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A new study led by Managing Director Elizabeth Selig calls for more participatory, transparent governance after finding that the majority of 1000+ ocean conflicts in Africa stemmed from disputes over access to space and resources.

The first step is to document where conflicts are occurring, who is involved, and the nature of the disputes.

“Through Synchro we are testing and deploying multiple technologies capable of collecting samples and data that are low-cost, while also maintaining the quality of traditional approaches,” says Collin Closek, a marine scientist at the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions.

The Blue Food Futures Program, co-led by the Center for Ocean Solutions, will host two early-career researchers dedicated to elevating the role of blue foods in global food systems transformation.

Research Manager Eric Hartge was part of a team that completed a recent "twinning exchange" between the island nations of Palau and Saint Lucia to compare notes on marine spatial planning and community-based ocean governance.

Co-director Jim Leape argues that Africa has untapped potential to use blue foods to meet sustainable development challenges and to expand production through aquaculture.

Close out the year with a look back at the strides the Woods Institute community, including the Center for Ocean Solutions, has made toward better understanding and supporting life on Earth.

“Facilitating a space wherein communities can shape policies and decisions about their land, ocean, values, practices, and livelihood should be the norm,” said Josheena Naggea.

A new series of briefs supports decision-makers developing national climate strategies in Ghana, Indonesia, Mexico, and Vietnam.

PICRC Chief Researcher Ikelau Otto and researcher Maikani Mereng Andres joined scientists Collin Closek and Jeanine Brantschen from the Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions on the expedition, which is part of a continuing research collaboration that began in 2021.

Colette Wabnitz’s work highlights an overlooked reality, where millions of women support global fisheries but remain invisible in official statistics and decision-making.

Research Scholar Nicole Franz joins the In Common podcast to discuss her new book on human-centered management of fisheries in a complex world.

Ninety years of tidepool observations in Monterey Bay have taught Stanford researchers about climate change impacts on the ocean and the evolution of science.

Jouffray and his colleagues wanted to understand what companies were disclosing to the public and their investors, and how their activities impact the ocean and the life within it.

“Managing fisheries is easier said than done," said research scholar Nicole Franz in an interview with Nutrition Insight.

A new paper led by Wallenberg Postdoctoral Fellow Jean-Baptiste Jouffray reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean.