Sentences with phrase «for ocean issues»

Since his first election in 2000, he has developed a strong track record of leadership and support for ocean issues.

He has also voted to protect the National Ocean Policy, which improves ocean governance by facilitating communication and coordination across the 20 federal agencies with jurisdiction for ocean issues.

He is passionate about healthy oceans, lakes and rivers, and understands the need to build political support for ocean issues.

Not exact matches

The former, which consists only of the five Arctic states with direct borders on the Arctic Ocean — Canada, Denmark (Greenland), Norway, Russia, and the United States — primarily deals with oceanic issues.74 Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu even complained in 2015 about non-Arctic states using their military and economic power to «strive for greater roles in the Arctic,» 75 which likely was an implicit reference to China.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — As part of its commitment to a regionally tailored approach to safe and responsible domestic energy production, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today issued a Call for Information and Nominations for potential Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242, proposed for the Beaufort Sea Planning Area off Alaska in 2017.

He is also a commissioner for the Global Ocean Commission, whose mandate is to formulate politically and technically feasible short -, medium - and long - term recommendations to address four key issues facing the high seas: overfishing, large - scale loss of habitat and biodiversity, the lack of effective management and enforcement, and deficiencies in high seas governance.

According to Dr. Paul Hokemeyer, Senior Clinical Advisor for Caron Ocean Drive treatment facility, «Attachment theory provides a frame for understanding the cause, effect and successful treatment for the destructive relationship patterns that emanate from addictive and behavioral health issues.

Yet a move across the ocean for five years, a divorce between Claire and her husband, Danessa's marriage, and birth of Danessa's two additional children after Carolyn's adoption have made for some interesting issues.

A tsunami warning was issued for the entire Indian Ocean and individual countries — including Thailand, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and India — after a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia.

And though he's often seen as safe in his district, he does have a primary challenger: Democratic lawyer Blake Morris, a longtime Brooklynite and member of a group that has been increasingly harrying Felder about issues like Felder's attempt for a higher speed limit to speed traffic on Ocean Parkway, which critics say is too dangerous.

Albany's actions were also roundly criticized by Park Slope Councilman Brad Lander, who issued an «appeal to Governor Cuomo to help us reach a compromise that would allow New York City to try out this effective, common - sense strategy for dealing with the 10 billion plastic bags that pollute our trees, oceans and landfills every year.»

Depth may not be as much of an issue for you if you tend to fish in shallow waters, but if you fish in the ocean or deep lakes and rivers, having a maximum depth of 100 meters or more can be crucial to finding your next big catch.

The discovery, reported in the current issue of Nature Communications, logs a number of firsts: the first record of ancient tsunami activity found in a sea cave; the first record for such a long time period in the Indian Ocean; and the most pristine record of tsunamis anywhere in the world.

And hopefully, international collaboration to reduce plastic litter will lay a foundation for broader cooperation on other significant issues affecting the health of our oceans.»

Holdren called on scientists and engineers to dedicate 10 % of their time educating policymakers and the public on issues such as climate change, protecting the world's oceans and public lands, continuing Arctic research and demonstrating the importance of investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs for elementary and middle school students.

«The evidence for early oceans on Mars is controversial, and this question hits on a pretty fundamental issue,» says Science News astronomy writer Lisa Grossman.

«Now is the time to speak up — we're looking for ideas,» said oceanographer Shirley Pomponi, the co-chair of a blue ribbon panel charged with advising NSF on the issue, here on Tuesday at the 2014 Ocean Sciences Meeting.

At 8.05 a.m. local time, the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics in Jakarta issued a bulletin about a hypothetical tsunami — modelled on the one that hit Sumatra on Boxing Day 2004 and claimed more than 200,000 lives — to national focal points around the Indian Ocean.

The researchers reported in a recent issue of Nature Communications that the effects of the Earth's tilt on the amounts of water in the oceans and in groundwater account for the changes in sea levels during this period, the Early Triassic.

Bell, one of the authors of a 2011 National Research Council (NRC) report that identified future areas for scientific research in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean, notes that the communications issue came up frequently in the report, and has been an issue for over a decade.

That shift of the coastal ocean from carbon source to sink, quantified for the first time in the Dec. 5, 2013, issue of the journal Nature, suggests coastal areas are a key component of the global carbon budget, the scientists say.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today directed the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) to issue new suspensions of deepwater drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), saying a pause is needed to ensure that oil and gas companies first implement adequate safety measures to reduce the risks associated with deepwater drilling operations and are prepared for blowouts and oil spills.

He has served on national and international advisory committees for paleoclimate research, ocean research, and data management issues, and has contributed to national reports on abrupt climate change and climate extremes.

If it is true, as some studies suggest for example, that El Nino events become more frequent and greater in magnitude due to anthropogenic forcing (this is not yet a settled issue), then, given the established relationship between the El Nino / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the extratropical Pacific / North American atmospheric circulation, we might expect increased baroclinicity and greater storminess over a substantial region of the mid-latitude North Pacific ocean and neighboring western U.S..

Global mean temperatures averaged over land and ocean surfaces, from three different estimates, each of which has been independently adjusted for various homogeneity issues, are consistent within uncertainty estimates over the period 1901 to 2005 and show similar rates of increase in recent decades.

For oceans There was a publication released last year by the Pew Center (Pew is a charitable foundation whose main focus is education) «Coral Reefs & Global Climate Change» a summary of the current science on this issue.

This includes MOUs with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC / UNESCO); the International Maritime Organization (IMO); the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP); the Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA); the State Oceanic Administration of the People's Republic of China (SOA); the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT); the Cluster of Excellence on the Future Ocean at Christian - Albrechts Universitat zu Kiel, Germany; the European Centre for Information on Marine Science and Technology (EurOcean); the University of Malta; the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea Issues at the President of Turkmenistan in Turkmenistan; and the High Seas Alliance among others.

In the January issue of the journal «Nature Climate Change» Ulf Riebesell, professor for Biological Oceanography at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, and Jean - Pierre Gattuso from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) urge the international scientific community to undertake a concerted interdisciplinary effort.

applications to improve management of marine resources, mitigate coastal hazards, and raise public awareness of ocean issues; government affairs for marine and coastal sciences

Articles on issues and prospects, ocean governance, living resources of the ocean, non-living ocean resources, transportation and communications, environment and coastal management, maritime security, military activities, regional developments, training and education, and ocean polar issues will be considered for Volume 33.

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One recommendation of that meeting was to focus on technological possibilities and economic implications of quieting technologies for the largest vessels in the oceans; a follow - on meeting (also chaired by Dr. Southall) addressed just this issue (view the 2007 report).

This week, look for your ultimate guide to sustainable fish and a breakdown of the issues facing our water for World Oceans Day.

Sony and developer Other Ocean Interactive released a patch for the game earlier this month that fixed animation, sound and other gameplay issues.

By leveraging broad professional experience and ocean expertise, Shark Savers brings this important issue to the public in many compelling forms, motivating people to stop consuming sharks and shark fin soup, working for the creation of shark sanctuaries, and empowering divers as advocates and citizen scientists for sharks.

We are providing a 21st century approach to its observance not just by recharging memory, but through an artistic reflection with a balanced affirmation of Hispanic heritage and indigenous traditions for collaborative new routes of expression from ancestral roots focused on the concerns of UNESCO: Cultural Rapprochement, Biodiversity, Ocean Care and Seafaring, Climate Change mitigation through sustainable energy, reforestation, gender equity and health issues.

On acidification it's an issue for the climate negotiations if we move away from fossil fuels that will have a huge impact in enabling the oceans to recover

For instance, the version that came before didn't have Paulie Ocean, a crime - boss robot, in the first issue at all.

While this is a big issue for millions of borrowers, resetting subprime mortgages is just a single wave in an ocean of bad mortgage debt.

In June 2008, the company issued a voluntary recall for two formulas of dry dog food — Dakota Bison and Ocean Blue.

While this could be a problem for some foods, it is not an issue in this High Prairie recipe because the fresh buffalo is followed by lamb meal and chicken meal with other supplementary proteins like egg product, roasted bison, roasted venison, beef, and ocean fish meal listed as well.

Its Animal Welfare and Science teams participate in important research efforts to confront pressing ocean conservation issues and advocate for smarter policies at local, state and federal levels.

In addition to her work with ISWMP, Samara is an ambassador for www.rhinosurfer.org, and works to help save and protect our oceans and marine life, and to bring awareness to other important issues.

For more on Fassbender, Vikander, and The Light Between Oceans — including which performances of each other's they like the most — pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, or buy it now.

MERITO is the multicultural education program for the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS) and it stands for Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans.

World Travel Awards has issued a call to potential participants warning nominations for the upcoming Middle East and Indian Ocean Gala Ceremonies close tonight.

MERITO Academy Multicultural Education for Resource Issues Threatening Oceans MERITO Academy is multicultural education professional development program for 5 - 8th grade teachers which includes lesson plans, classroom visits and field trips.

Well known for being a truly fishermen village, where eating good sardinhas and drinking good wines is not an issue, Peniche is a gem dropped in the Atlantic Ocean and the tour to Cabo Carvoeiro lighthouse is well worth the drive or walk.

With the oceans covering more than 70 % of the Earth's surface and providing habitat for 90 % of all life on the planet, one aim is to highlight the issues facing this particular environment, including pollution, debris, climate change, overfishing and coral - bleaching.

He explained that he used to camp on the Venice Boardwalk before police issued a stay - away order on him for all of Ocean Front Walk.