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"Cover" -- "Title" -- "Copyright" -- "Contents" -- "List of contributors" -- "Preface" -- "Part I Introduction" -- "1 The promise of and the need for citizen science for coastal and marine conservation" -- "Part II The practice of coastal and marine citizen science for conservation" -- "2 Defining the baseline and tracking change in seabird populations: the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)" -- "3 Using citizen science to address conservation issues related to climate change and coastal systems" -- "4 Citizen sentinels: the role of citizen scientists in reporting and monitoring invasive non-native species" -- "5 Using citizen science to study the impact of vessel traffic on marine mammal populations" -- "6 Marine litter – bringing together citizen scientists from around the world" -- "7 Using citizen science to inform ocean and coastal resource management" -- "8 Engagement in marine conservation through citizen science: a community-based approach to eelgrass restoration in Frenchman Bay, Maine, USA" -- "9 Citizen science and marine policy" -- "Part III The people and perspectives of coastal and marine citizen science: diverse interests, needs, and benefits" -- "10 Collaborating with indigenous citizen scientists towards sustainable coral reef management in a changing world: the One People One Reef program" -- "11 Engaging youth and schools in coastal citizen science: balancing both education and science goals" -- "12 Uniquely marine: snorkelers and divers as citizen scientists" -- "Part IV Conclusions – lessons learned and best practices for coastal and marine conservation citizen science" -- "13 Communication and trust-building with the broader public through coastal and marine citizen science" -- "14 Conclusions: lessons learned and next steps for citizen science in coastal and marine conservation

The ocean provides food, economic activity, and cultural value for a large proportion of humanity. Our knowledge of marine ecosystems lags behind that of terrestrial ecosystems, limiting effective protection of marine resources. We describe the outcome of 2 workshops in 2011 and 2012 to establish a list of important questions, which, if answered, would substantially improve our ability to conserve and manage the world's marine resources. Participants included individuals from academia, government, and nongovernment organizations with broad experience across disciplines, marine ecosystems, and countries that vary in levels of development. Contributors from the fields of science, conservation, industry, and government submitted questions to our workshops, which we distilled into a list of priority research questions. Through this process, we identified 71 key questions. We grouped these into 8 subject categories, each pertaining to a broad component of marine conservation: fisheries, climate change, other anthropogenic threats, ecosystems, marine citizenship, policy, societal and cultural considerations, and scientific enterprise. Our questions address many issues that are specific to marine conservation, and will serve as a road map to funders and researchers to develop programs that can greatly benefit marine conservation.