20 January, 2025
Undercurrent Ocean Advocates & Activists
Applications for the next cohort of Undercurrent are open – a nine week immersive programme for ocean advocates and activists focusing on capacity building, leadership and nature connection. Undercurrent exists to provide support, practical tools and community, so that participants can reach their full potential. …
20 January, 2025
Special Issue “Ocean Observing Systems: Latest Developments and Challenges”
Special Issue Information This Special Issue of Oceans focuses on the critical role of ongoing ocean observing systems and networks, highlighting their importance in the context of climate change. These systems continue to provide essential data for understanding marine ecosystems, climate dynamics, and sustainable ocean management, making their …
20 January, 2025
Webinar: Indigenous Roots of Circularity and How Traditional Knowledge Can Guide Water Management – 26 February 2025, online
Webinar: Indigenous Roots of Circularity and How Traditional Knowledge Can Guide Water Management Presented by: Dr. Shanondora Billiot (United Houma Nation Citizen), Assistant Professor in the School of Social Work at Arizona State University Dr. Yolanda López-Maldonado (Yucatan, Mexico), Human Ecologist and Geographer Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26, …
20 January, 2025
Open position: Technology Transfer Manager for International Cooperation – Deadline 11 February 2025
Background Data and information based on ocean observations are of great importance for understanding and predicting the state of our oceans and their role in global climate and marine processes. Without this ocean observation, we cannot use and preserve the ocean sustainably. Nevertheless, data from …
20 January, 2025
Open position: Technical Assistant for Marine Aquaculture in the Open Ocean (OLAMUR) – Deadline 30 January 2025
Background OLAMUR: Offshore Low-trophic Aquaculture in Multi-Use scenario Realisation Global food security, human health, and well-being are at serious risk as marine resource production can no longer rely solely on ecosystems and natural fisheries. There is extensive evidence that low-trophic aquatic food has the potential to …
20 January, 2025
South Australia Strengthens Protection for Sharks and Rays
South Australia has introduced a fishing ban on several endangered and critically endangered shark and ray species. Effective from December 2024, the ban marks a victory for marine biodiversity and sets a precedent for other regions to follow. It responds to years of advocacy by …
20 January, 2025
Fighting Plastic Pollution in the Gulf Coast
In December 2019, Diane Wilson won a landmark case against Formosa Plastics, one of the world’s largest petrochemical companies, for the illegal dumping of toxic plastic waste on Texas’ Gulf Coast. A lifelong shrimper and fourth generation fisherwoman, Diane began her environmental activism after reading …
20 January, 2025
Seabed Secrets: Exploring the Ocean’s Vast Carbon Reserves
The ocean absorbs 50 times more carbon than the atmosphere, yet seabed carbon remains largely unprotected and unaccounted for in global inventories. There is a whole world beneath the waves that we rarely consider; the seafloor is teeming with organisms and processes that play a …
20 January, 2025
Open position: Research Coordinator – Deadline 16 February 2025
Background The Research Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the Science Strategy and Management Group as well as responsible Scientists (e.g., Core Group Leaders, Subtopic Speakers) by managing a range of administrative tasks. The focus of this role is on facilitating collaboration, overseeing logistics, …
20 January, 2025
Postdoc position: ERC-Projekt COLDSPOT – Deadline 16 February 2025
Background The advertised position is part of the ERC Starting Grant project “Arctic Greenhouse Gas Sinks: Exploring Coldspots of Methane and Nitrous Oxide in the Permafrost Domain (COLDSPOT)”. This project investigates the magnitude and functioning of greenhouse gas sinks in the Arctic. The release of …