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Remote sensing and the UN Ocean Decade: high expectations, big opportunities

Remote sensing and the UN Ocean Decade: high expectations, big opportunities This year officially marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)—the Ocean Decade. A primary objective of this coordination framework is to support scientific research and technological developments that can contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of the world’s oceans. One of the seven Decade Outcomes is to secure healthy and resilient oceans where marine biodiversity is mapped and protected; however, fulfilling this goal will require data, knowledge, and technology. The use of remote sensing is now established in marine research and management and is crucial in developing our understanding of ocean patterns and processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales (e.g., Jawak et al., 2015). As such, remote sensing technology is expected to play a critical role in achieving the vision set by the Ocean Decade.In the last 20 years, technological developments in remote sensing have boosted our ability to monitor the distribution and status of previously understudied ecosystems, from tidal flats and mangroves (Goldberg et al., 2020; Murray et al., 2019) to continental shelves (Pygas et al., 2020) and the deep sea (Lim et al., 2021). These developments have also enabled the mapping of marine physical and biogenic habitats and ecosystems at spatial resolutions never http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation Wiley

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This year officially marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030)—the Ocean Decade. A primary objective of this coordination framework is to support scientific research and technological developments that can contribute to the conservation and sustainable management of the world’s oceans. One of the seven Decade Outcomes is to secure healthy and resilient oceans where marine biodiversity is mapped and protected; however, fulfilling this goal will require data, knowledge, and technology. The use of remote sensing is now established in marine research and management and is crucial in developing our understanding of ocean patterns and processes at multiple spatial and temporal scales (e.g., Jawak et al., 2015). As such, remote sensing technology is expected to play a critical role in achieving the vision set by the Ocean Decade.In the last 20 years, technological developments in remote sensing have boosted our ability to monitor the distribution and status of previously understudied ecosystems, from tidal flats and mangroves (Goldberg et al., 2020; Murray et al., 2019) to continental shelves (Pygas et al., 2020) and the deep sea (Lim et al., 2021). These developments have also enabled the mapping of marine physical and biogenic habitats and ecosystems at spatial resolutions never

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Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation – Wiley

Published: Jun 1, 2022

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