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15th August 2019, For the first time underwater gliders are launched off the coast of Dominican Republic to improve hurricane intensity forecasts and disaster risk reduction.
Drafting Workshop for the Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) New Project Proposal
Drafting Workshop for the Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) New Project Proposal

UP COMING EVENTS

Suriname

Level 1 Aton Manager Course

Monday, 14 October 2019 - Wednesday, 6 November 2019

Cartagena, Colombia

Seminar on the Use of the IALA Risk Seminar Toolbox, Spanish/English...

Monday, 18 November 2019 - Friday, 22 November 2019

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Cartagena, Colombia

Drafting Workshop for the Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) new...

Monday, 22 July 2019 - Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Paris, France

Ocean Science Day 2019: Ocean Science for Sustainable

Thursday, 27 June 2019

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For the first time underwater gliders ar...

On August 15 2019 for the first time an underwater glider was launched off the coast in Dominican Republic waters, 5 miles to the south of Bocachica. The glider will monitor the ocean waters in this region during the next three months providing hi...

Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea - ...

The July 2019 situation is similar to June 2019 for all regions. Specifically, the following regions continued to experience large amounts of Sargassum: Central West Atlantic (CWA), entire Caribbean Sea (CS), eastern Gulf of Mexico (GoM), northern Fl...

Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea - ...

In May 2019, the following regions continued to experience large amounts of Sargassum: Central West Atlantic (CWA), entire Caribbean Sea (CS), eastern Gulf of Mexico, northern Florida Straits, and waters off east coast of Florida. In addition to nume...

Ph.D. Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fell...

The World Maritime University (WMU) WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (GOI), with the support of the the Government of Canada through the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), has launched a Ph.D. Scholarship and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Progra...

Survey Training interests of CLME+ Stake...

On behalf of the UNDP/GEF CLME+ Project we are requesting the assistance of your membership for the completion of this short survey. Consistent with the UNDP/GEF +CLME Project to provide better access to training and capacity development opportuniti...

Join UNESCO to celebrate woman in ocean...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) are joining forces to : honor the many incredible women scientists whose leadership helps protect World Heritage marine sites for future ...

Sargassum blooms in the Caribbean Sea - ...

In Feb 2019, similar amounts as in Feb 2018 appeared in the eastern CS, but amounts in the Central West Atlantic (CWA) were lower. Meanwhile, large amounts of Sargassum were found in the western CS from Belize to the Yucatan channel, and then in the ...

New agreement bolsters UN work on ocean ...

WMO Secretary-General, Petteri Taalas, and IOC Executive Secretary, Vladimir Ryabinin, signed new Letter of Agreement between their organizations. Geneva: At a meeting of UN Oceans, the UN’s inter-agency coordination mechanism for ocean issu...

IOC News – December 2018

This month: Experts lay out plans to prepare the UN Decade of Ocean Science - Argos deliver their 2 millionth snapshot of our changing ocean - Innovative study on mixotrophic species of plankton - IOC People of the Month: Meet some members of the #Oc...

Sargassum Outlook Bulletin, December 201...

The 2018 Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean Sea In January 2018, unusually high amount of Sargassum was caught in satellite imagery in both the Caribbean and the central West Atlantic. While the former could only be peered by January 2015, the latter ...

Sargassum Outlook Bulletin, November 201...

The 2018 Sargassum bloom in the Caribbean Sea In January 2018, unusually high amount of Sargassum was caught in satellite imagery in both the Caribbean and the central West Atlantic. While the former could only be peered by January 2015, the latter ...

IOC News – November 2018

This month: IOC to work with Indonesia following Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami – Communities in Grenada and Haiti recognized “Tsunami Ready” – High Level Panel Discussion for World Tsunami Awareness Day – Global coalition of aquariums against plast...

Maritime Spatial Planning Goes Global: E...

The European Commission and IOC-UNESCO have launched MSPGlobal, a new joint initiative to promote cross-border maritime spatial planning. Planning human activities at sea so they happen safely and sustainably is a pre-requisite to good ocean governa...

IOC-UNESCO Global Ocean Oxygen Network (...

The next IOC-UNESCO Global Ocean Oxygen Network (GO2NE) Summer School will be held from 2-8 September 2019 in China at Xiamen University's Xiang’an Campus. The GO2NE Summer School will bring together 40 PhD students and early career scientists with...

Outlook of 2018 Sargassum blooms in the ...

In January 2018, unusually high amount of Sargassum was caught in satellite imagery in both the Caribbean and the central West Atlantic. While the former could only be peered by January 2015, the latter represented a historical record. Based on these...

IOC News – October 2018

This month: IOC to work with Indonesia following Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami – Communities in Grenada and Haiti recognized “Tsunami Ready” – High Level Panel Discussion for World Tsunami Awareness Day – Global coalition of aquariums against pl...

IOC News - August/September 2018 Monthly...

This month: Ocean and Climate Conference – “Ocean for Sustainability” Forum – “Kiel Declaration” calls for more marine and climate protection – PacWave18 exercise to test countries preparedness and communications systems – 115,000 people take part in...

Programme Specialist Vacancy Announcemen...

Programme Specialist - IOC 339 Vacancy Announcement for a Programme Specialist position (P4) in marine policy at the IOC Secretariat. Deadline for application is 27 September 2018. Link to UNESCO Job page: https://careers.unesco.org/careerse...

IOC Brochure - Why an intergovernmental ...

The IOC is an intergovernmental organization established in 1960. Its purpose is to promote international cooperation and to coordinate programmes in research, services and capacity-building, in order to learn more about the nature and resources of t...

Outlook of 2018 Sargassum Blooms in the ...

In January 2018, unusually high amount of Sargassum was caught in satellite imagery in both the Caribbean and the central West Atlantic. While the former could only be peered by January 2015, the latter represented a historical record. Based on these...

IOC News - July 2018

This month: The Science We Need for the Ocean We Want – Celebrating 100 Years of Oceanography – New Ocean Deoxygenation Policy Brief – Launching the Ocean Literacy Portal – AQUACROSS Information Platform on Aquatic Ecosystem Services – New Report Car...

Message from the Director General - Worl...

Message from the Director General - World Oceans Day Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of on the occasion of World Oceans Day, Clean Our Ocean, 8 June 2018.

Spanish version of the Ocean Literacy To...

Cultura Oceánica para todos, Kit Pedagógico El kit pedagógico Cultura oceánica para todos, aporta una importante contribución al trabajo de la UNESCO sobre Educación para el Desarrollo Sostenible. Destinado a educadores y estudiantes de todo el mund...

In science we trust: Celebrating 20 year...

On 14 and 15 May 2018, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) will celebrate twenty years of cooperation with the Government of Flanders in the field of ocean science by co-organizing a guided exhibition and seminars to highlight s...

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