Canada's marine carbon sink: an early career perspective on the state of research and existing knowledge gaps

FACETS, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 8, С. 1 - 21

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

Improving our understanding of how the ocean absorbs carbon dioxide is critical to climate change mitigation efforts. We, a group early career professionals working in Canada, summarize current research and identify steps forward improve marine sink Canadian national offshore waters. We have compiled an extensive collection reported surface air–sea exchange values within each Canada's three adjacent basins. review fluxes major challenges limiting Pacific, Arctic, Atlantic Ocean. focus on ways reducing uncertainty inform stocktake, establish baselines for removal projects, support efforts mitigate adapt acidification. Future directions recommended by this include investing maturing building capacity use sensors, improving biogeochemical models fit-for-purpose regional applications, creating transparent robust monitoring, verification, reporting protocols removal, tailoring community-specific approaches co-generate knowledge with First Nations, advancing training opportunities science technology.

Язык: Английский

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Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science

npj Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 3(1)

Опубликована: Окт. 4, 2024

Язык: Английский

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Advancing ocean sustainability through better science integration: perspectives of Early Career Ocean Professionals

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025

As the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) approaches halfway, inclusive input on progress and innovative to achieving ocean sustainability is timely necessary. Input from leaders tomorrow—today's Early Career Professionals (ECOPs)—brings important generational perspectives delivering marine science that can inform contribute future sustainability. ECOP may also offer novel insights informing solutions ocean-related challenges. Here, we articulate priority recommendations addressing current gaps opportunities in context “Ocean Decade”. These include: (1) a culture shift toward more active transparent data sharing; (2) valuing connecting different knowledge systems; (3) effective knowledge-sharing across disciplines jurisdictions. We outline how all actors research, institutions, implement these changes, where relevant, demonstrate unique roles ECOPs play this process. propose implementation recommendations, by science, along with greater inclusion transfer diverse knowledge, will support efforts achieve goals Decade, ensure generations come.

Язык: Английский

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Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line

PLoS ONE, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 20(5), С. e0313972 - e0313972

Опубликована: Май 22, 2025

Despite the critical role of graduate students in Canadian research ecosystem, report high levels financial stress. As a case study, we collected minimum stipends and tuition data from all university programs Canada Ecological Sciences/Biology Physics, along with cost living measures for cities which they reside. These are heterogeneous, complex, many cases simply not publicly available, making it challenging potential to understand what support should expect. We find at values almost exclusively below poverty threshold. Only two 140 degree offered meet after subtracting fees. For guaranteed stipend, average domestic stipend is short ~Can$9,584 (international ~Can$16,953) threshold accounting payment On average, approximately 33% returned fees by student 76% (59% median) an international student, though there important caveats comparison. While comparison difficult, highest found roughly equivalent or lower than lowest within largest dataset United States America (US) Biology stipends, Kingdom (UK) stipend. University endowment correlates amount but intra- inter-institutional differences suggest solely institutional wealth associated pay. observe behind comparable countries funding next generation scientists.

Язык: Английский

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Crossing disciplinary boundaries: motivations, challenges, and enablers for early career marine researchers moving from natural to social sciences

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 80(1), С. 40 - 55

Опубликована: Ноя. 16, 2022

Abstract Recent years have seen increasing calls to better document and understand the human dimensions of marine coastal environment incorporate this knowledge into decision-making. Human are best investigated through application social science. Individuals within science not solely “pure” scientists, but rather a diverse interdisciplinary community, including many who moved from natural sciences pursue career in This is particularly case for early researchers, with moving earlier their academic careers than predecessors, thus developing stronger skills previous generations scientists. In perspective, we draw on our experiences, highlighting main motivations science, barriers faced top tips researchers similar opportunities challenges. The ten include: “Work like-minded researchers,” “Learn be inspired by heroes,” about engage research philosophy, positionality reflexivity,” “Value your own skillset perspective,” “Be patient kind yourself.”

Язык: Английский

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Gender and early career status: variables of participation at an international marine science conference

ICES Journal of Marine Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 80(4), С. 1016 - 1027

Опубликована: Март 7, 2023

Abstract Conference participation is an important part of academic practice and contributes to building scientific careers. Investigating demographic differences in conference may reveal factors contributing the continued under-representation women marine ocean science. To explore gender career stage dimensions international science conference, preferences presentation type (oral/poster) as well acceptance rejection decisions were investigated using 5-years data (2015–2019) from International Marine Science Conference. It was found that early scientists more likely be women, while established men. Although overall, did not show a significant effect on “downgrade” requests for oral presentations poster presentations, significantly downgraded than scientists. Given often scientists, men had their downgraded. Other indicators evidence prize-giving recognition awards point gap remaining at senior levels, highlighting need further actions monitoring researching perspective.

Язык: Английский

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On increasing equity and inclusion of early-career professionals for conferences and conference networking in Canadian fisheries and aquatic science societies

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 81(11), С. 1606 - 1620

Опубликована: Июль 18, 2024

As early-career professionals (ECPs) navigate their education and professional development in the aquatic sciences, many seek to build a network help guide entrance into field. influential organizations, scientific societies play vital role through hosted conferences, where ECPs can meet share ideas with others, find mentors facilitate colleagues’ journey within profession. However, not all are same, those from marginalized backgrounds face unique challenges. Here, we provide perspective on ways ensure members provided equitable opportunity discover, access, career-defining networks at conference events, including critical of navigating obstacles success. Our recommendations originate an networking workshop 2022 Canadian fisheries sciences conference. The day-long hybrid event comprised interactive activities discussions how conferences foster promote inclusive for all, suggestions maximizing inclusivity online attendees. This serves as call action senior-career meaningfully engage transformative science.

Язык: Английский

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Canadian science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Ноя. 8, 2024

Abstract Despite the critical role of graduate students in Canadian research ecosystem 1 , report high levels financial stress 2 . We collected minimum stipends and tuition data from all university programs Canada Ecological Sciences/Biology Physics, along with cost living measures for cities which they reside. This is heterogeneous, complex, many cases simply not publicly available, making it challenging potential to understand what support should expect. show are at values almost exclusively below poverty threshold. Only two 140 degree offered meet after subtracting fees. For a guaranteed stipend, average domestic stipend short ∼Can$9,468 (international ∼Can$16,899) threshold accounting payment On average, approximately 34% returned by student 78% (57% median) an international student, though there important caveats comparison. While comparison difficult, highest roughly equivalent or lower than lowest within largest dataset United States America (US) Biology 3 Kingdom (UK) stipend. University endowment correlates amount but intra- inter-institutional differences suggest solely institutional wealth improves pay. behind comparable countries funding next generation scientists. Canadians who desire higher STEM education have three options: hope significantly supervisor, department, awards; incur substantial debts; emigrate.

Язык: Английский

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Unpaid Internships Are a Barrier to Diverse and Equitable Recruitment in Marine Science

Oceanography, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 25, 2023

Unpaid internships provide opportunities for students and early career individuals to gain work experience in a field of their interest. In lieu payment labor, interns are compensated by gaining deeper knowledge the or industry as well critical networking opportunities. Completing an unpaid is nearly unavoidable required stand out within competitive, passion-driven (Bailey et al., 2022). Deciding begin marine science with position can be exclusionary point people from non-affluent socioeconomic backgrounds, stress experienced lack financial professional support lead exiting stages career. impede diverse recruitment contribute overwhelming diversity ocean sciences (Bernard Cooperdock, 2018, Figure 1). Adequately compensating entering would increase entry level positions promote development researchers. These then more likely advance into higher level, permanent positions, thereby improving all levels throughout (Fournier 2019; Osiecka

Язык: Английский

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Community Perspectives on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Ocean Sciences: A Town Hall Discussion

Oceanography, Год журнала: 2022, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Дек. 16, 2022

Professional and scientific societies are increasingly engaging in efforts to create a science community that manifests justice, equity, diversity, inclusion (JEDI). However, progress assessment is challenging, opportunities for feedback limited. During the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Oceanography Society (TOS) JEDI committee led an interactive Town Hall collect from conference participants TOS membership on three themes: challenges, initiatives, related advancing ocean sciences. This was preceded by survey administered membership. Survey respondents provided valuable observations synthesis past, present, future of work Discussion included both positive outcomes as well harmful ineffective practices. paper synthesizes received highlights ways which sciences professional can advance similar work. Gatekeeping, system implicit or explicit cultural institutional constraints requirements entry into field, identified most significant challenge diversifying The majority agreed broaden participation have been successful, specific initiatives effective, including development support mentorship training programs partnerships with minority-serving institutions. Some challenges include targeted recruitment “elite” institutions “parachute science.” Respondents important role play Participants discussed strategies participation, be employed such regular data collection demographics, improved information sharing, stricter codes conduct at meetings. We conclude summarizing some new TOS-led designed promote beyond.

Язык: Английский

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