Hav och samhälle Podcast

Netflix’s documentary Seaspiracy has shocked the public, and brought attention to the devastating environmental and social impacts of industrial overfishing. But it has also sparked controversy, and been accused of muddying the waters around the question ‘Is there such a thing as sustainable seafood?’. In this live podcast a panel of scientific experts from the University of Gothenburg and RISE Research Institutes of Sweden discuss the documentary, providing an informed commentary and more clarity on some of the critical issues that Seaspiracy has brought to the surface. This is a recording of a webinar from May 25 2021. Watch a recording from the panel discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mSJIPEbaj4&t=2s Organizers: Centre for Sea and Society, Gothenburg Student Sustainability Hub and Centre for Collective Action Research, CeCAR, University of Gothenburg. PANELISTS Sverker C Jagers Professor of political science and director of Centre for Collective Action Research, CeCAR. His research is mainly focused on various aspects of environmental politics, for example he has done comparative country studies and seen how the degree of democracy and corruption in countries affects the degree of overfishing. He also studied how fisheries legislation differs between countries with high and low levels of overfishing and illegal fishing. Friederike Ziegler Senior scientist, Unit Sustainable consumption and production, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. Friederike Ziegler researches the sustainability of seafood from sea to table, both from Sweden and other countries. She has also studied eco-labeling of seafood. Nkeiru Scotcher Post-doctoral fellow of ocean governance, School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg and affiliated with the Centre for International Law at Vrije Universiteit, Brussels, Belgium. Nkeiru Scother’s research broadly focusses on regional ocean governance and she is currently researching legal aspects of Africa’s Maritime Strategy and the strategy’s goals. With a background in international law and international relations, Nkeiru is interested in institutions and structures that impact users and uses of our marine areas. Sebastian Linke Associate Professor in Environmental Social Science , School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg. Studies the interplay between science, politics and society with a focus on fishing and maritime governance at both global and local levels. Moderator: Laurisa Dohm Student at Sea and Society, Master's Program and Research Assistant, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Research interest in science communication, in particular the development of better approaches and tools for communicating about research and science-related issues beyond academia.

Today, on The 8th of June we Celebrate World Oceans Day. This year with the theme “Gender and the Ocean”. The importance of gender equality, in particular for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans is increasingly being recognized. However, there is very little data and research on these issues, Why is it important to link ocean-related issues to the Sustainable Development Goal 5 about gender equality? One example of traditional and sustainable use of the Oceans are the Haenyenos – female divers at the Korean Island Jeju. They harvest fish, seaweed, and algae from the ocean. And Their culture is now displayed at an exhibition in Sweden. The Curator Min Jeong Ko is here to discuss Gender and the ocean together with Lena Gipperth from Centre for sea and Society and Albin Dahlin. www.havochsamhalle.gu.se Music: Candlepower av Chris Zabriskie licensieras under licensen Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Plast i havet är en fråga som engagerar! I början av februari besökte Kronprinsessan Victoria Göteborgs universitet för att träffa forskaren Bethanie Carney Almroth och lära sig mer om hennes forskning kring plast och kemikalier i havet. I hav och samhälle Podcast tar vi reda på vilka frågor som togs upp, och pratar med Bethanie om varför frågan om plasten är så stor just nu.

Haven står inför enorma utmaningar. Vad behöver göras för att nå det globala målet om hållbara hav, och vilka möjliga lösningar finns det? I detta avsnitt av Hav och samhälle podcast berör vi de stora framtidsfrågorna. Hör några av de medverkande på Chalmers seminarium Marine Challenges – Blue Solutions ge sin syn på utmaningar och lösningar för världens hav. Programledare: Albin Dahlin. Läs mer på www.havochsamhalle.gu.se

När medelhavsvärmen parkerat sig över Sverige träffade vi doktorande Jenny Egardt för att prata om ett ämne som engagerar många just nu, nämligen fritidsbåtar. Båtlivet betyder mycket för många, men har också negativ påverkan på miljön i kustområden. Hör vilken påverkan det handlar om och vad man som båtägare kan göra för att minska sitt avtryck. Jenny Egardt som har varit doktorand vid institutionen för biologi och miljövetenskap vid Göteborgs universitet har nyligen disputerat med en avhandling om fritidsbåtars miljöpåverkan i område kring Kosterhavets nationalpark i Bohuslän. Läs studien här https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/55901

Välkomna till Hav och samhälle Podcast nr 4! Denna gång ska det handla om de fantastiska algerna som börjar användas allt mer för att skapa hållbar mat. Och så ska vi höra om hur det kom sig att ett forskningsprojekt kring plastutsläpp i Stenungsund fick så stor uppmärksamhet.