Senior Postdoc Emily Klein Gives Talk on Sustainable Ocean Management Modeling at UMass Dartmouth

Emily Klein, a senior post-doctoral associate at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, recently gave a talk for UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology weekly seminar series.

In her talk, Klein explained her research on sustainable ocean management for balancing ecological and human well-being goals. Specifically, she explained her use of ecosystem models to support international policy advice in the Antarctic, balancing the interests of industrial fisheries and healthy ecosystems. She also discussed her current work partnering with Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to help determine potential risks of sand mining, a technique used to replenish beaches that have been eroded by rising seas and storms.

Watch a recording of her talk here.

At the Pardee Center, Klein leads the Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS) project with Prof. Les Kaufman. The CHANS project investigates how governance, social, and economic systems are intricately connected to natural systems, how we can better explore those connections, and how to better understand the trade-offs that confront those making resource management decisions.