Strengthening Ocean Conservation Globally by Connecting People, Telling Stories, Sharing Science
By Andrew Spence The largest man-made oyster reef system in the Southern Hemisphere is completed when seven million native oysters were released in South Australia. The wild release of the hatchery-raised …
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By Carlie S. Wiener, Ph.D., Director of Marine Communications Schmidt Ocean Institute, a non-profit dedicated to advancing the world’s understanding of the ocean with cutting-edge science, reached a major milestone mapping …
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By Mark Friedman, Special Report from Europe Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said young people are “bringing change” to the Madrid climate talks and will not be silenced. She joined a march …
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Game-changing’ idea: Don’t burn hydrocarbons, split them into hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a major research initiative to create a zero-emissions future in …
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Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has initiated a working group to develop a United States protocol for paying ranchers and farmers to store carbon in their soil. The …
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By Kevin Majoros A report released last month by the World Meteorological Organization revealed that greenhouse gases have risen to an all-time high of 407.8 parts per million. That means …
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A federal court has ruled that federal fisheries managers failed to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales when opening nearly 3,000 square miles of previously protected New England marine …
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By Ivonne Gamboa The International SeaKeepers Society hosted its 2019 Founders Event, a maritime masquerade to honor Amos Nachoum as the 2019 SeaKeeper of the Year Award Recipient, 2019 NextGen …
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Giacomo Abrusci, the recipient of the Loggerhead Marinelife Center Blue Ambassador of the Year Award exemplifies significant contributions in marine conservation through volunteer-related activities. Nearly everyone in the ocean …
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Blue Park Awards Presented to Marine Protected Areas that Meet the Highest Standards of Marine Life Protection Our Ocean Conference in Oslo, Norway, Marine Conservation Institute and its international science …
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