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The M2 team's presentation on OCTO’s marine conservation webinar series, featuring Samantha King and Brendan Tougher, is now available to view online 🎉💻 You can watch the webinar here: https://lnkd.in/en6sSRUr   #M2 #ProtectedSeas #Webinar

We are proud to see Pilar Rodriguez, Cetacean Conservation Biology Apprentice at The Marine Mammal Center, present her research on vessel traffic outside San Francisco Bay in a recent online course hosted by the American Cetacean Society - San Francisco Bay Chapter. 🐋🌉 In her presentation, Pilar explained how she works with M2 staff to investigate how vessel activity compares to gray and humpback whale sightings collected in recent years by The Marine Mammal Center. A big congratulations to Pilar for her hard work and contributions to this important research! 👏🌊 #ProtectedSeas #M2 #Whales #SanFrancisco

On National Marine Sanctuary Day, we’re also excited to highlight another important milestone: the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. We’re looking forward to the implementation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, the latest addition to our protected waters. #ProtectedSeas #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay

October 23 is National Marine Sanctuary Day in the US, a day to celebrate our protected waters in the ocean and Great Lakes that are home to a diverse array of marine life and connect us to our maritime heritage. 🌊 One of these underwater parks, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary includes 2,900-square nautical miles of waters surrounding the Florida Keys that is home to the only coral barrier reef in the continental United States.🪸 Explore the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary on Navigator: https://lnkd.in/erAsYsrq #ProtectedSeas #NationalMarineSanctuaryDay #Florida

OCTO (Open Communications for the Ocean), the longest-running webinar series in marine conservation, will feature members of the M2 team, Brendan Tougher and Samantha King (Cope), on October 29th with a presentation titled "Marine Monitor (M2): Understanding and Tracking Human Activity in Nearshore Coastal Environments.” The M2 team presentation will highlight M2’s unique shore-based monitoring platform and various applications, and how it’s able to support government agencies, law enforcement, researchers, and NGOs in making informed decisions to protect marine areas. Learn more about the M2 OCTO webinar here: https://lnkd.in/d5DEG8TP 🖥️ Marine Monitor (M2): Understanding and Tracking Human Activity in Nearshore Coastal Environments 🗓️ Tuesday, October 29th 🕙 10-11am Pacific Time Register here: https://lnkd.in/eAMZhaif #M2 #ProtectedSeas #Webinar

Fantastic report by Katie O'Donnell on our WILDCOAST M2 Radar program deployed in San Diego County to aid in the management of our marine protected areas. Thanks to ProtectedSeas, Jeff Morgan, City of Encinitas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and all of our allied agencies, especially California Department of Fish and Wildlife for making sure we have innovative tools to ensure compliance in these critical marine and coastal ecosystems.

We’re proud to share that our Staff Attorney, Claire Colegrove, and Senior GIS Analyst, Alex Driedger, will represent ProtectedSeas at the 7th International Marine Conservation Congress in Cape Town, South Africa from 10/13-10/18! 🇿🇦 At IMCC7, they’ll be giving a presentation titled, “What about the other 70%? Cumulative analysis of place-based marine regulations for a more holistic marine protection picture”. In this presentation, Claire and Alex will be explaining how Navigator can be utilized to help shed light on the overlapping marine regulations found in our ocean and how analyzing these overlaps can provide valuable insights into 30x30 assessments, planning, management, and protection for our ocean. 🌊 If you are at IMCC7, make sure to check out our presentation on October 18th at 10:15am local time in Hall 9. You can also reach out to Alex and Claire through the IMCC App during IMCC7 to connect and learn more about Navigator. Click here to learn more: https://lnkd.in/eJr6HHmk #ProtectedSeas #Navigator #30x30 #IMCC7

🌊 Exciting news! Last month, a new Marine Monitor (M2) system was deployed in Coiba National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site on Panama’s Pacific coast. In partnership with GLOBAL CONSERVATION and Panama’s Ministry of Environment (MiAmbiente), the M2 system will help monitor scuba diving and artisanal fishing operations to protect Coiba National Park. 🐠 To learn more about M2 and where they are deployed, check out their website here: https://lnkd.in/gR8GUNeq #M2 #ProtectedSeas #Panama

The aim is to protect 30% of Europe's waters by 2030, but to achieve this it's essential to review and strengthen existing legislation. They are currently not effective in protecting and conserving marine life. Our researchers Juliette Aminian Biquet and Barbara Horta e Costa, in collaboration with other European institutions, such as ProtectedSeas, found that by 2022, only 11.4% of the European Union's total marine area will be classified as a Marine Protected Area. However, much of this area legally allows activities that are highly damaging to the environment, such as dredging, mining and destructive fishing practices. The good news? We can still save our oceans! But it will take immediate action and the cooperation of all users of protected areas! Read more about this topic: https://lnkd.in/d5EZiU5M

The 11th Nautical Information Provision Working Group (NIPWG) meeting, held last week in Gdynia, Poland, was a success! Hosted by the Hydrographic Office of the Polish Navy, members and participants shared their experiences in testing new S-100-based products and data services, as well as evaluating their interoperability. During the review, progress on action items was assessed to ensure readiness for the S-100 ECDIS. This technical evolution of the established navigation tool will help to further enhance marine safety and efficiency by providing a much wider range of #marine #geodata which will be partly able to be updated in near real-time. The implementation is set to begin in 2026. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will come together on a future occasion to explore the potential of the S-100 ECDIS. With an update on the development of the “Guidelines for Harmonized Communication and Electronic Exchange of Nautical Data for Port Calls”, provided by the IHMA - International Harbour Masters Association representative, the NIPWG members also addressed secured data exchange mechanisms for #InternetProtocol-based ship to shore communication.   A highlight of the meeting was the all-new digital Catalogue of Nautical Products S-128, which is on the right track for submission to the approval of IHO Member States. Participants from 15 Member States, along with members of the IMO Expert Group on Data Harmonization, IHMA, ProtectedSeas, and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) attended the meeting. NIPWG is responsible for the transition of Nautical Publications from paper format to the Universal Hydrographic Data Model S-100 digital framework. These Nautical Publications play a crucial role in near-shore navigation and harbour approaches. NIPWG has developed several new S-100 Product Specifications to support the next generation of Electronic Navigation Data Services (ENDS) for mariners – the fuel for S-100 ECDIS. Chaired by Eivind Mong from the Canadian Coast Guard/Garde côtière canadienne. #NIPWG #NauticalInformation #Hydrography #S100 #ElectronicNavigation #ECDIS #MaritimeSafety #PortCalls #DataExchange #IMO #HydrographicData #NauticalPublications #MaritimeInnovation #NavigationTechnology #SOLAS #Seafaring #DigitalTransformation #MarineData