December 2013 Newsletter available
December 2013 Newsletter available
In this issue: (1) Hamilton Declaration negotiations progress, (2) UN General Assembly Resolution notes Alliance, (3) Focus on fisheries, (4) Collaboration Arrangements furthered, (5) Sargasso Sea highlighted at IMPAC3, (6) SSA Science Report series available online, (7) Bermuda discusses protections in EEZ, and (8) Publications.
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Sargasso Sea Alliance featured in recent IUCN’s “Marine News” publication
Sargasso Sea Alliance featured in recent IUCN’s “Marine News” publication
The Sargasso Sea Alliance is featured in the latest edition of “Marine News ”, published by the IUCN Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP), which was recently distributed at the International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC3) in Marseille, France. As part of its focus on Marine Protection, this 36-page issue celebrates the choice of 31 new ocean Hope Spots, areas of ocean that merit special protection due to their wildlife and significant underwater habitats. The report features how new research demonstrates the amazing ability of seagrasses to trap atmospheric carbon dioxide. And from whale sharks in the Maldives to western gray whales in Eastern Russia, IUCN reports on GMPP’s work from around the world, as well as that of IUCN’s Regions, Commissions and partners. Click here to read more .
Sargasso app now available on Android
Sargasso app now available on Android!
Launched at IMPAC3, the Third International Marine Protected Areas Conference, the Sargasso Sea Alliance app Conserving the Sargasso Sea is now available on Android. Version 1.0 is available free of charge for download onto any Android device.
Android app release banner at IMPAC3. Credit: D. Laffoley, I. Kirkwood.
To download the app, visit the Google Play listing.
Special thanks to Andy Jeffrey and Dan Laffoley for the development of our Android app.
Leadership on marine conservation has to begin at home
Leadership on marine conservation has to begin at home (Opinion piece)
In September 1492, Christopher Columbus, on his first voyage to the Americas recorded “much weed ... in some places so thick that it actually held back the ships”. Three years ago, I was fortunate to travel out from Bermuda to get some flavour of the Sargasso Sea myself after the launch of the Sargasso Sea Alliance, a partnership led by the Government of Bermuda to protect the “golden floating rainforest of the Atlantic Ocean”. Click here to read more.
Developing a Lexicon
Sargasso Sea featured in "Developing a Lexicon for Ocean Preservation"
Check out this new article by Jennifer Schwab, posted on HuffPost Green, featuring the Sargasso Sea Alliance.
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Sargasso Sea Alliance honoured with esteemed 2013 International SeaKeepers Award
Sargasso Sea Alliance honoured with esteemed 2013 International SeaKeepers Award
Accolate Bolsters Urgent Need for Greater Protection of High Seas Marine Ecosystems like the Sargasso Sea
In recognition of its ongoing work to secure international protection for the Sargasso Sea's unique and vulnerable open ocean ecosystem, the executive committee of the Sargasso Sea Alliance has been named "2013 International SeaKeepers of the Year" by the International SeaKeepers Society.
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August 2013 Newsletter Available
August 2013 Newsletter Available
In this issue: (1) ICCAT Ecosystem Subcommittee calls for ecosystem research, (2) Emerging Partnership with Inter-American Turtle Convention, (3) NAFO Scientific Council defers Sargasso discussion, (4) Lessons Learned shared with Central American Dome, and (5) Bermuda public outreach.
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Sargasso Sea blogs
Check out these blogs written by individuals and organizations doing work in the Sargasso Sea:
For a year, Sebastian Smith, journalist with AFP news agency, is sailing his 40 foot boat around the Atlantic gyre to find out more about the incredible, mysterious and threatened Sargasso Sea. Birthplace and graveyard of the secretive eel, setting for myths and horror stories of vanishing ships, and host to an amazing archipelago of floating weed islands, stuffed with curious creatures, the Sargasso is a place rich in imagined and real life. Click here to read the blog.
Billions of plastic bags are bottles are consumed and discarded per year in the U.S. alone. As trash moves from our watersheds to the sea, it begins to break down into plastic particles that sea birds, turtles and fish species ultimately digest. The North Atlantic Trash Gyre, in the Sargasso Sea, is distinct for it’s dense mats of sargassum algae, which creates a nutrient rich habitat and unique ecosystem on the surface of the sea. As the plastic particles break into increasingly smaller particles, a large number of marine organisms consume the trash particles which can lead to devastating effects and threatens the health of the unique and beautiful ecosystem of the Sargasso Sea. Click here to read the blog.
Ocean Research Project provides scientific data and education about the changes within our Oceans to inspire people to action. At Ocean Research Project, we are dedicated to gathering scientific data that enable the improved characterization of our global oceans and coastal areas. Through the use of scientific data, informative and entertaining documentaries, and providing a clear way to get involved, we will empower people to act on behalf of one of our greatest resources: our oceans. Using a team of expert scientists and sailors, we embark on expeditions to some of the world’s most dynamic parts of the ocean. The expeditions are carried out on a sailboat which provides an affordable and environmentally-friendly floating research station. We then use the data for several purposes. 1) Using a blog during the expedition and a documentary after, we provide people with education on how and why the oceans are changing. We also provide them with resources and tools they need in order to get involved and help make change themselves. 2) We share our scientific data with established research organizations such as the National Snow and Ice Data Center to help further continued understanding. Click here to read the blog.
June 2013 Newsletter Available
June 2013 Newsletter Available
In this issue: (1) Sargasso Sea Alliance awarded prestigious International SeaKeepers Society honor, (2) Sargasso Sea featured in Canadian Senate remarks, (3) World Oceans Day celebration in Bermuda, (4) Sea Education Association students visit Bermuda, (5) Sea Dragon cruise samples Sargasso Sea, (6) Stanford Dynamic Ocean Governance Symposium, (7) Ocean Tracking Network visits SSA offices in Washington, DC, (8) Oceans Week Google + Hangouts, and (9) Thanks for your support. Click here to read more.
Ocean Week Google + Hangout
Ocean Week Google + Hangout
On Friday June 7th, Dr. David Freestone contributed to TerraMar's live Ocean Week Google + Hangout on marine protected areas. The Hangout also included speakers from OSPAR, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition and MarViva. Click here to see the video.
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