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The Ocean Conservancy News

• Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000: Indigenous Cultures and Environmental Management - Ocean Conservancy
  

  Protecting the natural web of life for all who depend on their traditional ways of life

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• Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:00:00 +0000: We Need NOAA to Keep Fishing Communities Strong - Ocean Conservancy
  

  We must protect NOAA to protect our fisheries

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• Thu, 06 Mar 2025 22:00:00 +0000: Plastic Pollution’s Toll on Seabirds - Ocean Conservancy
  

  Find out how you can join the fight against plastic pollution

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• Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:00:00 +0000: Learnings from the National Working Waterfronts Networks Conference - Ocean Conservancy
  

  How Ocean Conservancy is working across industries to achieve port decarbonization

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• Wed, 26 Feb 2025 22:00:00 +0000: The Truth About Plastic Fragments - Ocean Conservancy
  

  How one plastic item turns into hundreds (or thousands!) of plastic pieces

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The Open Channels News

• Sat, 12 Jun 2021 12:24:24 +0000: Artificial light may be changing marine ecosystems - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
  Editor’s note: Artificial light at night (ALAN) – whose undesirable effects are more colloquially referred to as light pollution – has long been known to affect sea turtles. Numerous studies document that adult sea turtles avoid nesting on artificially-lit beaches and artificial lights on land draw newly-hatched sea turtles away from the ocean, leading to […]
• Sat, 12 Jun 2021 11:46:42 +0000: Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
  Study shows few downsides to incorporating climate change in ocean planning Researchers map ocean areas that can protect biodiversity, help fisheries, AND provide carbon benefits Most ocean use revenues go to small number of corporations New satellites will track global carbon and methane emissions Climate change already making equator too warm for many marine species […]
• Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:54:48 +0000: The EBM Toolbox: Resources for the sustainable financing of marine protected areas - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
  An update to this Skimmer article was published in January 2022 as an OCTO blog Resources for the sustainable financing of marine protected areas.
• Fri, 11 Jun 2021 23:41:23 +0000: Perspective: Marine ecosystem-based management and wicked problems require incrementalism, not command and control - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
  By Jon Hare, NOAA Fisheries Editor’s note: Jon Hare is the Science and Research Director of NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in the US. He oversees science related to NOAA Fisheries mission in the Northeast region (Maine to North Carolina) including marine fisheries, aquaculture, protected species, habitat, and ecosystem science. NOAA […]
• Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:18:58 +0000: How much did the COVID-19 pandemic quiet the oceans? - News | OCTO: Open Communications for the Ocean
  Editor’s note: Anthropogenic noise in the ocean – from ships, sonar, construction, oil wells, windfarms, seismic surveys, and other activities – harms marine animals ranging from marine mammals to fish to invertebrates. Ocean noise has been documented to: Increase egg and larval mortality, cause developmental delays, slow growth rates, and increase bodily malformations Cause temporary […]

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution News

• Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:23:08 +0000: The National Academy of Sciences selects WHOI’s Laura Motta as Kavli Fellow - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  
  
  Her research focuses on advancing our fundamental understanding of chemistry inspired by marine processes that challenge our current chemical knowledge.
• Tue, 11 Mar 2025 15:00:01 +0000: ‘Fishial’ Recognition: Neural Network Identifies Coral Reef Sounds - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  
  
  Faster identification of fish sounds from acoustic recordings can improve research, conservation efforts
• Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:47:20 +0000: WHOI scientists aim to improve the study of marine heatwaves - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  
  
  Researchers call for regional and context-specific approaches to these extreme events
• Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:54:26 +0000: WHOI’s Julie Huber Among 65 Fellows Elected to the American Academy of Microbiology - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  
  
  Fellows are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process, based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions.
• Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:53:33 +0000: Field research from the heart - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
  
  
  Heart Monitors for seal pups are helping scientists track animal health