News release, Dec. 9, 2011 — Gov. Gregoire announces new initiative to create jobs, restore Puget Sound; Washington Shellfish Initiative promotes clean water and creation of jobs in state’s aquaculture industry OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today unveiled the Washington Shellfish Initiative, an agreement among federal and state government, tribes,
Month: December 2011
2010 acidification workshop recommendations: Bridging the gap between ocean acidification impacts and economics evaluation
Posted on EPOCA: 08 Dec 2011 — CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DECISIONS MAKERS Several recent policy briefs and information documents have drawn attention to the effects of increased carbon disoxide (CO2) on our oceans – a problem that is still generally unknow to policymakers and the general public. Indeed few
Implementing ocean acidification research: Strategies and Perspectives — panel discussion
Hopkins Marine Station — Wednesday, December 7 at 6:00 PM Join the group for dinner and networking at 6:00. The panel, moderated by Meg Caldwell, Ex. Director of Center for Ocean Solutions, will begin at 7:00 followed by Q&A. Please RSVP: Send email to your campus MARINE liaison Kristy Kroeker (kkroeker@stanford.edu) by Friday,
Report: Arctic experiencing fundamental changes
Posted on Summit Voice December 5, 2011 by Bob Berwyn — Annual report card highlights ice loss, ecosystem changes A composite cloud-free NASA satellite image shows open ocean around Arctic ice cap. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Arctic researchers say the persistent decline in the thickness and summer extent
Southern Ocean ‘warming faster’
THURSDAY, 01 DECEMBER 2011: ANTARCTIC CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEMS COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTRE — The Southern Ocean plays a critical role in global and regional climate. More than 90% of the extra heat energy stored by the planet in the past 50 years has been absorbed in the world’s oceans, with