Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory
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The Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at UCSB works to improve and safeguard the health of our oceans through science and technology.
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Today is #EndangeredSpeciesDay .
Six out of the 13 great whale species are classified as Endangered or Vulnerable. 💔
#WhaleSafe is dedicated to protect endangered whale species in North America with technology, citizen science, and transparency. 🐋
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Register here bit.ly/yourhealthande… to join BLAC & Ohio River Valley Institute on Thursday, May 16th at 12PM EST for our monthly webinar on environmental health harms and how to address and prevent them. We will discuss human-related land pollution sources like agriculture, mining, and fracking!
We are proud members of the #CleanCurrentsCoalition , an initiative led by Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory and UC Santa Barbara. Together with other organizations, we fight plastic pollution on a global scale.🌎🌊
Ocean noise in the Santa Barbara Channel used to be much quieter before the advent of commercial shipping according to a new study by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography 🚢🔊
'The noise can have a profound effect on whales and other creatures that pass through the channel or call it
“I want people to recognize that the ocean isn’t just a victim of climate change – it is our solution.” - Cristina Mittermeier
Join us for a UCSB Bren School Seminar, 'Between Land and Sea: Saving Our Oceans to Save Ourselves' with Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier 🌊🌎
📅 Friday, May 10th | 7:30 PM
Azul's Founder & Executive Director, Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš (Marce G. Graudiņš), joined an #INC4 side event to share what is needed to meet this moment to build hope and opportunity for #climateaction with leaders from Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives UC Berkeley x.com/UCSBenioffOcea…
Attending #INC4 in Ottawa? 🇨🇦
Join us on April 25th for our Plastic Action Zone side event with OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives, Systemiq and UC Berkeley: Towards the Elimination of Plastic Pollution – Insights from Policy Scenario Analysis. 👥
Learn about the latest analytical studies and
Join Suzanne Simard, acclaimed forest ecologist and author, as she discusses her book, Finding the Mother Tree, on May 1st at UC Santa Barbara 🌲
🎟️ Learn more and purchase tickets: artsandlectures.ucsb.edu/events-tickets…
🗓️ Heading to Ottawa for #INC4 ? Mark your calendars for April 22nd!
🌎 Join our event with UC Berkeley and OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives, focusing on the intersection between #plastics and the #climatecrisis & emphasizing the opportunity of the #plastics treaty.
👇Register here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Amazing video from Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory on the work of the #CleanCurrentsCoalition featuring the remarkable work of our partners Chemolex Ltd in Nairobi as well as all of the other Coalition projects