Training our Future Ocean Leaders

海洋在加拿大的经济和文化中扮演着关键的角色。从渔业和水产养殖到航运和能源生产的“蓝色经济”，每年创造30多万个就业机会，为加拿大国内生产总值贡献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，海冰融化正在改变食物网，威胁传统生计，引发石油和天然气开发，并暴露出地缘政治裂痕。在东海岸和西海岸，变暖和酸化的水域正在威胁贝类和渔业种群，而原住民和其他沿海社区正在权衡重大能源开发的成本和收益。蓝色经济、沿海社区、海洋本身的未来取决于我们管理人类直接压力和建立对气候变化和海洋酸化全球威胁的复原力的能力。培训我们未来的海洋领导者旨在培养新一代跨学科海洋科学家，他们能够将技术知识转化为海洋政策和管理创新。它将是UBC全新的海洋与渔业研究所的基石，该研究所将各学科的顶尖海洋研究人员团结在一起，肩负着关于海洋及其资源的未来的研究、教学和社会参与的使命。海洋领导者通过培训年轻的海洋科学家和社会科学家来支持这一使命，以弥合科学和社会之间的鸿沟。在我们跨学科团队的领导下，学员将超越他们的技术专长领域，在海洋法律和治理、社区参与、科学交流、创业和环境影响评估等领域发展专业经验。毕业生将为带领加拿大寻找解决我们海洋和沿海社区面临的无数挑战的办法做好理想的准备。

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.