TY - JOUR
T1 - Navigating Ocean Literacy in Europe
T2 - 10 years of history and future perspectives
AU - Mokos, Melita
AU - De-Bastos, Eliane S.R.
AU - Realdon, Giulia
AU - Wojcieszek, Dominika
AU - Papathanasiou, Martha
AU - Tuddenham, Peter
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the EMSEA community as a whole, including founders, members, volunteers and supporters of all kinds, who continue to play an important role in advancing ocean literacy in Europe and beyond. Funding details: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
PY - 2022/3/31
Y1 - 2022/3/31
N2 - Ocean Literacy (OL) emerged in the USA in the 2000s as a concept developed for the education system aimed at teachers. In 2011, it gained the attention of European educators who formed the first OL network in Europe, the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA). Parallel to that initiative, Portugal started the first initiative to adopt OL content into formal education. Since then, there has been a major shift towards a more literate society in Europe. This paper reviews the development of OL in Europe, elaborates the role of OL for the sustainable future of the European seas, and provides recommendations for OL actions.
AB - Ocean Literacy (OL) emerged in the USA in the 2000s as a concept developed for the education system aimed at teachers. In 2011, it gained the attention of European educators who formed the first OL network in Europe, the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA). Parallel to that initiative, Portugal started the first initiative to adopt OL content into formal education. Since then, there has been a major shift towards a more literate society in Europe. This paper reviews the development of OL in Europe, elaborates the role of OL for the sustainable future of the European seas, and provides recommendations for OL actions.
KW - EMSEA
KW - Europe
KW - Ocean literacy
KW - SDG 14
KW - sustainable development
KW - UN Ocean Decade
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129399029&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12681/mms.26989
DO - 10.12681/mms.26989
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85129399029
VL - 23
SP - 277
EP - 288
JO - Mediterranean Marine Science
JF - Mediterranean Marine Science
SN - 1108-393X
IS - 2
ER -
