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Table 4 Cross-tabulated scores of issues’ importance (P for “priority issue”, listed from 1 to 18; MC for “major challenge”, listed from 1 to 9; P1 and P2 belong to MC1; P3 and P4 belong to MC2, etc)

From: Interactions between oceans and societies in 2030: challenges and issues for research

Item

% of responses

Issue for research (IR)

(Major challenge number)

“particularly important”

“particularly important” and “very important”

GROUP 1

 IR 1: Measurement and monitoring networks (Major challenge 1)

47

83

 IR 8: Energy resources at sea (MC4)

38

79

 IR 15: National sovereignty & maritime common good (MC8)

36

78

 IR 16: Standards and regulations at sea (MC8)

32

75

 IR 3: Best practices in aquaculture (MC2)

36

74

GROUP 2

 IR 2: Modeling of ecosystems (MC1)

26

74

 IR 9: Resilience of coastal zones (MC5)

35

71

 IR 5: Controlling coastal densification (MC3)

36

66

 IR 6: Environmental integration (MC3)

33

69

 IR 4: Synergies on the continental shelf (MC2)

24

68

 IR 10: Managing risks and crisis situations (MC5)

30

66

 IR 17: Monitoring systems at sea (MC9)

28

65

GROUP 3

 IR 7: Sustainable exploitation in deep water (MC4)

25

63

 IR 13: Education and responsible social practices (MC7)

26

61

 IR 18: Securing vital maritime flows (MC9)

25

58

 IR 11: Bio-reducing the footprint of human activities (MC6)

25

55

 IR 12: Marine bio-economics (MC6)

21

55

 IR 14: Sustainable tourism (MC7)

13

32