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The Ocean Conservancy News
- Wed, 23 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000: The Highs and Lows of Black Cod - Ocean Conservancy
Can the black cod boom avoid a bust?
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- Wed, 16 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000: Calamari Poses Sustainability and Climate Challenges - Ocean Conservancy
Market squid is a critically important fishery in California and a beloved staple on restaurant menus across the country
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- Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000: The Bering Sea Snow Crab Collapse: A Climate-Driven Crisis - Ocean Conservancy
Exposing climate change’s impact on marine ecosystem and coastal communities
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- Wed, 02 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000: Gag Grouper Fishery Deserves Your Attention - Ocean Conservancy
A case study for the greatest fishery management challenges
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- Tue, 01 Oct 2024 20:00:00 +0000: Three New Deep-Sea Discoveries - Ocean Conservancy
“Dark oxygen.” toxic tailings raise new concerns about seabed mining
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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, 24 Oct 2024 14:00:39 +0000: Ocean leaders renew focus on the sea ahead of UN summit - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WHOI and partners pen Baku Declaration, emphasizing the need for ocean observatories to meet climate and biodiversity goals at COP29 - Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:38:28 +0000: WHOI researchers reinforce acoustic enhancement as a reef restoration method - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Using successful techniques from an earlier study, acoustic enrichment continues to show promise - Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:37:50 +0000: Fall 2024: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elects New Corporation Members - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Woods Hole, Mass. – At Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution’s (WHOI’s) Fall Joint Meeting of the Board and Corporation today, Institution leaders elected five new Corporation Members. “I am pleased to… - Thu, 17 Oct 2024 16:00:38 +0000: The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference for a Third Year - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Leading science institutions and partners will make the case for greater inclusion of the ocean at COP29 - Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:10:57 +0000: WHOI Scientists Discover Fastest Degrading Bioplastic in Seawater - News Releases – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A new version of CDA was found to be the fastest degrading bioplastic material tested in seawater and is a promising replacement for other long-lasting foam plastic materials.