Building ocean collaborations

Communicating the value of sustained ocean observing systems is urgent and necessary for their implementation, continuity, and expansion; and relies on effective dialogue among users at all levels to build support from policymakers and the public. This Ocean-Shot will build on the outcomes of OceanObs’19 and specifically work to realize the vision articulated in “The Challenge of Sustaining Ocean Observations” (Weller, 2019) and subsequent workshops hosted by the National Academies (2020). It will engage academia, industry, government, and nongovernmental organizations involved with global ocean observing and determine how to improve pathways to policymakers, stakeholders, and the public over the UN Ocean Decade. Key outcomes will include (1) broader understanding of how existing ocean observing science and policy areas intersect nationally and internationally, (2) identification of opportunities to build global support for ocean observing through cross-sector and international partnerships, and (3) determination of actions that the ocean observing community should take to develop a collective impact organization, the Ocean Partnership for Sustained Observations.