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Protecting Marine Mammals Through New Technology

Ocean Conservancy

Global trade was picking up steam, with goods moving across our seas in ocean freighters. At the time, the introduction of the ESA and, similarly, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), were innovative solutions to protect wildlife amid this activity in our ocean.

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Explorers Club Names J. Carl Ganter a Fellow, Recognizing Contributions to Freshwater Research, Conservation and Journalism

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Carl Ganter an Explorers Club Fellow in recognition of his contributions to understanding and conserving the world’s fresh water. “As water has defined whether civilizations thrive or fail, today we have foresight powered by exploration and technology — and the ability to choose between hope and fear,” Ganter said.

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International Governance of Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal: Recent Developments and Future Directions

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Ocean-Based Carbon Dioxide Removal © 2023 by Ocean Visions Ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is attracting increased attention as a possible climate change response strategy. Clearly there is a long way to go and ocean-based CDR approaches could help us get there. degrees Celsius.

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Advancing Ocean Climate Action at COP27

Ocean Conservancy

I was joined by Ocean Conservancy colleagues working to advance ocean-climate action. C, we stand to lose ocean and coastal ecosystems we depend on to sea level rise, warming temperatures, ocean acidification and other climate impacts. degrees Celsius. While not new, this remains a critically important commitment.

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4 Reasons Why a Government Shutdown is Bad for Our Ocean

Ocean Conservancy

No funding agreement by the deadline (October 1) means the government, including agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shuts down. putting undue stress on people, our economy and our ocean. A government shutdown will put a hard stop on NOAA’s ocean research.

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Going to the beach? Here are some research topics on the world’s oceans

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As we seek to escape the heat of summer at the beach, we are highlighting the top Research Topics on the world’s oceans. Here are some research topics on the world’s oceans first appeared on Science & research news | Frontiers. With more than 1.2 With more than 1.2 Suggest your topic The post Going to the beach?

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It’s Not Too Late to Prevent Mass Extinction for Our Ocean

Ocean Conservancy

A new study examined what the ocean will look like in the future if we keep burning all the fossil fuels we can lay our hands on. And if we do, the future for the ocean is grim indeed. The researchers applied powerful Earth system models that faithfully recreate the behavior of the ocean, land and atmosphere to game out the future.

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