Marine community ecologist & Prof @UNC working on conservation, climate change, seafood. Also a dad/partner who β₯οΈs ππ»βπ΅πΌββοΈ + πΆπ΄π¦ ππ΅π.
Ive been feeling pessimistic about marine conservation in 2018. Not only bc of bad actors (eg Trump) but also due to the duplicity, ignorance, and greed of marine scientists and conservation orgs. Some seem more interested in $ &/or recognition than actual biodiversity outcomes.
So to balance @ayanaeliza's wonderful piece about cons wins collectiv.in/SciAm08 here is a short list of some of our failures, followed by commentary on why I think they matter.