Consortium for Ocean Leadership

Opportunity: Environmental Defense Fund Director – Gulf and Southeast Oceans Program, Austin, TX

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:19:00 +0000

EDF’s Oceans Program works to improve the health of the oceans through innovative and durable solutions to today’s toughest fishery management challenges. EDF’s Gulf and Southeast Oceans Program seeks a Director to be responsible for the development, oversight and implementation of strategies that advance these goals in the Gulf.

Opportunity: Post-Doctoral Research Scientist, Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:06:02 +0000

PhD in Oceanography or a related field such as Physics, Fluid Dynamics, or Atmospheric Sciences is required. Experience in measurements of turbulence and ability to program in Matlab is required.

Opportunity: President and Director, Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:52:42 +0000

The President and Director reports to the 39-member Board of Trustees, of whom 14 members constitute the Executive Committee.

ONW: Week of January 30, 2012 – Number 154

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:36:35 +0000

The staff here at Ocean Leadership works hard to make certain that each week we provide you with the most useful and timely information regarding our efforts, activities of the community, news from Capitol Hill, and all opportunities, jobs and internships that we feel you might find beneficial.

From the President’s Office – 2/2/2012

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:21:16 +0000

The event season is certainly gathering momentum here at Ocean Leadership.

California Sea Grant Call for Preliminary Proposals – 2013

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:38:06 +0000

The California Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting preliminary proposals for projects to begin February 1, 2013. Faculty and academic staff from universities and scientists from research institutions throughout California are invited to apply.

Big Storms Roil Even the Deep Ocean

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:00:53 +0000

Sebastian the crab may have been wrong about the deep sea. In Disney's The Little Mermaid, the orange crustacean famously touted the tranquility of life well below the waves, singing "it's better down where it's wetter."

Life Beyond Earth? Underwater Caves In Bahamas Could Give Clues

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:00:49 +0000

Discoveries made in some underwater caves by Texas &M University at Galveston researchers in the Bahamas could provide clues about how ocean life formed on Earth millions of years ago, and perhaps give hints of what types of marine life could be found on distant planets and moons.

Ecologists Among The First To Record And Study Deep-Sea Fish Noises; ‘A Wealth Of Biological Sounds’

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:00:23 +0000

University of Massachusetts Amherst fish biologists have published one of the first studies of deep-sea fish sounds in more than 50 years, collected from the sea floor about 2,237 feet (682 meters) below the North Atlantic.

Indonesian Shark Fishing Communities To Help In Sustainability Study

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:45 +0000

A Murdoch University PhD student will spend a year living among Indonesian shark fishermen to investigate their impact on shark populations and the effects of conservation efforts on fishing communities.