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Latest News and Resources for Ocean Planners and Managers

by Sarah Carr, Ph.D. | Mar 18, 2019

  • Marine social sciences network launched
  • New IUU Fishing Index maps global exposure and response to IUU fishing (read the report)
  • Guatemala conducts marine spatial planning exercises
  • New report describes changes and variations in the ocean over past decades
  • Ocean acidification dissolving seafloor calcite in hotspots around globe
  • Climate change changing ocean colors
  • UN estimates improved coral reef health could generate over US$70 billion
  • US National Academy of Sciences releases report on interventions to increase the persistence and resilience of coral reefs
  • Report describes national single-use plastic policies worldwide
  • Successful models for reducing marine pollution (wastewater, agricultural runoff, and marine litter) reviewed
  • Measures to reduce plastic pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean summarized
  • Report recommends ways to strengthen European marine ecosystem modeling to better inform management
  • Open access book provides first comprehensive overview of marine spatial planning
  • IOC launches Ocean Data and Information System (ODIS) catalog of ocean-related data, information, products, and services
  • New guide helps marine scientists tweet more effectively

And check out new training opportunities on The Skimmer’s Marine Planning and Management Training page!

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