Dr. Aoi Sugimoto (PhD, Agricultural Sciences) is a marine social scientist based in Yokohama, Japan. She has been exploring relationships between people, the sea, and coastal/island communities mainly in the Asia-Pacific region. Aside from her academic work, she has also been pro-actively engaged in marine science communications through the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES).
Some of the Science Communication activities Aoi Sugimoto has been involved in include:
(i) Outreach movie of coral reef sustainability in Okinawan islands, Japan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAXDd…
(ii) Introduction page on science-art collaboration by social design office NOSIGNER: https://nosigner.com/mother-ocean
(iii) Aoi has been leading a Study Group on Science Communications at the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) since 2021: https://meetings.pices.int/members/st…