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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
24 Aug 2023
Seattle area scientist leads U.S. efforts toward 'holistic picture' of the climate crisis. @UW_SEFS @ConsLevin #UWEnvironment
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
2 May 2023
Thrilled to share my article on Kivalina Search and Rescue! SAR is critical in keeping people safe from the challenges of climate change in NW Alaska! We've worked together for 3 yrs and raising funds for a first responder training in June (see thread)!! theconversation.com/arctic-s…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
2 May 2023
Kivalina Search and Rescue is critical to keeping people safe from the challenges of climate change in NW Alaska! Please consider supporting their work!
2 May 2023
This month we're raising funds to train 12 hunters and community members in Wilderness First Aid and Marine Rescue techniques! gofundme.com/f/kivalinaSAR
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
We’re proud to announce that our longtime team member Dr. Phillip Levin, Lead Scientist for @Conserve_WA and Professor of Practice at the @UW, has been appointed by the @WhiteHouse to lead the first ever National Nature Assessment.
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
24 Mar 2023
"Fishing communities have first-hand, local ecological knowledge, and while their assessment of climate vulnerability may differ from vulnerability as measured by subject experts, it’s a critical piece of the puzzle." - Dr. Laura Nelson washingtonnature.org/fieldno…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
16 Feb 2023
New research published in @PLOSClimate shows that climate change is often not the greatest immediate concern for fishing communities operating along the U.S. West Coast. nature.org/en-us/newsroom/cl…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
21 Feb 2023
"Perceptions of climate vulnerability play an important role in behavior and will be a factor in how and to what extent individuals take action to adapt to climate change." washingtonnature.org/fieldno…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
24 Feb 2023
With support from @LenfestOcean @pewenvironment, @OceanModeling & colleagues developed statistical tools to make sustainability assessments much more tractable for data-poor regions. A lot more work is needed
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
22 Feb 2023
Led by Dr. Laura Nelson, the study assessed fishers operating in the California Current along Washington, Oregon & California, about the degree to which they personally felt vulnerable to climate change and the ability of the industry to respond and adapt. nature.org/en-us/newsroom/cl…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
How do fishers view vulnerability and the impacts of climate change on fisheries? A new research study published this week by Dr. Laura Nelson et al. in the journal PLOS Climate looked at 162 surveys conducted with fishers across CA, OR, and WA
Read more: bit.ly/3HQ274i
7 Feb 2023
📄 New research from Laura Nelson and colleagues highlights the importance of communication and addressing cognitive barriers to adaptation in the effort to develop climate resilient #fisheries and fishing communities in the United States ⬇️
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ALT Figure displaying the framework for assessing perceptions of vulnerability to climate change in West Coast fishing communities used in a new PLOS Climate article by Nelson et al.
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
20 Oct 2022
Looking for a post doctoral research position where you get to do some population modelling that will be used to inform conservation and management ? Apply for this position to work with @ConsLevin, me & other @Conserve_WA scientists! apply.interfolio.com/113989
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
13 Oct 2022
Job alert! 📣 We are hiring 2 postdocs to join a team of rock star scientists & modelers from @UW @NOAAFish_NWFSC @EPAresearch. Develop an Atlantis ecosystem model in a multi-model project on the Salish Sea SES! $63k/year benefits. #postdocjobs ap.washington.edu/ahr/positi…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
11 Oct 2022
What is your favorite science infographic or simple animation? Especially looking for examples that conceptually link individual components, like pieces of a puzzle, into one connected system.
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
28 Jul 2022
Attending #SMM2022? Don't miss THIS Sunday's all-day workshop with @tessafrancis & @puntae1 - "Assessment Approaches to Support Bycatch Management for Marine Mammals." They will be in Room 1G, you can join in person or virtually! smmconference.org/workshops/…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
24 Jun 2022
Assessment Approaches to Support Bycatch Management for Marine Mammals is out now from members of the @OceanModeling Forum #MarineMammal #bycatch work group members. Access the e-book, for free, here: frontiersin.org/research-top…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
22 Jun 2022
New e-book! Assessment Approaches to Support Bycatch Management for Marine Mammals, edited by @OceanModeling #MarineMammal #bycatch work group members. Open access! Free for you! frontiersin.org/research-top… @LenfestOcean
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
26 May 2022
From executing an assessment of #MarineMammal #bycatch to acting on the results of that assessment (and everything in-between), the @OceanModeling Forum’s Marine Mammal Bycatch Working Group has best practices for every step of the way! lenfestocean.org/en/news-and…
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Ocean Modeling Forum retweeted
2 Jun 2022
In our June newsletter, we have new resources from @OceanModeling Forum's #MarineMammal Bycatch Working Group, a webinar recording on the vulnerability of China’s fisheries to #ClimateChange, recent publications, & more! Read it here: mailchi.mp/e068b40de3d8/lenf…
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