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Re-calibrating the sail plan for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders in ocean sciences
January 9, 2024

In Hawaiʻi and across much of Oceania, Pacific Islanders celebrate the connections between their islands and the ocean that surrounds them.

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Funafuti Conservation Area, Tuvalu. Credit - V. Jungblut
UN Ocean Decade: An Ocean Knowledge Revolution in Action
July 30, 2021

On 5 December 2017, the United Nations declared that a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, the ‘Ocean Decade’, would be held from 2021 to 2030.

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UN chief, Antonio Gutierres. Credit - http://www.ipsnews.net/
UN chief calls for ocean science revolution to restore marine environment
February 10, 2021

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called for an ocean science revolution to restore the marine environment.

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NOAA, Schmidt Ocean Institute team to explore and map the ocean. Courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute
NOAA, Schmidt Ocean Institute team to explore and map the ocean
June 11, 2020

NOAA today announced it will formalize and expand its longstanding partnership with Schmidt Ocean Institute to explore, characterize and map the deep ocean and boost public understanding of the global ocean.

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Elizabeth Steffen, a scientist at NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Lab and the University of Hawaii, deploys a Deep Argo float off Hawaii in 2018. The float was tested in preparation for its use in a data-tracking array in the western South Atlantic. NOAA and Vulcan Inc. have been collaborating in the project. (University of Hawaii Photo / Blake Watkins)
NOAA makes a pact with Vulcan to deepen collaboration on ocean science
April 30, 2020

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it has forged a new agreement with Vulcan Inc., the Seattle-based holding company created by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, to share data on ocean science and exploration.

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