Announcing a 5 year partnership with the NOAA RESTORE Science Program that will fund #SynthesisScience projects on Gulf of Mexico fisheries management, climate change, and ecological impacts 🌟 Proposals due Jan 31. A thread with details on our new Gulf Ecosystem Initiative 🧵⬇️

Thread: Today is the start of the third annual Clean Currents Coalition Symposium - and the first one held in-person at UC Santa Barbara. (1/4)

Feeling inspired after spending the week strategizing with leaders from around the world on how to stem the tide of trash entering our rivers and oceans with the Clean Currents Coalition and Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory.

A new immersive exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum offers viewers a firsthand look at the DDT dumping ground discovered by #UCSB Earth science professor David Valentine and collaborators off the coast of Los Angeles: ow.ly/TUm450LFlBk

Last week was the Third Annual Clean Currents Coalition Symposium. Here is a recap of the three days that were full of #learning, #collaboration and #problemsolving. Chemolex Ltd WILDCOAST Marea Verde Panamá Ocean Conservancy TerraCycle Global Foundation Greeneration.org Ichthion The Ocean Cleanup

What an amazing outpouring of support for P22! So proud of my hubs, Beth Pratt⁩ & all involved. P-22’s legacy will live on in his contributions to wildlife conservation and our heightened awareness of how to live in harmony with nature” - Jeff Sikich latimes.com/california/sto…

I collapsed last night after such a exhausting and exhilarating day. Didn’t get to take too many photos myself at the celebration of life-busy day! Felt so much P-22 love.

A must read, with great graphics, writing, and quotes. Colorado River crisis so severe lakes Mead and Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes latimes.com/california/sto…

Funding opportunity! Check out the NCEAS Morpho call for proposals for collaborative projects using environmental data science to advance resilience and sustainability in natural and human communities. Proposals are due on April 5th.

California’s marine protected areas are such a treasure. Sending support to everyone in Monterey today celebrating 10 years of these incredible underwater parks - such important places for nature and people. #MPADay kpbs.org/news/environme…

“There is also a growing body of evidence that mining hundreds of thousands of square miles of ocean floor could inflict irreversible damage on ocean health.” ⁦@DivaAmon⁩ nytimes.com/2023/03/15/opi…

A #UCSBGiveDay NCEAS donation expands #DataScience for people like UCSB grad student Lena Capece MSc, PhD (she/her): "I've had experiences with R, but haven't felt confident or empowered until this course. The NCEAS fellowship allowed really critical career growth." Donate: buff.ly/43wtHgZ

Passionate about project management? We are hiring a project manager (salary 65-75k) for the Western Wildfire Resilience Index (WWRI) - part of a cluster hire of 7️⃣ people! 🔥 Learn more & apply by June 6: recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02509 UCSB is an AA/EOE, including disability/veterans

Final Necropsy Results Released For Mountain Lion P-22 “P-22 was a fascinating animal to study," said Jeff Sikich, the lead field biologist of the NPS mountain lion study. "Not only was he an important ambassador for urban wildlife, but his scientific contributions were also

New research conducted by NCEAS reveals that even areas of the ocean protected from fishing are still vulnerable to marine heatwaves fueled by climate change. ow.ly/gplh50Pc6R6

Cuteness alert! Fierce little mountain lion kittens. 📷 by my hubs! 💙

Only a few more days to submit your application to be our new postdoc in plastic pollution! Join our dynamic team and investigate the social costs of plastics to help policymakers 🙌 Salary ~64-77k. UCSB is an EOE including disability/vets. buff.ly/46bV155 #scipol

A new #AIpowered modeling tool by UC Santa Barbara & UC Berkeley shows that the UN #plasticstreaty, under negotiation at #INC3 in Nairobi next week, could actually put an end to #plasticpollution 🌍 But it will require a strong and ambitious treaty. Visit plasticstreaty.berkeley.edu

Today at 4pm: Join is for a discussion on sea level rise and the California coast with LA Times reporter@RosannaXia and UCSB’s Ocean & Coastal Policy Center Director Charles Lester. Free & open to the public @ UCSB - Humanity & Social Science Building, McCune Conference Room.

We are excited to announce the launch of Whale Safe North America! 🐳 Our new tool displays operator-specific performance across all ship-strike safety zones within North American waters, tracking over 8500 vessels & 2000 companies 🚢 👉 na.whalesafe.com