News and Blogs
working with marginalised communities for more equitable ocean decision-making and other news from Namibia
At the beginning of 2023, the Hub’s Namibia team had a pleasure to host Hub colleagues from Ghana, South Africa and Scotland and engaged in various knowledge-sharing activities. “The highly inspiring visit strengthened the Hub’s relations with the University of Namibia”, says Dr Sirkka Tshiningayamwe (University of Namibia). The Namibia team has also been busy supporting […]
Documentary film on artisanal fisherfolk songs screened in Glasgow
The documentary film Cocooned in Harmony: Power, Agency and Multiple Realities in the Songs of Indigenous Ghanaian Seine Fisherfolk was recently screened at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow (19 April 2023). The film explores the songs Ghanaian artisanal fishersmen to create a space for their (often side-lined) voices. The screening was followed by […]
UNDERCURRENTS: ART AND OCEAN IN AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC exhibition on show in Glasgow
The Undercurrents exhibition brings together new arts-based research that reveals human relationships and emotional connections with the ocean, produced by practitioners and grassroot organisations in Ghana, South Africa, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. The exhibition is on show at The Glasgow School of Art’s Reid Gallery until 29 April 2023. Five artists from […]
What we learnt at the Closing of the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture
The International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA) was officially brought to a close at the end of March 2023, where various partners gathered at the headquarters of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation to reflect on progress made and follow-up action to keep the momentum built in 2022. This blog post reflects […]
Spotlight on early-career researchers: Kenneth Amankwaah Boateng
I am a Master of Philosophy Sociology student and an early-career researcher at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. I have been part of the One Ocean Hub since 2021 and my research has focused on women, children, and coastal communities in the context of the blue economy, under the supervision of Dr. Georgina Y. […]
Hub Director nominated Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow
Professor Elisa Morgera, Director of the One Ocean Hub, has been nominated RoyalSociety of Edinburgh Fellow, which recognises achievement in science, arts,business, sports, civil society and academia from across Scotland and beyond.The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland’s national academy of science and letters.It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and […]
Working in a transdisciplinary team to understand climate vulnerability on recreational fishing in Namibia
The Namibian coast is renowned for its excellent angling opportunities, particularly in the central and northern coastal regions. Living in Henties Bay for the past two years, one can always tell when it’s holiday time as the town buzzes with activity from hundreds of local and foreign anglers filling up their cars, mounted with fishing […]
Event: Shaping the Future of Ocean Research at University of Strathclyde
One Ocean Hub is entering its fifth and final year. We are therefore embarking on an exciting planning process for legacy strategies and solutions with our partners, interested individuals and organisations over the coming months. As part of the legacy planning process the Hub is organising an event Shaping the Future of Ocean Research at […]
What does the 2022 UN Biodiversity Summit outcome on digital sequence information mean for the ocean and ocean research? (Part 2)
Following on from a previous blog post on the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15, held on 7-19 December 2022 - Montreal, Canada), this post reflects on the decision to establish a multilateral mechanism for benefit-sharing from digital sequence information (DSI), including a global fund, and its implications of for the ocean, ocean-dependent human rights and […]
