Table 2.
Question rankings. The scientists’ rankings are from Rudd (2014), and the stakeholders’ rankings are from all stakeholder respondents in this study.
| Rank | Scientists’ Rankings (n = 549) | Stakeholders’ Rankings (n = 351) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ocean acidification (Q1) | Monitoring cumulative effects (Q2) |
| 2 | Monitoring cumulative effects (Q2) | Ocean acidification (Q1) |
| 3 | Coral-reef management strategies (Q3) | Bycatch effects (Q7) |
| 4 | Ocean literacy messages (Q4) | Restoration effectiveness (Q9) |
| 5 | Sea-level rise and vulnerable coasts (Q8) | Risk assessment for governance (Q11) |
| 6 | Upland hydrology effects on oceans (Q6) | Ocean literacy messages (Q4) |
| 7 | Bycatch effects (Q7) | Sea-level rise and vulnerable coasts (Q8) |
| 8 | Restoration effectiveness (Q9) | Upland hydrology effects on oceans (Q6) |
| 9 | MPAs and resilience (Q10) | Coral-reef management strategies (Q3) |
| 10 | Aquaculture effects (Q5) | Local ecological knowledge (Q18) |
| 11 | Uncertainty in modeling (Q13) | Shifting ecological baselines (Q16) |
| 12 | Coastal hazard management (Q12) | Uncertainty in modeling (Q13) |
| 13 | Risk assessment for governance (Q11) | Aquaculture effects (Q5) |
| 14 | Polar oil spills (Q14) | High-seas governance (Q15) |
| 15 | Shifting ecological baselines (Q16) | Polar oil spills (Q14) |
| 16 | High-seas governance (Q15) | MPAs and resilience (Q10) |
| 17 | Effects of marine diseases on human health (Q19) | Ecosystem service valuation implications (Q17) |
| 18 | Ecosystem-service-valuation implications (Q17) | Management capacity of human communities (Q20) |
| 19 | Management capacity of human communities (Q20) | Coastal hazard management (Q12) |
| 20 | Local ecological knowledge (Q18) | Effects of marine diseases on human health (Q19) |
| 21 | Information for sustainable food choices (Q21) | Information for sustainable food choices (Q21) |
| 22 | Macroalgal culture (Q22) | Human dissociation from nature (Q23) |
| 23 | Human dissociation from nature (Q23) | Effects of worldviews on conservation (Q24) |
| 24 | Effects of worldviews on conservation (Q24) | Macroalgal culture (Q22) |
| 25 | Job creation (Q25) | Job creation (Q25) |