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Monterey Bay Sanctuary Analysis Tools

in news, Tool Product, National Marine Sanctuaries

New tools were developed by partners of the Sanctuaries MBON team in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary to investigate the relationships between the ocean environment and animal communities of the Sanctuary, and to convey this information to a variety of users. Interactive infographics provide dynamic status and trend information and data-driven storytelling for use by resource managers, educators, and public constituents of the Sanctuaries. For science teams and advisory groups that need additional detail and technical capabilities, MBON is developing curated data views and map-based data discovery tools.

National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative

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NEA at UNEP-WCMC supports countries undertaking ecosystems assessments. The National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative (NEA Initiative) at UNEP-WCMC launched a new website to support countries undertaking ecosystem assessments. The new online platform hosts a range of resources produced by the NEA Initiative and its partners, including webinars, guidance documents, reports, case studies and lessons learned seeking to present and promote the national ecosystem assessment process. National ecosystem assessments lay out the status and trends on biodiversity and ecosystem services in a given country, their drivers of change, the impacts those drivers are having now and, in the future, and the effectiveness of interventions and responses, empowering the consideration of the full value of nature in decision-making.

NOAA and Partner Agencies New Awards

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NOAA and partner agencies, including NASA, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the Office of Naval Research have awarded several new proposals On behalf of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program, NOAA and partner agencies, including NASA, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, and the Office of Naval Research have awarded several new proposals that: Build upon the foundation established by the U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network, the U.S. Animal Telemetry Network, and the U.

North Atlantic Right Whale Monitoring

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*Convened by Chris Orphanides, NEFSC Protected Species Branch, NOAA Fisheries; Catherine Johnson, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada DFO; Jeffrey Runge, University of Maine, MBON*. Over 30 regional experts in zooplankton oceanography and North Atlantic right whale (NARW) management met virtually over four days in September to coordinate Canadian and U.S. approaches to understanding NARW foraging habitat and applications to NARW conservation strategies. The population of NARW, now at approximately 400 individuals, has been declining since 2010 and their foraging habitat has been shifting from the Gulf of Maine in summer/fall to the Gulf of St.

OBIS and UNESCO Marine World Heritage Sites

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OBIS helping to assess biodiversity at UNESCO Marine World Heritage sites OBIS partnered with UNESCO’s Marine World Heritage sites in a global project to study biodiversity. A two-year project using environmental DNA (eDNA) to study biodiversity across selected marine World Heritage sites by local citizens guided by expert support, to monitor fish as well as species red-listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was launched on the 18 th of October 2021.

Ocean Best Practices Workshop

in events, Trainings and Workshops, Data management and best practices

MBON, Marine Life 2030, GOOS and the AIR Centre will host two special sessions at the VIII Ocean Best Practices (OBPS) workshop ranging in different time zones. These sessions we will bring together the communities contributing to Biology and Ecosystem (BioEco) ocean observation and forecasting to foster collaboration and the exchange of ideas and best practices, build capacity and promote synergies with ocean observation initiatives and projects, as well as with the overall biodiversity monitoring community, supporting common solutions for collective impact.

Satellite-Based Hurricane Damage Assessment

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MBON, NERRS and NASA team develops automated, satellite-based method to evaluate damage caused by hurricanes and severe storms in coastal areas. Read more here.

Terceira Island Workshop 2025

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**Workshop: Enhancing marine biodiversity data collection and publishing** **Date:** 10 – 14 November 2025 **Location:** Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal. **Instructors:** Carolina Peralta, Tylar Murray, Nuno Álvaro, Jacqueline Dearborn The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and the AIR Centre will host a small, hands-on, interactive workshop focused on mobilising marine biological observation datasets to the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). The objective is to help data holders understand the value of following good practices for standardising biological data, using widely accepted biodiversity standards like Darwin Core.

UN Ocean Conference 2022

in events, Global

**Lisbon / 27 June – July 2, 2022** Scaling up Ocean Action Based on Science and Innovation for the Implementation of Goal 14: Stocktaking, Partnerships and Solutions The Ocean Conference, co-hosted by the Governments of Kenya and Portugal, comes at a critical time as the world is seeking to address the many of the deep-rooted problems of our societies laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic and which will require major structural transformations and common shared solutions that are anchored in the SDGs.

UN Ocean Conference Lisbon

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The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) was held in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July 2022 The UN Ocean Conference (UNOC), held in Lisbon from 27 June to 1 July 2022, joined Heads of State and Government, thousands of experts, business leaders, scientists, and civil society representatives together, providing a space for meaningful dialogue and seeking collaborations to conserve and conduct responsible use of the oceans for sustainable development (SDG14). **Side Event: Marine life observations: Integrating biology and ecology observations to enable indicators for conservation, restoration, and sustainable development of marine and coastal ecosystems** The Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) partnered with the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), the Atlantic International Research Centre (AIR Centre), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.

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