Research
"Conservation is a state of harmony between man and land."
Aldo Leopold
Brock's research focuses on the intersection of humans and nature. As a multi-disciplinary scientist he works to understand and address root causes and drivers of pressing challenges in conservation including overfishing, poaching, and illegal hunting.
Importantly, he focuses heavily on a solutions-focused approaches to transcend the simple documentation of degradation and decline in our natural world. We don't need more evidence. We need solutions and action.
Highlights
Closing the compliance gap using human behavioural sciences
Most of the world's MPA's are plagued by poaching. Addressing this key issue could more than double the expected ecological benefits of MPAs. Behavioural sciences can help us move forward. More here.
Fish & Fisheries
A call for compliance management
How do we actually manage compliance in MPAs? Efforts to date have led to mixed results. Here we introduce a forward-thinking systematic framework centred on proactive, adaptive learning to improve the way we manage compliance and poaching in tomorrow's MPAs.
Marine Policy
Behavioral interventions are the newest buzz word. But how do they work in the field. Here we report on the effects of bi-lateral effort to reduce illegal fishing using public information campaigns in Vietnam.
Conservation Letters
MEDIA RELEASES
The burning issue of marine protected areas
"Brest, on the night of March 30 to 31, 2023, the premises of the French Office for Biodiversity(OFB) burned down. Fishermen set them on fire after being white-hot by the risky declarationsof the Secretary of State in charge of the sea, Hervé Berville. The police, present on the scene,didnot intervene. Thuswentup in smoke decades of effort and consultation in favor ofsustainable and environmentally friendly fisheries..."
