One Planet, One Ocean

Module 1: One Planet – One Ocean

• The Ocean MOOC
• The Ocean: A finite resource
• Concepts of Sustainability
• Economic Models of Sustainability
• Governing Global Commons
• Values and Attitudes to the Ocean
• From Science to Solutions

Module 2: Coasts

• Coastal Systems
• Influences from Land: Deltas under Pressure
• Influences from the Ocean: Coastal Hazards
• Threats from the Sea Bed
• Coastal Ecosystems
• Ecosystem and Nutrient Management
• Coastal Solutions: Ecosystem-based Management
• Future of our Coasts

Module 3: Marine Ecosystems

• Dance of the plankton
• Marine Ecosystem Change and Services
• Valuing Ocean Assets
• Resilience and Adaptation in the Ocean
• Alien Species Migrations and Range Shifts
• Ocean Plastic A) - Where is it?
• Ocean Plastic B) - What to do about it?
• Marine Spatial Planning

Module 4: Fisheries and Aquaculture

• Marine Food Chains
• Aquaculture and Mariculture
• Fisheries Economics and Management
• Sustainable Management of Fisheries
• From Attitude to Action

Module 5: Marine Life and Minerals

• Ocean Evolution
• Evolution and Marine Diversity
• Life in the Deep Sea
• Non-Renewable Ocean Resources
• Seafloor Resources: Energy and Minerals
• Ocean Exploration and Sustainable Use of Marine Resources

Module 6: Ocean and Climate

• Human influence on the Ocean
• Changes in Ocean Circulation
• Ocean Prediction
• Ocean Heat Storage and Sea Level
• The Ocean’s Biological Pump
• Ocean Change: A Mix of Interacting Stressors
• Climate Engineering
• Sub-Seafloor Carbon Storage