Tanzania. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Tanzania-Fact-sheet.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries – The Republic of Cabo Verde. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Cabo_Verde_factsheet_fin-1.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries – The Republic of Senegal. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Senegal_factsheet.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries – The Republic of Sierra Leone. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sierra_Leone_factsheet_fin.pdf
- Wabnitz, C., Cutting, A., Harper, S., & et al, . (2023). Gender and Fisheries – The Republic of The Gambia. Country Fact Sheet.. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Gambia_factsheet_fin.pdf
- Jouffray, J., & et al, . (2023). Ocean sand: Putting sand on the ocean sustainability agenda. Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA). https://oceanrisk.earth/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ORRAA_Ocean_Sand_report.pdf
- Wedding, L., & et al, . (2022). Linking multiple stressor science to policy opportunities through network modeling. Marine Policy, 146, 105307. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105307
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