For more than 30 years, PICES has initiated international research projects that provide a link between various institutions, countries, and cultural spheres in the North Pacific Ocean. This leadership position gives PICES an advantage to make progress towards the goals outlined for the UN Decade of Ocean Science (2021-2030). Principally, the knowledge and experience of across the PICES research community offers a unique opportunity to design and deliver ‘Transformative Ocean Science’ for UNDOS with leadership by the Human Dimensions Committee (HDC). The HDC began research in 2020 to conduct a preliminary assessment of the PICES human network towards understanding how the organization may already be addressing a variety of UNDOS goals. The research team assembled and analysed research products created within PICES since 1992. The application of modern text and correspondence analysis techniques supported the use of these materials as a rich data source for exploring the PICES’ human network and its linkages to UNDOS. We established that although PICES research has a broader focus than ever, including globally relevant and more human dimensions-oriented investigations, the scope of work that has been undertaken provides significant inputs for almost all UNDOS goals and considerable gaps in others. We see promise in how the evaluation of the human networks can power our understanding of the pathways and tools we use to achieve sustainability and other ocean science goals. We aim to expand our initial work on the PICES organization to by studying linkages among research activities and their social networks within PICES nations and other significant marine science organizations around the globe.
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