• Question: do you think that your work will save marine biology

    Asked by wheatley to Clare, Dave, Glo, Ozge, Sean on 16 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Dave Sproson

      Dave Sproson answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Not unless I do something very wrong — I’m a physicist! 🙂

    • Photo: Ozge Ozkaya

      Ozge Ozkaya answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      I am hoping that my work will help policy makers decisions to be more informed for instance about the quota on krill fisheries. The CCAMLR (Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources) regulates the fisheries of krill among other things in Antarctica to ensure long term sustainable development and prevent over-fishing. The more we know about krill biology the better we can advise commisions like these

    • Photo: Gloeta Massie

      Gloeta Massie answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      If, as I hope, my work gets people excited and interested in science – then, yes, I think it could make a difference. As to saving marine biology – the only way to do that is for people like yourself, when you’re old enough to vote (or now, by encouraging the people around you to vote), to promote funding (money!) for scientific research. When scientific research budgets get cut, everyone loses.

    • Photo: Sean Clement

      Sean Clement answered on 16 Jun 2011:

      Well, the establishment of Marine Protected Areas is something that we hope can help the marine environment across the world. If our work can show empirical evidence of the benefits of Marine Protected Areas then it’s certainly doing some good!

      As an aside, I don’t think that Marine Biology as a subject is in need of saving, especially considering all the enthusiasm that you guys are showing for it! Keep it up guys!

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