A brilliant first day of #SMMRconf24 showcasing the Diverse Marine Values exhibition, talking about diverse voices in decision making with the ROCC project, and then the 1st workshop to co-design an #OceanLiteracy for England. Day 2 kicking off soon!

#OceanLiteracy is on the agenda as Tim Acott of Diverse Marine Values brings art into the mix at #SMMR’s Annual Conference, pulling together deeper approaches that challenge how we fundamentally approach #marine management and resources. 🎨🧵👇

🎧Today, Diverse Marine Values team has been recording "Echoes from the Shore: Lessons from Diverse Marine Values", a podcast series to help develop capacity across the marine research community and foster new pathways for inclusion of diverse values within marine policy. Stay tuned‼️

A fantastic #CVM workshop today in collaboration with #Portsmouth City Council. Our 'Tides of Change' film was screened along with the findings of our Portsmouth #Oceanliteracy survey. Some brilliant discussions followed! Watch the film youtube.com/watch?v=7f5hgy…

What creative methods that can be used to uncover diverse values within local communities? SMMR's Diverse Marine Values project has produced a Community Voice Method film exploring community-held marine values along the coasts of the Shetland Isles. Watch ⤵️ loom.ly/KYlLqfI

🌊 Hosting 750 delegates from over 200 organisations across two-days, next year's Ocean and Coastal Futures (OCF) will offer unparalleled networking opportunities for those involved in marine science. Grab your early bird tickets here ➡️ loom.ly/DF8jkos

In this newly released podcast, our colleague Dr Victoria Leslie discusses the Diverse Marine Values work in Portsmouth. Have a listen🔊

🔖What a great start to the week! The Diverse Marine Values team are pleased to share our latest research publication "Bringing the Ocean to the Stage: Performing Coastal Values and Marine Management" Authored by Dr Emma McKinley @ErikaEHughes and co. Read here - cogitatiopress.com/oceanandsociet…

We enjoyed fantastic discussions last week during #SMMR's symposium at #MASTSASM2024! 🔬 Co-Opt, Diverse Marine Values, ReSow UK, & Pyramids of Life shared project outputs & how they could help shape the UK #policy landscape. More about our funded projects here: loom.ly/0tgHQqo

📣 New SMMR Report! 🐟 Prepared by dr marta payo payo (Diverse Marine Values) and Dr Victoria Leslie (Co-Opt), the report builds on a fascinating workshop at our last SMMR annual conference, exploring lessons learnt from across the SMMR programme on climate change communication. [1/3]

📣 New Diverse Marine Values briefing: Understanding diverse values in marine decision making. DMV explored how to better incorporate diverse values into marine governance by analysing decision-making processes in case studies across the UK - which prompted 3 key recommendations ⤵️

📢As we wrap up the SMMR Diverse Marine Values project, we're thrilled to be presenting at the MASTS conference tomorrow! Lucy Greenhill, Howell Marine Consulting will be sharing research findings and outcomes plus an exciting launch designed with #marine decision-makers in mind!⛴️

It's the start of MASTS's 15th Annual Science Meeting, and we are delighted to host a special session on the SMMR Programme later today. #MASTSASM2025 [1/2]

MASTS We will be joined by all six of our Funded Projects, who will be sharing the incredible impact and legacy that their work leaves behind in the UK marine space. See their impact: smmr.org.uk/funded-project… MSPACE Diverse Marine Values Pyramids of Life ROCC #ReSow #CoOpt [2/2]

📣 It's here! 🎙️ We're delighted to announce that the Diverse Marine Values podcast, 'Echoes from the Shore' - launched at #MASTSASM2025 - is now live on the SMMR website. [1/2]