Training our Future Ocean Leaders

海洋在加拿大的经济和文化中发挥着关键作用。从渔业和水产养殖到航运和能源生产，“蓝色经济”每年创造30多万个就业岗位，为加拿大的GDP贡献了390多亿美元。但加拿大的海洋正在发生变化，工业和沿海社区正在努力适应。在北极，融化的海冰正在改变食物网，威胁着传统的生计，促使石油和天然气的开发，并暴露出地缘政治的裂痕。在东海岸和西海岸，海水变暖和酸化正在威胁贝类和渔业资源，而原住民和其他沿海社区正在权衡主要能源开发的成本和收益。蓝色经济、沿海社区和海洋本身的未来取决于我们管理人类直接压力的能力，以及建立应对气候变化和海洋酸化等全球威胁的能力。培训我们未来的海洋领袖[“海洋领袖”]旨在培养新一代的跨学科海洋科学家，他们有能力将技术知识转化为海洋的政策和管理创新。它将成为UBC全新的海洋与渔业研究所的基石，该研究所将跨学科的顶级海洋研究人员联合起来，共同致力于海洋及其资源的未来研究、教学和社会参与。海洋领袖通过培训年轻的海洋科学家和社会科学家来弥合科学与社会之间的鸿沟，支持这一使命。在我们的跨学科团队的领导下，学员将超越他们的技术专业领域，在海洋法律和治理、社区参与、科学传播、创业和环境影响评估等领域发展专业经验。毕业生将为领导加拿大寻找解决我们的海洋和沿海社区面临的无数挑战的理想准备。

The ocean plays a key role in the economy and culture of Canada. The "blue economy", from fisheries and aquaculture to shipping and energy production, generates more than 300,000 jobs annually and contributes over $39 billion to Canada's GDP. But changes are afoot across Canada's ocean, and industry and coastal communities are struggling to adapt. In the Arctic, melting sea ice is altering food webs, threatening traditional livelihoods, inviting oil and gas developments and exposing geopolitical rifts. On the east and west coast, warming and acidifying waters are threatening shellfish and fisheries stocks, while First Nations and other coastal communities are weighing the costs and benefits of major energy developments. The future of the blue economy, coastal communities, the ocean itself depends on our ability to manage direct human pressures and build resilience to the global threats of climate change and ocean acidification.Training Our Future Ocean Leaders ["Ocean Leaders"] aims to prepare a new generation of interdisciplinary marine scientists with the ability to translate technical knowledge into policy and management innovations for the ocean. It will be the cornerstone of UBC's brand new Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, which unites top marine researchers across disciplines behind a mission of research, teaching and societal engagement on the future of the ocean and its resources. Ocean Leaders supports this mission by training young marine scientists and social scientists to bridge the gulf between science and society. With the leadership of our interdisciplinary team, trainees will reach beyond their fields of technical expertise to develop professional experience in areas including marine law and governance, community engagement, science communication, entrepreneurship and environmental impact assessment. The graduates will be ideally prepared to lead Canada in the search for solutions to the myriad of challenges facing our ocean and our coastal communities.