What’s new in #OceanScience? 🚨 New research on the ocean and climate change 🪸 The #NazcaHighSeas deep-sea expedition 🫶 100 new signs about the ocean in British Sign Language Read our thread for some of the most exciting ocean science news of the month! ⤵️

𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐬 A new partnership to protect our Pacific coral reefs was signed at #PIFLM53 sprep.org/news/sprep-and…

This week @ 53rd Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting in Nukualofa, #Tonga, Tuvalu PM Feleti Teo and other distinguished speakers addressed how #ocean governance could be strengthened through policy coherence and financing. Like minded #ocean champions highlighted collaboration

Discoveries like this underscore why recognizing seamounts as vulnerable marine ecosystems & protecting them all from bottom trawling is the responsible action SPRFMO NOAA Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius Tanya Plibersek Gabriel Boric Font DSCC DOSI

When Seabed 2030, a flagship #OceanDecade initiative, was launched in 2017, only 6% of the ocean had been mapped to modern standards. Today, 26,1% of the ocean floor is now mapped. This is a testament to global #OceanScience cooperation efforts. 👉 ow.ly/x1sy50TavtH

🌊 GFCR is driving progress on SDG 2 & SDG 12 by supporting sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, and responsible food production practices to enhance #foodsecurity & promote sustainable production. Read more on #GFCRxSDG alignment here: lnkd.in/giEHXGAs

Join the in-depth discussion on marine carbon dioxide removal at the event “Accelerating Research, Development, & Demonstration for Responsible Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal” on 23 September, 2024. Columbia Climate School Ocean Visions Secure your spot 👇 bit.ly/3Xq6Ans

📅The third session of our "Seaweed Road to UNOC" working group is fast approaching ! We will meet on September 24th, 4.40PM (EST) in UN Global Compact Headquarters in New York in the context of #UNGA and NYC #ClimateWeek 👇

👎 Microplastics have been detected in nearly every organ in the human body. 👍 The United Nations is currently working on a global plastics treaty—and measures to reduce microplastic emissions—that could shift the tide in the fight against plastic pollution. pew.org/4e32bfz

Today at the PECH Committee Press the #FollowtheFish movement calls on EU Maritime & Fish Charlina Vitcheva to defend comsumers' right to know what seafood they eat - read the statement here: europe.oceana.org/follow-the-fish

Discover how a local fisher and local leaders in #Tahiti are reviving the traditional Polynesian practice of #rāhui to restore marine ecosystems, replenish fish stocks, and protect endangered species. Read the article: apnews.com/article/2024-o… Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy Pew Environment

Coral Triangle Initiative is arranging an international conference on coral reefs in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, 13-15 Dec this year. No doubt this will prove to be a very important #coral confab in the preparations for #UNOC3 in Nice 9-13 June 2025.

Great webinar with Singapore on the opportunities offered by Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This is all about voluntary cooperation to increase ambition and help the planet to stay below 1,5. Thank you Joseph Teo and team for these excellent discussions! Cancillería Chile 🇨🇱

SDG14 efforts alive & well in Indonesia. As an archipelagic nation with 70% ocean territory & rich marine biodiversity, it’s essential that Indonesia plays a leading role in blue carbon, control of marine plastic pollution, eradicating overfishing & IUU fishing, & UN Ocean Decade

Speaking at SE Asia Climate Philanthropy Forum in Jakarta today on people-centered ocean conservation, was a timely opportunity to dwell on ocean’s role in 30% planet protection by 2030 & consensus reqd to achieve climate-smart, biodiversity-focussed & people-supported protection

The Republic of the Marshall Island’s average elevation is only 7 feet, or just over 2 meters, which means rising sea levels pose a serious existential threat to the people and ecosystems that depend on the land to survive. Read more here: islandconservation.org/restoring-the-… 📸: Bren Ram

Tagio tumas Solomon Islands Government for the Ocean 12 Ministerial Meeting in Tulagi, Central Islands Province on Tuesday 3rd September. PM Jeremiah Manele emphasised the importance of collective & dedicated approach to #ocean. Tulagi Decleration will be submitted to Cabinet.

Governments, Philanthropy, Businesses, Civil Society, Community Organizations, and Youth Leaders Come Together for the First-Ever Southeast Asia Climate Philanthropy Forum | Bloomberg Philanthropies bloomberg.org/press/governme…

The latest newsletter of the Global Ocean Oxygen Decade (GOOD), a flagship #OceanDecade Programme, is out! 🫧🐠🦀 Read on for highlights, events, announcements, and opportunities in the Global Ocean Oxygen Network and the Global Ocean Oxygen Decade: ow.ly/ROXO50Tf7RW

Expressed thanks at International Indonesia Sustainable Forum in Jakarta today to H.E. Pak Luhut, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, for his forthright leadership, over many years, promoting the implementation of SDG14 and the Sustainable Blue Economy.