It provides resource managers with the information needed for effective decision - making and integrates ongoing efforts at the over 30
regional marine research institutions.
Not exact matches
Ocean Communicators United (OCU) is an informal grouping of representatives of international,
regional or national oceanographic
research organisations that provides a forum for its members to share information, expertise, best practices and materials related to
marine science communications.
The
research paper «
Marine heatwave causes unprecedented
regional mass bleaching of thermally resistant corals in northwestern Australia» is published today in the journal Scientific Reports.
«QUEST truly strengthens our
regional capacity for
research and education in fisheries and
marine science,» said Bill Karp, science and
research director at the NEFSC.
The consortium will coordinate scientific input and develop plans for future
marine hydrate expeditions to conduct
research drilling, recovering samples of the formation, logging and analytical activities to assess the geologic occurrence,
regional context, and characteristics of methane hydrate deposits along the continental margins of the United States, likely focusing on the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic margin.
See E.W. Leuliette, R.S. Nerem, and G.T. Mitchum, «Results of TOPEX / Poseidon and Jason - 1 calibration to construct a continuous record of mean sea level,»
Marine Geodesy 27:79 - 94, 2004, and B.D. Beckley, F.G. Lemoine, S.B. Luthcke, R.D. Ray, and N.P. Zelensky, «A reassessment of global and
regional mean sea level trends from TOPEX and Jason - 1 altimetry based on revised reference frame and orbits,» Geophysical
Research Letters 34 (14): L14608, 2007.
Much of the blame for this can, of course, be attributed to lax regulations; in the U.S., the first (and last) major wave of national legislation addressing ocean and coastal conservation was enacted in the 1970s, with the enactment of the
Marine Protection,
Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) and Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), amongst others.In recent years, we've seen coastal states taking the initiative in forming
regional partnerships aimed at protecting and promoting their dwindling oceanic and coastal resources.