Ocean News & Jobs for May 3

I'm Giacomo Abrusci, your mussel-y ocean guide and Founder of SEVENSEAS Media, an organization committed to marine conservation through education, awareness, and action. See below for this week's round-up of what's new and what is coming up.

Just like everyone has been saying, now it is official, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has confirmed the onset of the fourth global mass coral bleaching event, triggered by record ocean heat, impacting coral worldwide including the Great Barrier Reef and causing extensive decay. Despite appearing beautiful from afar, the bleaching signifies severe stress and potential death for the coral, which is vital for sustaining ocean life and generating significant economic revenue. You can read more about it here .

EVENTS & WEBINARS (Full Calendar )

• Integrating Coral Reefs Into National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans (NBSAPs) ; Date/Time: Tuesday 7th May 2024, (08:00 EDT | 13:00 BST)
• Increasing Diversity in the US Ocean Studies Community: Meeting II ; Date/Time: May 9-10, 2024, 10:00 AM & 09:00 AM
• Building Better Virtual Events ; Date/Time: May 10, 2024 | 10:00 am PDT – 1:00 pm PDT
• NOAA Ocean Exploration Deep Dive into Maritime Heritage/Archaeology ; Date/Time: May 14 & 16, 2024 (please check the time for each day. again when registering)
• The Fourth Global Bleaching Event & The Role of The Global Coral Reef Community ; Date & Time: ?Tuesday 14th May 2024, (08:00 EDT | 13:00 BST)
• The Status of The Fourth Global Bleaching Event & The Role of The Global Coral Reef Community ; Date/Time: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 08:00 AM EST
• 2024 DOSITS Webinar Series: UN Ocean Decade: International Partnerships and Opportunities ; Date/Time: May 15, 2024 | 12:00pm ET
• OCTO webinar: Designing and delivering carbon and biodiversity credit schemes to benefit MPA managers, indigenous peoples and local communities ; Date/Time: Wednesday, May 22, 2024 11:00 AM in EST
• Program Pilot: Addressing Climate Emotions in Schools ; Application deadline: May 31, 2024

Scientists Find Pristine Ecosystems on High-Sea Seamounts

Swimming & Photographing Humpback Whales: A Personal Perspective

NOAA SCIENCE SEMINARS (Full Calendar )

• Prediction at Weeks 3 - 4 and Subseasonal to Seasonal Timescales: Size-dependent Sensitivity of northern hemisphere extratropical Cyclones to atmosphere resolution Change in the GFDL SPEAR model, and Forecasting across timescales by crossing “Bridges of Opportunity” ;?Date & Time:6 May 2024,?2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
• A Sustainable Crowdsourced Bathymetry Data Product from Forward Looking Sonar Data that Contributes to Seabed 2030 and Incentivizes User Participation ;?Date & Time:7 May 2024,?11:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
• Micro-climate Monitoring, Crop Impacts, and Preparedness for Southern CA Viticulture ;?Date & Time:9 May 2024,?1:30 pm - 2:15 pm ET
• Ancient tribal stewardship, contemporary tribal aquaculture ;?Date & Time:9 May 2024,?2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
• Land-based sources of pollution on coral reefs in Aua, American Samoa ;?Date & Time:9 May 2024,?4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
• Lecciones aprendidas en la temporada de huracanes del 2023 y que se espera para la temporada 2024 ;?Date & Time:10 May 2024,?1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
• The power of data synthesis for understanding the effects of coastal hurricanes ;?Date & Time:14 May 2024,?1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET
• The Impacts of Remote Monitoring Data on Minnesota’s Environment ;?Date & Time:15 May 2024,?12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

NEWS ? REPORTS ? ANNOUNCEMENTS

New Report: Vast Majority of Great Lakes Litter is Plastic 86% of litter collected on Great Lakes beaches is composed either partially or fully of plastic, according to a new report released by the Alliance for the Great Lakes. The report is based on 20 years of data collected from more than 14,000 Adopt-a-Beach cleanups on all five Great Lakes. The new analysis details the most common types of plastic items found on Great Lakes shorelines and outlines potential solutions to reduce plastic pollution. In the environment, plastics never go away. Instead, they break down into toxic microplastic particles that make their way into the Great Lakes, a source of drinking water for 40 million people. Read more...

Greenpeace USA Urges Unprecedented CBP Action Against Bumble Bee Tuna, Other Entities Over Forced Labor Allegations in Seafood Supply Chain Today, Greenpeace USA issued an unprecedented call on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) to impose public penalties on all entities, including Bumble Bee Tuna, that were involved in the importation of tuna from the Da Wang, a fishing vessel previously sanctioned by CBP for its use of forced labor. ?The request, which comes on International Workers’ Day and on the eve of World Tuna Day, is being made in line with U.S. law (19 U.S. Code § 1595a(b)), which prohibits goods produced with forced labor regardless of the presence of a Withhold Release Order (WRO) or Finding, from entering the U.S., and in line with previously issued penalties. Read more...

U.S. Plan to Protect Oceans Has a Problem, Some Say: Too Much Fishing New details of the Biden administration’s signature conservation effort, made public this month amid a burst of other environmental announcements, have alarmed some scientists who study marine protected areas because the plan would count certain commercial fishing zones as conserved.?The decision could have ripple effects around the world as nations work toward fulfilling a broader global commitment to safeguard 30 percent of the entire planet’s land, inland waters and seas. That effort has been hailed as historic, but the critical question of what, exactly, counts as conserved is still being decided. Read more...

CONTESTS - AWARDS - FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

The?3M Young Scientist Challenge : Apply by May 2, 2024

Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects : Applications?due May 2, 2024

American Lobster Research Funding Opportunity : Applications due May 7, 2024

Next-gen STEMM leaders in Environmental Justice Fund : Applications due May 8, 2024

Planet Stewards High-School Reading Challenge : The last date is May 14, 2024

MassDEP Reduce, Reuse, Repair Micro-Grant : Applications due May 15, 2024

EPA Pollution Prevention Grants : Application dues May 17, 2024

Long-Term Trends in the Gulf of Mexico Ecosystem :?Letters of Intent due May 23, 2024

TRAP Program Funding Opportunity : Applications due May 30, 2024 NEW!

Tell Your Climate Story Contest :?Open until June 10, 2024

Hurricane Response Marine Debris Removal Fund : Proposals due July 26, 2024?NEW!

NOAA Ocean Exploration FY25 Funding Opportunity : Full proposals dues October 3, 2024

EPA’s Community Change Grants : Applications due November 21, 2024

More Current Funding Opportunities on SEVENSEAS

THIS WEEK'S OCEAN JOBS LIST

Highlights

1. Operation Manager ,? MarAlliance ,?Hybrid, Remote (US)

2.?Taiwan Fishery Improvement Coordinator ,? Ocean Outcomes ,?Remote, Taiwan

3.?Project Director, Conserving the Pantanal and Gran Chaco Wildlands ,? Pew Charitable Trusts ,?Home Office - Bolivia

4.?Aquatic Research Section Manager – Fish & Wildlife Research Scientist 2 , Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Thurston County – Olympia, WA

5. Analytical Chemist, Ecotoxicology , Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium , Sarasota, FL

6.?Boards Program Coordinator (Exempt) , Puget Sound Partnership , Thurston County – Olympia, WA

New Opportunities

1. West Coast Region Fisheries Observer ,? FRANK ORTH & ASSOCIATES (FOA),?Long Beach, CA

2. Marketing Coordinator ,? The Marine Mammal Center ,?Sausalito, CA

3. Development Assistant ,? National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ,?Santa Cruz, CA

4. Program Operations Coordinator ,? National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ,?Silver Spring, MD

5. Program Operations Manager ,? National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ,?Silver Spring, MD

6. Program Analyst (Open to Public) ,? NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration ,?Silver Spring, MD

7. Program Analyst ,? NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration ,?Silver Spring, MD

8. Marine Biologist , A.I.S., Inc. (AIS), Anchorage, AK

9. Supervisory Fish Biologist , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) , Leavenworth, WA

10. Supervisory Fish & Wildlife Biologist , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) , Arcata, CA

11. Post Doctoral Fellow (Aquatic Food Postharvest Solutions) , WorldFish , Penang, Malaysia

12. Fishery Sampler – Scientific Technician II , Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (State of Washington), Multiple Locations - Western Washington, WA

13. Administrative Assistant – Research Vessel Operations (RVOps) , Marine Institute , TBD

14. Development & Grants Senior Officer , Blue Ventures , Denpasar, Bali, Bristol or London

15. Administrative & Finance Associate , WorldFish , Odisha, India

16. Campaigns Senior Manager , Only One , Remote

17. Assistant Maritime Search & Rescue Coordinator , Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada , Various locations across Canada

18. Marine Communication & Traffic Services (MCTS) – Ab Initio Trainee , Fisheries and Oceans Canada / Pêches et Océans Canada , Various locations across Canada

19. Interdisciplinary Biologist/Physical Scientist , Geological Survey, Remote

20. Intermediate Biologist ,? Archipelago ,?Victoria, BC

21. Coastal Marine Fish Scientific Technician – Scientific Technician II ,?Dept. of Fish and Wildlife (State of Washington),?Grays Harbor County – Montesano, WA

22. Coastal Dynamics Research Associate ,? Gulf of Maine Research Institute ,?Portland, ME

23. STRAW Restoration Technician (South Bay) ,? Point Blue Conservation Science ,?Saratoga Springs, NY

24. STRAW Restoration Project Manager (South Bay) ,? Point Blue Conservation Science ,?Saratoga Springs, NY

25. Digital Asset Management Coordinator/Editor ,? National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ,?Silver Spring, MD

26. Request for Proposals for Deep Ocean Research Imaging System ,? Ocean Discovery League ,?Remote

27. Quiet Sound Program Manager ,? Washington Maritime Blue ,?Seattle, WA

28. Senior Analyst: ESA/MMPA Support Services ,? Ocean Associates, Inc. (OAI),?Telecommute

29. Natural Resources Management Biologist , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) ,?Shepherdstown, WV

30. Engineering Technician ,? Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI),?Woods Hole, MA

Internship & Volunteer Opportunities

1. Marine Mammal Research and Conservation Internship – Coastal Cambodia ,? Khmer Ocean Life ,?Coastal Cambodia

2. Communications Intern ,? Oceana ,?Washington, DC

3. Communications Intern ,? Wetlands International ,?Belgium or the Netherlands

4. Sea Turtle Internship – Nighttime Screening Project ,? Sanibel Sea School ,?Sanibel, FL

5. Marine and Community Conservation Remote Externship , National Geographic Society & The Nature Conservancy , Remote

6. Wildlife Education & Outreach Internship – 2024 , Hobe Sound Nature Center , Hobe Sound, FL

7. Coasts and Climate Graduate Student Internship – Summer 2024 ,? The Surfrider Foundation ,?Remote

8. Sea Trust Summer Internships 2024 ,? Sea Trust Wales ,?United Kingdom