22 Nov 2018
| 22 Nov 2018
Ethical recommendations for ocean observation
Michèle Barbier
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Science and Ethics, Nice, France
Anja Reitz
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Katsiaryna Pabortsava
National Oceanography Centre Southampton, UK
Anne-Cathrin Wölfl
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Tobias Hahn
GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Germany
Fred Whoriskey
Ocean Tracking Network, University of Dalhaousie, Halifax, Canada
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Short summary
Marine scientific understanding is fundamental to managing human activities that affect this environment, and ocean observations have a particularly important role in enhancing the knowledge base of our oceans. Scientists have to act in an ethical way and apply all the fundamental principles. This article is an attempt to highlight the core values applicable to ocean observation, which can then be improved and adopted as part of geoethics and the stewardship of the Earth system.
Marine scientific understanding is fundamental to managing human activities that affect this...
