Global ocean indicators: Marking pathways at the science-policy nexus

Karina von Schuckmann, Alex Godoy-Faundez, Véronique Garçon, Frank E. Muller-Karger, Karen Evans, Ward Appeltans, Narissa Bax, Lisandro Benedetti Cecchi, Anthony Bernard, Kim Bernard, Jarret Byrnes, Gabrielle Canonico, Lucille Chapuis, Malcolm R. Clark, Audrey M. Darnaude, Claire Davies, Pia Englyst, Agneta Fransson, Samantha Hallam, Emma Heslop, Elisabeth Holland, Maria Hood, Stefan Kern, Aurélien Liné, Ana Lara-Lopez, Nora Loose, Belén Martín Míguez, Clive R. McMahon, Lina Mtwana Nordlund, Joanna Post, Sabrina Speich, Adrienne Sutton, Toste Tanhua, Maciej Telszewski, Dimitris Poursanidis, Weidong Yu (2026).

Global ocean indicators: Marking pathways at the science-policy nexus . Marine Policy. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2025.106922

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