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Worth the WATCH! Great new video by @sdut about the importance of #California #MPAs and the many people who utilize our important ocean resources
youtu.be/fmapiPahnX4?si=WFPJโฆ
special guest appearances by
@lauracdeehan and @saman_themurray and other voices from @Scripps_Ocean
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Spring brings new funding, new findings, and new ways to get involved! It's all in our March newsletter, now available.
๐๏ธ $12.5M+ approved at the March Council meeting
๐ CDFW's evaluation of MPA petitions is out โ OPC policy input coming soon
๐ Two open surveys: 1) plastics policy and 2) federal funding impacts
๐๏ธ Public comment opportunity on the Draft Blueprint for a West Coast Science Collaborative
๐ฐ Funding opportunities for sea level rise adaptation and tribal cultural resources
๐ The sunflower sea star's road to recovery
๐ California's first statewide coast and ocean report
๐ค Staff Spotlight: Meet Justin Funa, OPC's California Sea Grant Fellow
๐ธ Photo of the Month by Allyson J. Goble
Read. Engage. Share.
bit.ly/OPC-MAR2026
Antarctic krill: how did a tiny crustacean cause a diplomatic row โ and why are they so important? ๐ฆ
Russiaโs arrest of a Ukrainian scientist for supporting curbs on krill fishing has thrown the vital role of the tiny species into the spotlight.
theguardian.com/environment/โฆ
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The goblin shark gets its fearsome name from its long snout and gaping jaws, which give it a spooky โgoblin-likeโ appearance! ๐ง
This mysterious and rarely seen shark dwells in the darkness of the deep ocean. Dive in and learn more: oceana.ly/42TfE6J #SpookySeason
Rest in Peace Bob
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our founder and friend Robert Redford.
Bobโs vision of a space and a platform for independent voices launched a movement that, over four decades later, has inspired generations of artists and redefined cinema in the U.S. and around the world.
Beyond his enormous contributions to culture at large, we will miss his generosity, clarity of purpose, curiosity, rebellious spirit, and his love for the creative process.
We are humbled to be among the stewards of his remarkable legacy, which will continue to guide the Institute in perpetuity.
ICYMI a great blog from @_Narrative on some helpful narratives emerging after #climate related #flooding in the US:
narrativeinitiative.org/blogโฆ
Another beautiful #underwater video capture by @FreediverDaan featuring the indomitable Stig Pryds
Check it out!
youtu.be/yT5ku6LZ5uU?si=7asuโฆ
My friends are in Mexico, competing in the small event that is held in a magical cenote every year, and I am having fomo! Here is a picture @FreediverDaan took of me returning from the mayan underworld during the Xibalba competition some years ago. Miss you, guys!
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"Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick and Sprout" is part of a small group of climate change-related media made specifically for kidsโand a study from @ThisIsPlanetEd highlights the growing demand from parents for solutions-focused climate media for kids.
npr.org/2025/04/08/nx-s1-534โฆ
The @UN International Seabed Authority is finalizing regulations around deepsea mining.
We urge them to prohibit drilling and mining in the Pacific seabed.
The environmental and cultural harms of excavating the deep sea are not worth short-term profits.
#SaveOurSeas
Join me in URGING congress to fund national marine @sanctuaries! Send a letter with @marinesanctuary: LINK #StandUpForMarineSanctuaries actionnetwork.org/letters/teโฆ
๏ฟผ๐ฃ Special thanks to @RepRaskin and all the ocean climate champions who rallied today to defend @NOAA!
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With support from public officials, scientists and advocates across the country, we are building an upswell of activism to #SaveNOAA.
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A meadow below the surface. I feel like spring is almost here!
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๐บ๐ฒStand up for our economy, health, public safety, and national security. Tell this administration to stay away from cuts to @NOAA.
๐๏ธSupport for the agency means support for our coasts, communities and livelihoods.
bit.ly/3QUKt4F
#SaveNOAA
Thank you ๐๐ฝ for trying to protect the public resources that should be available for generations to come #stewardship
Thank you @RepHuffman and @SenatorHeinrich for your strong leadership on Americaโs public lands!
We agree that our natural resources should not be โsold in secret to the highest bidder.โ
Read their letter to @Interior @SecretaryBurgum here: bit.ly/3EWwJn3
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This Womenโs History Month, we recognize all the women scientists, researchers and advocates who work tirelessly for the good of our ocean! ๐ฌ
Their accomplishments are worth celebrating, this month and always. ๐
Sign-on if you love oceans ๐ #latinosmarinos
๐ฃ @NOAA is facing immediate threats from this administration โ putting your safety & livelihood at risk.
Save our coastal communities, fisheries, & marine life. #SaveNOAA
Join us + 387 orgs & businesses mobilizing to protect services we use every day โก๏ธ bit.ly/3QUKt4F
๐๐ฝโจ๐๏ธ๐ค the most gorgeous voice, a super talented artist you will be missed Roberta Flack but you will also be remembered ๐ถ
R.I.P. Roberta Flack ๐ข๐๐๏ธ
"The closer I get to you
The more you make me see"
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