The Ripple: November

Ocean News!

From science to conservation to policy, here is the latest news for our ocean.

• The Azores just created the largest marine protected area in Europe, and the largest MPA network in the North Atlantic.
• Lab Grown Corals Resisted Bleaching Event in Caribbean in an eye-opening study poised toward the future of coral reef science.
• Scientists find microplastics in dolphin breath, adding to the long list of remote places plastic pollution has been shown to reach (clouds, breast milk, and Mt. Everst).
• Clam Gardening in Canada Builds Resilience in Indigenous Youth - as ancestral methods are passed down, preserving traditions and cultivating sustainable harvesting.
• Conservation International study identifies surf spots as climate hotspots that are crucial fighting climate change.

Impact Campaigns!

FutureSwell supports collective and high-impact advocacy campaigns for a healthier ocean. Add your name to these campaigns to make a change with us!

• It’s #CoralBleachingAwarenessMonth and you can raise awareness with Coral Reef Alliance by bleaching your logo on social and sharing information on coral bleaching. Join the campaign this November!
• COP29 begins in Baku, Azerbaijan this week and the goal is simple: agree to move away from fossil fuels globally. Add your name to the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty before it’s delivered to decision-makers!
• ?The Blake Plateau is the largest deep sea coral reef ecosystem in the world, spanning from Florida to North Carolina. Tell the Biden Administration to conserve the Blake Plateau with monument designation, protecting it from deep sea mining and oil and gas drilling.

Dive into our long-form ocean media!

• PODCAST: Why you should consider an environmental gap year - Learn how a sustainability-focused gap year program on Hawai?i Island can reshape the environmental leaders of tomorrow.
• PODCAST: Ocean Solution Stories with Surfrider CEO Chad Nelson - Listen to the lessons and wins of Surfrider 40 years of ocean protection organizing in this thoughtful episode.

JOBS

• Large Whale Aerial Survey Biologist, Azura Consulting - Texas, USA
• Community Engagement Manager, Seattle Aquarium - Washington, USA
• Research Scientist Marine Biogeochemistry, Ephemeral - California, USA

INTERNSHIPS + FELLOWSHIPS

• Social Media Manager Internship, Kinetik - Hybrid, NYC
• Research Internship, Institute for Marine Mammal Studies - Mississippi, USA
• Ocean Conservation Cavers Internship, Conservation Law Foundation - Massachusetts, USA
• Sponge Restoration Internship, Island Conservation and Restoration Education - Florida, USA