PODCAST: “All in the [Gallaudet] Family”
, like applying artificial intelligence algorithms, you need to know how to handle it. So we had a separate strategy just on data.One of the things that we made a priority was the blue economy: advancing ocean data and collection systems for the benefit of the American blue economy. So things like fisheries management and a $200 billion economic impact that it has in the US; or marine transportation and US ports that bring in $5.4 trillion of economic activity, which is a quarter of US GDP. That safe and effective flow of commerce through our ports relies on ocean information like nautical charts, ocean
Op/Ed: We Cannot Let the OceanGate Tragedy Put a Pause on Ocean Exploration
research using the submersible to gain valuable technical knowledge for the U.S. Navy’s undersea warfare capabilities. Similarly, for over two decades NOAA’s Office Ocean of Exploration and Research has managed ocean mapping and scientific discovery missions to inform sustainable fisheries management, development of offshore renewable and nonrenewable energy, and protection of economically important natural and cultural resources.For these reasons, I signed an agreement with Victor Vescovo which we described in our previous editorial in the “The Final Word” section of
How to Make Indonesia’s Blue Economy More Viable
issues highlight the need for bottom-up participation in creating rules and regulation.Three ways to move forwardThere are three ways on how we can involve and benefit more people in ocean management.The first is to engage stakeholders, including small-scale fishers, in the marine resources and fisheries management decision-making.Indonesia’s political dynamics influence decision-making around the management of marine resources and fisheries. For example, the government aims to increase the economic growth and investments through “blue economy” by, among others, implementing the quota-based
United Nations Adopts High Seas Treaty
the polluter-pays principle as well as mechanisms for disputes. Under the treaty’s provisions, parties must assess potential environmental impacts of any planned activities beyond their jurisdictions.The treaty includes increasing collaboration among regional seas organizations and regional fisheries management organizations.The new agreement will enable the establishment of area-based management tools, including marine protected areas, to conserve and sustainably manage vital habitats and species in the high seas and the international seabed area.The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) welcomed
Scientists Can Now Predict Traits for All Fish Worldwide
New research takes a “Robin Hood” approach to provide missing information on data-poor fish species for more effective ecosystem based fisheries management.Scientists can now predict growth, survival, and reproductive strategies for all known fish in the world. The combination of traits a given species has developed to adapt to its niche and environment makes up its life history strategy. The new model uses 33 traits—describing size, growth, reproduction, parental care, lifespan and more— to classify more than 34,000 fish species among three dominant strategy types.
Coral Reef Health Report: Palau’s Coral Reefs - A Jewel of the Ocean
important not only ecologically, but for the people who depend upon the reefs food or income,” said Renée Carlton, Marine Ecologist at KSLOF and lead author on the report. “We saw some warning signs regarding reef fish communities, but are also hopeful that by expanding current fisheries management regulations and establishing more no-take no-entry areas, Palau’s reef fish communities could become some of the best in the world.The commitment Palauan’s have made to conserving their reefs is highly commendable and I hope they’re able to use the findings in this report
The Global Reef Expedition: Kingdom of Tonga
were conducted, some reefs had lower coral cover than expected, but it was the fish communities that were of greatest concern to the scientists. Although there were many kinds of fish seen on reefs in Tonga, the fish were small. Few large and commercially valuable fish remained. But with continued fisheries management, there is hope these reefs can recover.“The coral reef fish communities we observed in Tonga were dominated by small fish considered low on the food chain, raising concern for the long-term sustainability of the fishery,” said Renee Carlton, author and Marine Ecologist for the
3D Sonar Used in Fishery Research
firm FarSounder said its 3D-Sonar will allow researchers to detect and assess the fish in the sonar imagery as part of the fisheries project. Using coordinated ground-truthing methods, it is expected that the results from the project will help improve current food web models and local Rhode Island fisheries management.For this project, FarSounder is collaborating with the University of Rhode Island (URI) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM). The pelagic fish data collection is taking place aboard the R/V Cap’n Bert, a stern trawler owned and operated by the URI Department
SAExploration Completes Ocean-Bottom Project
Officer, said: “I am very proud of SAE’s project management and operational teams who performed extremely well on a very large and very complex project. Some of the challenges they faced included subsurface and surface infrastructure, such as 46 separate platforms, in addition to fisheries management and field-level SIMOPS.""We continue to champion the broader acceptance and cost-effective application of ocean-bottom nodal recording technology and we look forward to offering our technical expertise and enhanced experience within this growing market to other customers in the future
February 2024
