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The Ocean Conservancy News
- Fri, 06 Dec 2019 13:00:17 +0000: 3 Reasons to Color Today - Ocean Conservancy
A splash of color will bring these ocean creatures to life
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- Thu, 05 Dec 2019 13:00:57 +0000: Capturing Litter and People’s Imagination on Toronto’s Waterfront - Ocean Conservancy
The story of a shared vision to bring new waste capture technology to Toronto
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- Wed, 04 Dec 2019 13:00:30 +0000: Developing Local Solutions to Ghost Gear, In and Out of The Water - Ocean Conservancy
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative is tackling the threat of ghost gear through workshops around the world
The post Developing Local Solutions to Ghost Gear, In and Out of The Water appeared first on Ocean Conservancy.
- Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:00:10 +0000: NFL Players Join #TeamOcean for My Cause My Cleats Games - Ocean Conservancy
Ocean cleats unveiled across the league for Unboxing Day today
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- Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:44:07 +0000: Bringing Our Ocean to This Year’s UN Climate Change Conference - Ocean Conservancy
Climate negotiations must address our ocean
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The Open Channels News
- Thu, 05 Dec 2019 20:16:42 +0000: Webinar: Marine Genetic Resources: Building Capacities for Ocean Governance - OpenChannels News
Marine Genetic Resources: Building Capacities for Ocean Governance
17 December 2019 at 4 pm – 5.30 pm (CET / UTC +1)
- Thu, 05 Dec 2019 18:24:05 +0000: Submit a nomination for the Ocean Awards 2020 - OpenChannels News
Through the Ocean Awards, we aim to highlight the plight of our oceans and to celebrate and aid the pioneering individuals who are bringing about change.
The nomination process for 2020 will open at the Awards ceremony on Monday 10 June and remain open until Friday 13 December 2019
- Tue, 03 Dec 2019 22:05:41 +0000: OC Overview for the week of 02 December 2019 - OpenChannels News
What can be saved? Sanctuaries safeguard the seas
https://www.witf.org/2019/11/29/what-can-be-saved-sanctuaries-safeguard-...
Call for Australia to show Unesco it's 'walking the walk' on Great Barrier Reef
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/29/call-for-australia-t...
- Mon, 25 Nov 2019 21:30:29 +0000: OC Overview for the week of 25 November 2019 - OpenChannels News
Trump plan to push seafloor mapping wins warm reception
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11/trump-plan-push-seafloor-mapping...
- Wed, 20 Nov 2019 20:55:45 +0000: Cross Currents, A New Blog by the Lenfest Ocean Program - OpenChannels News
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution News
- Wed, 04 Dec 2019 23:23:59 +0000: Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A study by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) shows that the microbial communities inside whales may play an important role in the digestion of one of the ocean’s most abundant carbon-rich lipids, known as a wax ester. - Tue, 03 Dec 2019 15:31:42 +0000: WHOI president to step down next year - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) President and Director Mark Abbott plans to step down at the end of 2020. - Tue, 26 Nov 2019 16:11:14 +0000: Clownfish can’t adapt to rapid environmental changes - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The beloved anemone fish popularized by the movies “Finding Nemo” and “Finding Dory” don’t have the genetic capacity to adapt to rapid changes in their environment, according to a new study in the journal Ecology Letters. - Thu, 14 Nov 2019 15:41:16 +0000: SeaWorld & Busch Gardens conservation fund commits $900,000 to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The funding provided by the SeaWorld Conservation Fund will be primarily used to test alternative non-lethal fishing gear. Whales and sea turtles commonly entangle in ropes that connect crab or lobster traps on the sea floor to buoys on the sea surface. - Thu, 07 Nov 2019 08:00:11 +0000: Unless warming is slowed, emperor penguins will be marching towards extinction - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Emperor penguins are some of the most striking and charismatic animals on Earth, but a new study from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has found that a warming climate may render them extinct by the end of this century. The study, which was part of an international collaboration between scientists, published Nov. 7, 2019, in the journal Global Change Biology.