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The Ocean Conservancy News
- Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:00:00 +0000: How Will IMPAA Impact Shipping Trade Routes? - Ocean Conservancy
See how a new study from Ocean Conservancy examines the impact of IMPAA
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- Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000: Addressing the Triple Planetary Crisis at Our Ocean 2025 - Ocean Conservancy
Finding hope beyond crisis
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- Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:00:00 +0000: The Latest Offshore Oil and Gas Policies that Threaten Our Ocean - Ocean Conservancy
Congress and the administration are rolling back protections and jeopardizing ocean health
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- Fri, 28 Mar 2025 20:30:00 +0000: Meet the Weird and Wonderful Wobbegong - Ocean Conservancy
Dive into the curious world of this bearded carpet shark
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- Thu, 20 Mar 2025 18:00:00 +0000: Master of Disguise: The Decorator Crab - Ocean Conservancy
Meet the most stylish and secretive crab in our ocean
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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
- Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:21:35 +0000: New global efforts to map and monitor kelp forests extend to South Africa and Namibia - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionA new expansion of kelpwatch.org, brings over 40 years of satellite-derived kelp canopy data to South Africa and Namibia, offering new insights into these vital underwater forest ecosystems.
- Tue, 15 Apr 2025 16:15:08 +0000: Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead to Benefits in Human Reproductive Health - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWhat can wild animals teach us about human reproduction?
- Fri, 11 Apr 2025 17:49:58 +0000: Crustal brines at an oceanic transform fault - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWHOI research explores geological processes along plate boundaries
- Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:00:18 +0000: Innovative partnerships advancing ocean observations - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWHOI’s Science RoCs aims to equip commercial vessels with sensors to measure physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of the ocean along the world’s major shipping routes
- Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:18:23 +0000: Sink or Swim: the fate of sinking tectonic plates depends on their ancient tectonic histories - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionNew findings provide a greater understanding of how tectonic plates move