Climate-related drivers of change – such as ocean warming, acidification, and deoxygenation – will alter ocean conditions and lead to changes in marine ecosystem structure and functioning, as well as the redistribution of the services that the oceans provide.
Loud noise from military training and operations at sea including sonar, air guns or explosives can affect marine life and interfere with normal behaviors. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The singers, in this case, are endangered Oceania humpback whales near the island of Niue, where they are considered sacred — and are a key to understanding the status of migratory marine species amid a changing climate. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Though we share this big, blue planet with thousands of species, human beings don’t always show the respect we should to the animal kingdom. Nowhere is that more apparent than in our waste-filled, polluted oceans and seas. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Now that the trials are complete, we can only look forward to the coming months, when we’ll receive news on how the system is performing. Click on the link to read the full article.
SPPREP is seeking applications from interested and suitably qualified persons for the following Re-Advertised Vacancy: ISLAND & OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS • Coastal and Marine Ecosystems Adviser (PREVIOUS APPLICANTS DO NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY).
The Mei Te Vai Ki Te Vai project will release full results of its environmental investigations in September, the latest project management news update says. Click on the link below to read the full article.
Just 13% of the world’s oceans are now free from intense human activities such as fishing, according to a new map of ocean wilderness areas. Click on the link below to read the full article.
The ClimEco6 Summer School aims to contribute to the development of the next generation of interdisciplinary marine researchers.
The course provides an introduction for marine data managers to the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to the marine environment using open source software (QGIS).