Master presentations in Sea and Society 2026

Emma Chateau

OCEAN EQUITY AS A MECHANISM FOR INCLUSION
Assessing Incentives for IPLCs Engagement in Ocean Research

Supervisor: Aksel Sundström

Examiner: Per Hallén

Elisa Coccorese

FINANCING SCIENTIFIC MONITORING IN HIGH SEAS MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
Evidence from large-scale MPAs for BBNJ implementation

Supervisor: Niels Krabbe

Examiner: Per Hallén

Esméralda Mavrel

SEAWEED’S SOCIETAL FOOTPRINT
Integrating ecosystem services into the Life Cycle Assessment framework to evaluate societal costs and benefits of seaweed farming

Supervisor: Henrik Pavia

Examiner: Matthias Obst

Simon Reeves

BEYOND THE THRESHOLD
Comparability, Coherence, and the Governance of Continuous Underwater Noise Under the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Supervisor: Lars Gamfeldt

Examiner. Matthias Obst

Amanda Medin

ADVANCING SWEDISH MARINE MANAGEMENT
Monitoring using satellites and remotely operated vehicles for assessing submerged aquatic vegetation

Supervisor: Matthias Obst

Examiner: Mats Lindegart

Britt Kajim

TRACING PLASTIC PELLET POLLUTION THROUGH TIME
Linking Environmnetal Governance with Marine Sediment Records. A case of PVC pollution in Stenungsund, Sweden

Supervisor: Karin Mattsson

Co-supervisor: Lena Gipperth

Examiner: Mats Lindegart

Elsa Koste

SALMON’S SOUP
Ecologically unequal exchange & Norwegian salmon aquaculture

Supervisor: Sebastian Linke

Examiner: Mats Lindegart

Maria McCausland

GREENHOUSE GAS N2O INTERACTIONS IN SEAWEED AQUACULTURE
Potential for Environmental and Societal Applications

Supervisor: Stefano Bonaglia

Co-supervisors: Gloria Reithmeier, Loraine Ropella

Examiner: Henrik Pavia

Lea Hofstaller

DISSOLVED CARBON FLUXES IN A SWEDISH SEAWEED FARM
Implications for seaweed aquaculture as Nature-based Solution

Supervisor: Gloria Reithmeier

Examiner: Henrik Pavia

Carla Dreusch

DECOLONIZING MARINE ECOLOGY
Rethinking the Western Scientific Paradigm through Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Supervisor: Per Knutsson

Examiner: Poul Holm

Paula Pintocho Villar Gomes

THE EXIT OF COASTAL FISHERIES IN THE SWEDISH WEST COAST
The Kristineberg Case Study

Supervisor: Per Hallén

Co-supervisor: Laurenz Thomsen

Examiner: Per Knutsson

Klara Palmqvist

KELP FORESTS IN SWEDISH MARINE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Exploring Human-Nature Relationships

Supervisor: Maris Gillette

Examiner: Per Knutsson

Megan Smilikis

INCLUSIVE INNOVATION IN A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY
Swedish and US Approaches to Low-Trophic Aquaculture Development

Supervisor: Madeleine Prutzer

Co-supervisor: Andrea Morf

Examiner: Per Knutsson

Andrea Palm

WHEN NATIONAL EXPECTATIONS MEET MUNICIPAL REALITY
Coastal spatial planning in the Gothenburg region, Sweden

Supervisor: Kristjan Laas

Co-supervisor: Andrea Morf

Examiner: Gabriela Arguello

Ivonne Aimee Núnez Valadez

WHO GOVERNS THE INTERFACE?
Coexistence and the limits of municipal planning

Supervisor: Andrea Morf

Examiner: Gabriela Arguello

Janelle Gutke

Bridging the gap in Swedish marine citizen science through brokering

Supervisor: Eva Maria Jernsand

Co-supervisor: Louise Eriander

Examiner: Erik Lundberg

Katarzyna Tryniecka

COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD

The Role of Chefs and Restaurants in Sustainability Communication in Le Marche and Emilia-Romagn

Supervisor: Eva Maria Jernsand

Examiner: Erik Lundberg

Noa Feldkamp Boersch

Ocean Literacy in French School Curricula

Supervisor: Geráldine Fauville

Examiner: Sam Dupont

Michal Lovecky

Exploring the Potential of AI-Enhanced Virtual Reality Experience on Ocean Literacy

Supervisor: Geráldine Fauville

Examiner: Sam Dupont

Hedda Larsson

OCEAN VISIBILITY IN POLICY AND PRACTICE
Environmental Governance and Ocean Literacy in Gothenburg

Supervisor: Geráldine Fauville

Examiner: Sam Dupont