Providing Useful and Usable Science to Decision Makers: How the Lenfest Ocean Program Works
The Lenfest Ocean Program (LOP) funds research projects that address the needs of marine and coastal stakeholders and supports grantees who will engage with the people most likely to use the results. By pulling back the curtain on their processes, the LOP hopes they can help managers, stakeholders and others better understand the many ways in which the philanthropic community can help link useful science with decisions.
Highlighting the Lenfest Fishery Ecosystem Task Force, this video tells a story of how LOP brought scientists, including SAFS Professor Tim Essington, and managers together to transition toward ecosystem-based fisheries management in the U.S. Caribbean and beyond.