General presentation about the opportunities at sea.

1. Seas of opportunity Martin Pastoors Gemma Frisius Lecture, 21 June 2010, Leeuwarden, The Netherland

2. The seas: empty and vast http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~astrolab/mirrors/apod_e/image/0711/earth_sts118_big.jpg

3. … but after Deep Horizon we know better

4. With very sad consequences

5. Slide: Fanny Douvere, 2009 Fact: Most seas are already affected by human activity Low impact Medium impact High impact

6. 1. Traditional use 4. New technology 2. New demands 3. New places

7. So the sea is not empty ! There are things happening out there

8. Ocean policies are looking for integrated solutions

9. .. and integrated solutions require transdisciplinary knowledge

10. is developing that transdisciplinary knowledge (Leeuwarden)

11. 4. Marine spatial Planning 2. Co-creation of knowledge 3. New governance 1. Integrated ocean policy

12. Remember: something is happening out there http://www.phys.ncku.edu.tw/~astrolab/mirrors/apod_e/image/0711/earth_sts118_big.jpg

13. … and it requires integrated thinking

14. Martin Pastoors Director Centre for Marine Policy P.O.Box 1528 8901 BV Leeuwarden, Netherlands phone +31 317 487 849 mobile +31 610 939 549 Email martin.pastoors@wur.nl Internet www.cmp.wur.nl Blog martinpastoors.blogspot.com/ Twitter @martinpastoors or @marinepolicy LinkedIn nl.linkedin.com/in/martinpastoors