webinars OCTO (Open Communications for the Ocean <https://www.octogroup.org>) and the EBM Tools Network.
*Tuesday, September 11, 5 pm US EDT/2 pm US PDT/9 pm UTC*
*Wednesday, September 12, 7 am Australian EST*
*Climate-driven species redistribution in marine systems by Gretta Pecl of
the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies and Centre for Marine
Socioecology in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.* Climate change is driving a
pervasive global redistribution of the planet?s species, with manifest
implications from genes to ecosystems across multiple temporal and spatial
scales. Species redistribution defies current approaches to natural
resource management that focus on restoring systems to a baseline and are
often based on boundaries drawn in the past. Changes in distribution of
marine resources creates difficulties, particularly when species cross
jurisdictional boundaries and where historical catch rates and assessment
processes may no longer be appropriate. Moreover, we are still a long way
from understanding the suite of mechanisms and processes underlying the
high variation in rate and magnitude of shifts. We have even less
understanding of how species redistribution will drive changes in
ecological communities and further complicate aspirations of
ecosystem-based management. Climate-driven species redistribution therefore
presents intriguing ecological challenges to unravel, as well as
fundamental philosophical questions and urgent issues related to ecology,
fisheries, food security, Indigenous and local livelihoods, and many other
aspects of human well-being. This presentation will highlight some of the
progress with adaptation planning and adaptation actions at international,
national and local scales, including the need for an interdisciplinary
approach and stakeholder engagement. Webinar co-sponsored by the NOAA
National MPA Center, MPA News, and the EBM Tools Network (co-coordinated by
OCTO and NatureServe). *Register for the webinar at *
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