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Contents below:
· Information
· News
· Periodicals
· Marine protected areas (MPAs)
· Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
· Deep sea
Also see:
· Countries A>Z for country-specific marine information
· USA Marine issues page
Information
Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
· "...a sustained collaborative system of ocean observations, encompassing in situ networks,
satellite systems, governments, UN agencies and individual scientists."
International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Data Set (ICOADS)
International/Regional Meetings Relevant for Marine Ecological Connectivity
Ocean Conference and SDG 14 @ UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library
Ocean Climate Action Plan: The “Blue New Deal”
· Full title: Ocean Governance for Sustainability – Challenges, Options and the Role of Science
· "...brings together scientists, policy-makers and civil society representatives from 29 COST Member
States to create and coordinates a research network for inter- and transdisciplinary research on
ocean governance in the EU.”
News
· "...the world’s leading source of news and insight on safer, smarter & greener shipping"
Periodicals
Asia-Pacific Journal of Ocean Law and Policy
ECO: Environment Coastal & Offshore
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
International Journal of Maritime History
Marine Life Science & Technology
· Published by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, focusing on the effects of climate and oceans
· browse magazine articles as well as gallery photos that exhibit the oceans through art
· an annual e-magazine that provides an overview of the ocean and solutions to the problems of
the ocean today
Education
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs
Marine Discovery (University of Arizona)C
National Geographic: Teaching Resources
· This is a resource aimed at educators teaching a unit on marine ecosystems.
· World Ocean Day: June 8th (events hosted around the world)
Campaigns
Marine noise
Marine oil pollution
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
· “the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping
and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships."
· Timeline
Marine biodiversity
MARIPOLDATA (The Politics of Marine Biodiversity Data)
· "...a research project funded by the European Research Council from November 2018 to October
2023. The MARIPOLDATA research team develops and applies a new interdisciplinary and multi-
scale approach to study new forms of power at the intersection between science, policy and politics."
Marine protected areas (MPAs)
· Greenpeace map page
· Ocean Unite page
· maps and tally of MPA
Global Ocean Refuge System (GLORES)
· "brings together the world's best protected ocean places and the people that care about them."
Marine Wilderness @ WILD Foundation
Protected Planet: Marine areas
US National Marine Protected Areas Center
· view data and information on Marine Protected Areas (MPA)
· access scientific understanding and newest research on MPAs
Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ)
Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ) @ IUCN
Seagrass beds
Seagrass & seagrass beds @ Smithsonian Ocean
Deep sea
Deep Sea Conservation Coalition
Deep Sea Mining Science Statement