Marine biodiversity monitoring is a complex task given the vast ocean areas to be covered, the types of data to be integrated, and the large number of possible parameters to consider when measuring biodiversity change. International agreements, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) or the recently adopted ‘BBNJ treaty’protecting biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ), encourage states to monitor marine life both within and beyond their national waters to foster marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable use. While oceanographers in general, and marine biologists in particular, are aware of the challenges and complexities of measuring biodiversity in the ocean, the politics of marine biodiversity monitoring and the added value of social science perspectives tend to be neglected. This story from the frontline describes our experiences with turning marine biodiversity monitoring into an object of social science inquiry. The MARIPOLDATA project developed an innovative multi-sited approach to capture both the politics and practices of monitoring marine life. During our research, we were confronted with a diversity of perspectives and expectations of what monitoring is, how it works, why it should be done, and whom it should serve. By adopting a mixed-method approach and collecting data at different epistemic sites (negotiation rooms, scientific fields, laboratories, and conferences), we tried to cut through some of the observed ambiguities and trends. We conclude that studying monitoring necessitates a multidisciplinary approach and a sensitivity for the regional, institutional, and cultural specificities and inequalities that shape how we know and govern the ocean.

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海洋生物多样性监测的社会科学方面

鉴于要覆盖的广阔海洋区域、需要整合的数据类型以及在测量生物多样性变化时需要考虑的大量可能参数，海洋生物多样性监测是一项复杂的任务。 《生物多样性公约》（CBD）或最近通过的保护国家管辖范围以外生物多样性的“BBNJ条约”（BBNJ）等国际协议鼓励各国监测本国水域内外的海洋生物，以促进海洋生物多样性保护和可持续发展使用。虽然海洋学家，特别是海洋生物学家，都意识到测量海洋生物多样性的挑战和复杂性，但海洋生物多样性监测的政治性和社会科学观点的附加值往往被忽视。这个来自前线的故事描述了我们将海洋生物多样性监测转变为社会科学探究对象的经历。 MARIPOLDATA 项目开发了一种创新的多站点方法来捕获监测海洋生物的政治和实践。在我们的研究过程中，我们对监控是什么、监控如何运作、为什么应该进行监控以及监控应该为谁服务等问题提出了各种各样的观点和期望。通过采用混合方法并在不同的认知场所（谈判室、科学领域、实验室和会议）收集数据，我们试图消除一些观察到的模糊性和趋势。我们的结论是，研究监测需要采用多学科方法，并对影响我们了解和治理海洋的区域、体制和文化特性以及不平等保持敏感。