How can mapping the seabed contribute to initiatives like the Ocean Decade? The IHO produced a video for World Oceans Day which highlights some of the ways hydrography can contribute to increasing our knowledge of the ocean.
Image Credit: https://www.facebook.com/IHOhydro
June 10
1:00pm PST/ 3:00pm EST
Co-Hosted By: OA Alliance, Peace Boat US
Registration Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dtM1W3OsT16QjhO3HUL0Mw
60 minutes
Ocean Acidification Poetry, Samantha Jones – 5 minutes (recording)
Short Introductions:
(1) Seattle Aquarium, Dr. Jim Wharton, Director of Conservation Engagement and Learning
- Reaching the public through interactive learning experiences and place-based education
(2) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Dr. Duncan McIntosh, Oceanography Officer
- Community driven adaptation projects, ocean acidification posters as communication tools
(3) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, William Pardis and Kalina Grabb
- Instruments (pHyters) as tools for community engagement and measuring ocean change
(4) Gullah/Geechee Nation, Queen Quet, Chieftess of the Gullah/ Geechee Nation
- Ocean acidification action plan, videos and infographics—global to local connections
(5) Oceano Azul, Mr. Sam Collins, Project Manager
- Importance of ocean literacy in school curriculum
Panel discussion facilitated by Ms. Jessie Turner, OA Alliance – 35 minutes
Concluding Remarks: Emilie McGlone, Peace Boat US – 5 minutes
- UN World Ocean Day Mission and 2021 themes
- The Importance of ocean communications and literacy
- The importance of keeping up progress to implement UN SDG 14 and UN SDG 13