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Centre for Coastal and Ocean Governance

The Centre for Coastal and Oceans Governance (CCOG) is the focus for marine policy research at SAMS and coordinates a number of initiatives across the research themes. We work across a variety of topics and are actively developing research in the following areas:

 

1.      Governance of the Oceans and Coasts: We pursue research into policy processes and reforms to ocean and coastal management. Emphasis is placed on the notion of governance which analyses the relationships and dynamics between governments, communities, and ecosystems. Our specialisations are the implementation of integrated marine planning in the Scotltish, UK and North East Atlantic regional context. In particular,  we are devleoping research in the space between 'top down' institutional and political processes and 'bottom up' social movements, community and individual needs. 

 

2.     Effectiveness of environmental policy instruments: We conduct analyses into the the effectives of policy instruments that target different users and scales. Our specialisations are: eco-labelling and certification in fisheries and aquaculture, scenario analysis, facilitation approaches, sustainability indicators, and marine spatial planning mechanisms.

3.    Theoretical development of social science methods applied to marine systems: This node contributes to methodological and academic development that cuts across the above nodes. Specialisations include: analysis of power and governance mapping, resillience and social-ecological systems, qualitative research methods, agent based modelling, and action research.

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Current Research Projects

CCOG is currently active in the following research projects:

 

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Past Projects:

 

Staff

Dr Tavis Potts

Miss Ruth Brennan

Dr Branka Valcic

Dr Tim O'Higgins


 Collaborations

CCOG is actively collaborating with the following institutions in developing research and policy partnerships. The following is a list of present and past collaborations: 

 

 

 

Contact

If you are interested in collaborating in marine policy research, discussing opportunities, or obtaining comment onarctic1 marine policy issues, please contact the CCOG coordinator, Dr Tavis Potts.

 

Dr Tavis Potts

Scottish Association for Marine Science

Centre for Coastal and Ocean Governance

Oban

Argyll PA37 1QA, UK

T: +44 (0)1631 559 415

E: Tavis.Potts@sams.ac.uk 

 

SAMS
Scottish Marine Institute
Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA

T: 01631 559000
F: 01631 559001
E: info@sams.ac.uk

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