Enric Sala

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Enric Sala
Born (1968-11-26) November 26, 1968 (age 56)
Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Nationality Spain and United States
Alma materPh.D. University of Aix-Marseille II, France, 1996
B.Sc. University of Barcelona, 1991
Scientific career
Fields Marine ecology
Ocean conservation
Media
Institutions National Geographic

Enric Sala (born November 26, 1968, Girona) is a conservationist and former university professor. He has produced documentary films and other media with the aim of improving environmental awareness.

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Career

In 2008 Sala was named a National Geographic fellow and began to develop the Pristine Seas initiative. In 2011, he and James Cameron were both named National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence. [1]

Pristine Seas

Since 2008, Sala has led National Geographic Pristine Seas. Pristine Seas is a project to explore, document and protect the last wild places in the ocean. Using a combination of expeditions, science, media and policy analysis, the Pristine Seas team has helped to inspire the protection of 29 marine protected areas covering more than 6.8 million square kilometers of ocean. [2] The team has conducted 45 expeditions, published more than 300 scientific papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals, and produced over 30 documentary films. [3]

Research

Sala's research focuses on human impacts on the ocean and solutions to improve the health of the oceans. Pristine Seas' research results include the discovery of an inverted biomass pyramid [4] in pristine coral reefs, new species of fish and invertebrates, previously unknown populations of deep-sea animals, the deepest plant ever found in the ocean, descriptions of some of the healthiest ocean ecosystems, and a description of the ecological and economic benefits of no-take marine reserves. In 2018, Sala published a study revealing that without government subsidies, more than half of fishing activity on the high seas would be unprofitable. [5] And in 2021, Sala led an international effort that identified the priority places in the global ocean to protect for biodiversity, food and climate. [6]

Filmography

Publications

Sala has authored over 150 publications; a selection is listed here. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "UnderwaterTimes.com | Enric Sala, James Cameron Named National Geographic's Newest Explorers-In-Residence". www.underwatertimes.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  2. ↑ "Pristine Seas - National Geographic Society".
  3. ↑ Society, National Geographic. "Pristine Seas". www.nationalgeographic.org. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  4. ↑ Sandin, Stuart (January 9, 2008). "Baselines and Degradation of Coral Reefs in the Northern Line Islands". PLOS ONE. 3 (2) e1548. Bibcode:2008PLoSO...3.1548S. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0001548 . PMC   2244711 . PMID   18301734.
  5. ↑ Sala, Enric; Mayorga, Juan; Costello, Christopher; Kroodsma, David; Palomares, Maria L. D.; Pauly, Daniel; Sumaila, U. Rashid; Zeller, Dirk (2018-06-01). "The economics of fishing the high seas". Science Advances. 4 (6) eaat2504. Bibcode:2018SciA....4.2504S. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aat2504. ISSN   2375-2548. PMC   5990315 . PMID   29881780.
  6. ↑ Sala, Enric; Mayorga, Juan; Bradley, Darcy; Cabral, Reniel B.; Atwood, Trisha B.; Auber, Arnaud; Cheung, William; Costello, Christopher; Ferretti, Francesco; Friedlander, Alan M.; Gaines, Steven D.; Garilao, Cristina; Goodell, Whitney; Halpern, Benjamin S.; Hinson, Audra (April 2021). "Protecting the global ocean for biodiversity, food and climate". Nature. 592 (7854): 397–402. doi:10.1038/s41586-021-03371-z. ISSN   1476-4687.
  7. ↑ "Before the Flood - Doctor Enric Sala". Before the Flood. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Enric Sala - Google Scholar Citations". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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