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People's deep connection with the ocean—their "marine identity"—can help us reset society's relationship with the seas, new research led by Dr. Pamela Buchan, from the University of Exeter, suggests.

A diverse, international group of marine researchers and practitioners met to discuss marine identity—based on testimony and photos from multiple countries. The paper, published in the journal People and Nature, is titled "A transdisciplinary co-conceptualization of marine identity." The project is endorsed by the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the EU Mission Ocean & Waters.

The group included Diz Glithero of the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition, Dr. Emma McKinley of Cardiff University, who helped deliver the workshop, and others from across Europe, Africa, Indonesia, North America, and Australasia.

They found many common themes, including traditions and customs; and dependency on the ocean for recreation, livelihoods, health and sustenance.

They also found differences, such as negative ways the ocean can form part of identity—particularly for those whose communities and livelihoods are at risk from extreme weather.

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