Working Toward Solutions: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Communities

Submitted by sworden on Tue, 2012-10-09 13:12

October 2012: Working Toward Solutions: Sea Level Rise and Coastal Communities

The impacts of sea level rise are being felt in varying degrees of severity across the Pacific. On Pacific islands, increased and prolonged inundation is forcing governments to relocate some citizens while on the west coast of the United States, governments are considering how to protect airports, sewage treatment plants and other critical infrastructure. It is crucial to understand how climate change will impact the coast and what can be done to mitigate damage. Read more...

California Ocean and Coastal Ecological Principles Guide

Submitted by sworden on Fri, 2012-08-31 10:36

September 2012: California Ocean and Coastal Ecological Principles Guide

Government staff must weigh myriad, sometimes conflicting, considerations before making management decisions that impact California’s iconic coast and ocean. A holistic, ecosystem-based approach to management that uses the best available scientific information can ensure that ocean and coastal management decisions account for the maintenance and restoration of ecosystem health. This month, the Center for Ocean Solutions released a guide, Incorporating Ecological Principles into California Ocean and Coastal Management: Examples from Practice (Guide), which describes how important ecological principles and ecosystem vulnerability characteristics, such as cumulative impacts and climate change, can be applied to existing California management practices. Read more...

Natural Disaster Preparedness in the Pacific

Submitted by sworden on Mon, 2012-08-06 15:14

August 2012: Natural Disaster Preparedness in the Pacific

This month, the Pacific Ocean Library blog focuses on natural disaster preparedness in the Pacific. Historically the site of much volcanic activity, the Pacific region is now also experiencing climate change. Our blog looks into what this means for coastal communities and what strategies can be used to better prepare for natural disasters and hazards. Read more...

Support the Consensus Statement on Climate Change and Coral Reefs

Submitted by sworden on Mon, 2012-07-02 14:45

July 2012: Support the Consensus Statement on Climate Change and Coral Reefs

This month, the Pacific Ocean Library blog focuses on climate change and coral reefs. How is changing climate affecting corals and coral reef ecosystems in the Pacific? What solutions are being used to restore degraded coral reefs? Read more...

New Findings from the Pacific Ocean Library: Fish and Food Security: a viable path?

Submitted by sworden on Mon, 2012-06-04 15:34

June 2012: Fish and Food Security: a viable path?

This month, the Pacific Ocean Library blog focuses on fish and food security. How can fish provide a resource to combat world hunger? What steps are taking place locally and globally to ensure fisheries are managed sustainably in order to maintain the supply? Read more...

New Findings from the Pacific Ocean Library: Probing Marine Debris in the North Pacific Ocean

Submitted by cosedit on Fri, 2012-05-04 09:46

May 2012: Probing Marine Debris in the North Pacific Ocean

Think about the last time you walked along the ocean shore or strolled down the street. Chances are you witnessed trash strewn on the ground. Litter on land and sea seems like a permanent problem. Read more...

Managing and Mitigating Ocean Acidification in California and the Pacific

Submitted by bhooton on Tue, 2012-04-17 13:41

Welcome to our blog! Here you can explore hot ocean topics and find postings that highlight a few of the most interesting new articles added in the Center for Ocean Solution’s Pacific Ocean Library. We hope to inspire you to participate in the ongoing conversation and encourage you to explore the resources of the Pacific Ocean Library.

April 2012: Managing and Mitigating Ocean Acidification in California and the Pacific

In April, we focus on ocean acidification. How is carbon dioxide (CO₂) affecting our oceans, what are the consequences of increased levels for marine ecosystems, and what can we do to manage and mitigate rising CO₂ in our oceans? As California takes steps to better understand the impacts of ocean acidification and how to develop a response, state leaders recently asked the Center for Ocean Solutions to analyze the issue. Read more...

Pacific Ocean Library Featured in New Blog

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2011-11-17 12:01

The Pacific Ocean Library blog will spotlight new additions to the library’s collection of news articles, academic papers, and other materials useful to both researchers and general readers with an interest in Pacific Ocean issues. This debut post features a paper covering a key concern for marine conservation planning.

Te Mana o Te Moana - The Spirit of the Sea

Submitted by bhooton on Thu, 2011-08-11 09:29

The seven vaka of the Pacific Voyagers. (photo: Ron Hagg  Oceanic Nature Film Productions)

by Brynn Hooton-Kaufman, Science Communication Intern

Look for their vibrant sails dotting the horizon – red, yellow, and orange, the colors of a sunset. Hopefully full of wind, these sails will be speeding along seven vaka, Polynesian voyaging canoes, toward their next anchorage in Monterey Bay. They’re crewed by the Pacific Voyagers, who hail from island nations flung across the southern Pacific – Aotearoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, and Samoa just to name a few. Read more...

Aloha from the 2010 Great Marlin Race!

Submitted by ahemphill on Thu, 2010-08-05 17:23

George Shillinger, Director, Marine Spatial Planning Initiative

Kona, Hawai'i. For the past four days, Dr. Randy Kochevar and I have been searching for the elusive blue marlin Makaira nigricans that frequent the waters off Kona during summer months. We are working with teams of international anglers (USA, Japan, Australia, New Guinea, etc.) to deploy pop-up satellite tags (PSATS) on 10-15 blue marlins, one of the most highly prized saltwater big game fish, as part of the Great Marlin Race 2010.