ICRABO 2020: 14. International Conference on Recent Advances in Biological Oceanography aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Recent Advances in Biological Oceanography. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers,...
Aug 5, 2020 (2:00pm - 3:00pm) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Ocean Bridge
Join us August 5th at 2pm PST (4pm CST, 5pm EST, 6pm AST) for a national call with Rashid Sumaila! The call will be approximately 1 hour in length and an informal lecture. (No presentation slides)
Dr. Rashid Sumaila is a professor of interdisciplinary ocean and fisheries science at the University of British Columbia (and the graduate supervisor of our program specialist,...
Aug 6, 2020 (13:00 - 14:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Ocean Wise Online Learning
Plastic Pollution: An Emerging Crisis or a Trifling Inconvenience? with Dr. Peter Ross
Dr. Peter Ross will reflect on his lifetime of research on a wide variety of ocean pollutants, and place his more recent work on plastics in a wider ocean health context.
Aug 12, 2020 (1:00pm - 2:00pm) - (GMT -4:00) Atlantic Time
Hosted by: COVE & Ulnooweg
Changing Tides: Discussing diversity in the ocean industry A panel discussion series addressing underrepresented workers in the blue economy. Each month, we will be speaking with leaders in the ocean economy on the following...
Aug 12, 2020 (20:30 - 22:00) - (GMT -4:00) Atlantic Time
Hosted by: The Whale Camp
August 12th: Equity, Justice, and The Oceans
On Wednesday, activist and photographer Mo Phùng (she/her) discusses equity, justice, and the oceans and shows how they are so intricately intertwined. Today, it is clear...
Aug 13, 2020 (13:00 - 14:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Ocean Wise Online Learning
Flukes, Fins and Blows: Whale ID 101 with Aaron Purdy
Did you know BC is home to 23 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises? Join Aaron Purdy to learn tips and tricks for telling them apart, what to look for when spotting whales, and what you can do to help protect these amazing animals.
Aug 20, 2020 (13:00 - 14:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Ocean Wise Online Learning
Our Clothes and the Ocean with Mathew Watkins
Our Clothes and the Ocean with Mathew Watkins Environmental technologist Mathew Watkins will dive deep into the subject of laundry wash water to discuss textile shedding of microfibers, sampling methodology, and lint traps as means of mitigating the fibers’ release into the environment.
Aug 27, 2020 (13:00 - 14:00) - (GMT -8:00) Pacific Time
Hosted by: Ocean Wise Online Learning
Dolphins in Distress: Conservation of the Critically Endangered Taiwanese White Dolphin
Facing habitat loss, pollution, and injuries from fishing gear, fewer than 80 Taiwanese white dolphins remain. Journey across the Pacific with Dr. Lauren Dares to learn about Taiwan’s only endemic cetacean.
