Introducing... Issue 36 / GALAPAGOS

In our latest issue, visit #Galapagos and explore how human presence has influenced the region, visit New Zealand’s #Fiordland National Park, travel to #RajaAmpat , and much more.

Dive in here: oceanographicmagazine.com/product/issue-…

“Each morning of the peak season, Wayne dedicates two hours to quietly counting the #manatees that inhabit these waters.”

The Edges of Earth expedition meets Wayne Hartley, a revered manatee specialist in #Florida ’s Blue Spring here: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/manat…

It is well documented how certain bird species react to the cycles of night and day time, but what about birds in the far north during summer? A research team has now found some answers by capturing acoustic recordings: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/recording…

“This is a historic moment for conservation in #Greece .”

GOOD OCEAN NEWS: Greece bans bottom trawling in all Marine Protected Areas.

Read our latest news story here: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/greece-ba…

#mpa #bottomtrawling

Last chance to be an early bird!

Our special offer to get 20% off entry fees for the 2024 Ocean Photographer of the Year ends in a week.

After that, you can still submit your images for the full entry fees until 30 June.

Enter today here: oceanographicmagazine.com/ocean-photogra…

#opy2024

📣GOOD NEWS

Dominican Republic announces protection 30% of its ocean with the Caribbean's first trans-boundary Marine Protected Area (MPA).

Read about this ambitious announcement in Oceanographic 👇
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/dominican…

DEEP's president, Sean Wolpert (Sean Wolpert) sheds light on our mission, our challenges and opportunities to make an impact in a recent interview with Oceanographic

Read more here: ow.ly/LAbs50RlVRx

“DEEP is being built and grown, and it’s evolving and innovating for future generations.”

DEEP wants to establish a permanent human presence under the ocean. To find out more about this undertaking, we chat to Sean Wolpert, President at #DEEP : oceanographicmagazine.com/features/deep-…

“Today on the Galápagos Islands, sea lions dominate the beach.”

But when visitors first arrived here, sea lions were conspicuous by their absence, writes our current Storyteller in Residence, Henley Spiers, here: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/galap…

“I feel devastated. This bleaching event is the worst I have seen.”

Scientists working on the #GreatBarrierReef reported a mass bleaching event, affecting 75% of corals.

Watch video here: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-foota…

POSITIVE OCEAN NEWS:
The #DominicanRepublic has become one of only a handful of countries in the world to have formally committed to protecting over 30% of its waters.

Find out what this means for the country in our latest ocean news story here: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/dominican…

Applications to become our next Storyteller in Residence are now closed. Thanks for applying and good luck!

The successful candidate will be revealed in May.

Until then, find out more about the position here: oceanographicmagazine.com/storyteller/#4

#sir #storytellerinresidence

Last chance to become our next Storyteller in Residence! Applications close midnight on 14 April.

We are looking for a #storyteller to travel the world for one year, capturing the ocean’s most important stories with a £45,000 fund.

Apply now: oceanographicmagazine.com/storyteller/#4

“We’d have to dive at night, when the whales were asleep and would not tip our boats over.”

The #Moken live a semi-nomadic lifestyle. On #Thailand ’s Koh Surin, we meet the villagers to find out how they have adapted to modernity arriving here: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/the-m…

A new initiative launched today to make tuna fishing more transparent on a global level. The #TunaTransparencyPledge aims to achieve 100% monitoring of vessels in tuna supply chains by 2027.

Read our latest ocean news here: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/tuna-tran…

The Nature Conservancy Press Room

“Though women comprise a large portion of the #aquaculture sector, a lack of formal employment often harms them the most.”

In #CostaRica , a female #mollusk harvesters’ co-op takes ecological and economic preservation into their own hands: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/visit…

“Her passion and concern for nature remains unabated and inspirational.”

In #Galapagos , our current Storyteller in Residence, Henley Spiers, meets Tui De Roy, one of the region’s most famous wildlife photographers.

Watch his latest Despatches video here: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/an-in…

We’re only skimming the surface of what is possible with human-occupied underwater habitats!

COO Mike Shackleford’s interview with Oceanographic explores his vision for the near future and beyond, read more: ow.ly/GikV50R6Mtr

#occupymare #makehumansaquatic

“By diversifying our consumption, we reduce the pressure on vulnerable ecosystems.”

The Marine Conservation Society publishes its #GoodFishGuide annually. The latest round of ratings updates suggests simple changes to consumer’s weekly shops to help them eat more sustainably: oceanographicmagazine.com/news/good-fish…

“We’re going to be aquatic.”

DEEP recently announced its ambition to establish a permanent human presence under the oceans. Next in our DEEP interview series, we chat to Mike Shackleford, DEEP’s COO.

Read it here: oceanographicmagazine.com/features/deep-…