FEATURE STORY

A Call to Action at the International Coral Reef Symposium

At this year's International Coral Reef Symposium in Hawaii, Pacific Island leaders announced a Call To Action to strengthen coral reef stewardship, answered with a pledge of support by leading ocean scientists.

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NEWS

Ocean Tipping Points Team at the International Coral Reef Symposium

Members of the Ocean Tipping Points project hosted a town hall and gave several presentations about their science and management research at the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium.

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Brights Spots Research on Cover of Nature 

In one of the largest global studies of its kind, researchers from around the world--including from COS--conducted more than 6,000 reef surveys in 46 countries across the globe and discovered 15 "bright spots" – places where, against all the odds, coral reefs are doing better than expected.

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International Marine Conservation Congress

Several COS staff and affiliated researchers participated in this year’s Congress by leading workshops and symposia and giving presentations on our work involving science communication, ocean tipping points and bridging science to policy. 

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New Team Members Come Aboard COS

This summer, COS has had the privilege of working with many talented interns and scholars. We also welcomed a new early career science fellow, Stephanie Green, and new geospatial analyst, Jessica Williams, to the team.

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Staff Spotlight: Lucie Hazen, research analyst

Partner Shoutout

Blue Serengeti makes a splash during Shark Week: Congratulations to Dr. Barb Block of Hopkins Marine Station, the Monterey Bay Aquarium and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (as well as the University of California Santa Cruz) for the wildly successful Blue Serengeti episode of Shark Week that aired July 1st on the Discovery Channel.  Millions of viewers tuned in to see Block and her team of researchers tag white sharks along the California Coast, and Dr. Jeremy Goldbogen’s team tag humpback whales and follow the underwater movements of ocean predators using highly specialized camera tags. With cutting edge technologies, incredible cinematography and just the right combination of science and entertainment, Block and the multi-institutional science teams, educated a broad audience about why these magnificent creatures visit the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary annually. “I really enjoy the challenge of providing great science and top predator stories in film," said Block. "Each time I do this, I learn more about how hard it is to communicate science effectively. Luckily large white sharks capture everyone’s attention.” 

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Publications

Bright spots among the world's coral reefs – Cinner J., C. Hicks, J. Kittinger, L. Crowder, et al. Nature: 353 (2016). doi: 10.1038/nature18607

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Highlights from the Ocean Sciences Session: “Impacting Policy by Communicating and Incorporating Ocean Science Through Ecosystem-Based Management” – Schwing F., A. Erickson, M. McCrackin, R. Pulwarty, A. Sponberg (2016). Bulletin: Liminology and Oceanography. doi:10.1002/lob.10123

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Chapter 20 of Ocean Solutions, Earth Solutions 2nd Edition – Hartge, E., L. Wedding. ESRI (2016).

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Quantifying air-sea gas exchange using noble gases in a coastal upwelling zone.  – Manning C., R. Stanley, D. Nicholson, M. Squibb. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 35, 012017 (2016). doi:10.1088/1755-1315/35/1/012017

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