About Best Practices and the IOC Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS). [Presentation at EATiP/OBPS Best Practices in Aquaculture Workshop, 05 April 2022 (Online)].

Abstract

The IOC Ocean Best Practices System (OBPS) was introduced in this presentation. The OBPS definition for “Best Practice” was introduced (see Pearlman et al. 2019) and the general challenges that come with creation and dissemination of practices different types best practices media (documents, videos, other material) was discussed. The operational components of OBPS and their activities were presented, in particular the OBPS repository server and the search interface (search.oceanbestpractices.org). Examples for search of combinations of “Aquaculture”, “Mariculture”, “Standards” were discussed. Comments were provided in the ZOOM chat. The idea behind “convergence” of practices into Best Practices, and the idea behind “endorsement” of practices to highlight importance for certain groups and organizations was presented. The OBPS UN Decade programme (“OceanPractices”) was briefly introduced.