Oceanography | Vol. 38, No. 1
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Participants from Nigeria, Ghana, and Uganda on an
August 2023 sediment coring field trip to Winneba,
Ghana, during the Coastal Ocean Environment
Summer School In Nigeria and Ghana (COESSING).
Photo credit: COESSING
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59 Harnessing Marine Open Data Science for Ocean Sustainability in Africa, South Asia, and Latin America
By P.E. Martin, E. Eli Holmes, E. Mayorga, J.K. Ansong, U. Bhaskar, J. Cornejo-Donoso, D. Correa-Chilón, R. Damoah,
D. Fierro-Arcos, L. Gómez-Navarro, N. Kumar, A. Lawal-Are, S. Maity, S. Majumder, D. Menemenlis, A. Modi, E. Nyadjro,
O. Oghenechovwen, A. Oikonomou, M. Oladipo, M. Peña, D.T. Quaye, Y. Santana-Falcón, BR Smitha, C. Troupin, G. Vagenas,
H. Villalobos, and G.L. Wagner
67 SPOTLIGHT. Using Digital Twins of the Ocean to Build Capacity in the Wider Caribbean Region
By A.L. Hochberg, L. Inniss, J. Akrofi, K. Blake-Smithen, D.A. Farrell, M. Gonçalves, and R. Juman
69 SPOTLIGHT. Enhancing Fisheries Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Participatory Processes and
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By K.A. Fakoya, A.O. Saba, A. Oloko, S.L. Akintola, K.O. Ajelara, A. Abiodun-Solanke, M.A. Olasope, and I.O. Olabamiji
71 Building and Sharing Ocean Sciences Capacity Through Project-Based Learning
By E.S. Nyadjro, A. Oikonomou, A.O. Saba, E. Mahu, G. Vagenas, J.K. Ansong, P.E. Martin, A. Agyekumhene, E.K. Asamoah,
R.K. Quarcoo, J. Collier, and L.G. Akita
75 SPOTLIGHT. Lessons Learned in Public Sector Capacity Building to Tackle Marine Litter
By E.V.S. Menck, C.I. Ellif, I.R.B. Carvalho, L. Barbosa, M.M. Andrade, N.M. Grilli, V.M. Scrich, and A. Turra
77 SPOTLIGHT. Unleashing Potential: Collaborative Research as a Catalyst for Capacity Building and Enhancement
By W.N.A. Sowah, P.-N.M. Jayson-Quashigah, D.Y. Atiglo, S. Van Der Plank, V. Dominguez Almela, R. Anderson, J. Dash,
E. Tompkins, and K.A. Addo
79 SPOTLIGHT. Developing Capacity for Transdisciplinary Studies of Changing Ocean Systems
By P.E. Renaud, A. Belgrano, S. Dupont, P.W. Boyd, S. Collins, T. Blenckner, M. Drexler, J.M. Hall-Spencer, C. Robinson,
C.T. Weber, and C.A. Vargas
81 SPOTLIGHT. Deep Ocean Early-Career Researchers Dive into Data Management Training
By S.E. Beaulieu, L.M. Smith, and K. Stocks
83 SPOTLIGHT. Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Ocean Professionals is Needed for a Sustainable Future
By E. Satterthwaite and M. Robbins
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