At The Ocean Rights Coalition, our research is the backbone of our advocacy efforts, driving our mission to improve ocean governance and law for a restorative future.
We conduct thorough investigations into the legal, ecological, and social aspects of the marine environment and anthropological pressures on the marine environment, ensuring that any of our consulting, reports, or initiatives are grounded in solid evidence and informed by the latest enforcement within legislation and caselaw and within the most up-to-date peer-reviewed scientific findings.
Our research focuses on 3 key areas, which can be broken down into several sub-areas:
- Ocean Law & Governance.
- Life Sciences.
- Equitable Education.
What research are we working on right now?
- Climate Change & Whaling (Ecological & Legal)
- Practical Enforcement Frameworks for Prospective UK Legal Personification of the Marine Environment. (Legal)
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FAQs
What is your process for working on smaller projects?
The Ocean Rights Coalition offers comprehensive consulting, management, design, and research solutions. Our vision is to be at the forefront of innovation advocacy, fostering a national community of scientists, professionals, and researchers united by a passion for restoring and protecting our marine spaces, as well as the biodiversity it holds.
Every research endeavour we undertake is viewed as an opportunity to shape the future.
Who is behind The Ocean Rights Coalition’s research?
Guided by our team members, all researchers are volunteers funded entirely by philanthropy and donations. Some may be students; others may be industry and academic professionals.
Can I apply to be a part of the research team or work as a contractor?
You can apply to be a part of the team; however, all of our researchers are unpaid volunteers collaborating on research. While you can become part of the research team is is entirely on an unpaid and voluntary basis.
I have an idea for research. How do I get in touch?
By clicking the, “Get Involved” button below it will take you to our Contact Us page. From the dropdown menu choose “Get Involved with TORC” as the appropriate subject along with a brief overview of the research you may like to conduct.
We use what we at TORC term as a, ‘Braided Approach,’ to multidisciplinary collaboration and research.
Rather than a patchwork of different disciplines, we interweave them in a fashion where one discipline complements the others, resulting in more unusual insights and stronger and more comprehensive research.
Independent and focused scientific studies are essential to gathering critical data. On their own, they are a line of thread that makes up the string of a discipline. When you weave those strings together, it is something more robust and tangible.
That is what our braided approach is.
Rather than a patchwork of different disciplines, we interweave them in a fashion where one discipline complements the others, resulting in more unusual insights that would otherwise not have been achieved. Resulting in stronger and more comprehensive research.
Illustrated by “The Great Torc from Snettisham,” from England and made in the 1st century BC, with just over a kilogram of gold mixed with silver. The Celtic torc, or neck ring, is one of the most complex objects made in the ancient world with threads of metal, grouped into ropes and twisted into each other.
