Read about bridging science and society, jellyfish, and all about our database update in the January/February newsletter.
Mission Blue a Success
Individuals onboard Mission Blue, a week long TED-sponsored journey around the Galapagos to raise awareness and money for the oceans, have donated more than $15 million to ocean conservation groups to sponsor education, protection of the Galapagos, eliminate fisheries subsidies, and more. The Sea Around Us Project’s Daniel Pauly was one of the many qualified speakers onboard the boat. Watch for an online version of Dr. Pauly’s talk on shifting baselines coming soon…
Daniel Pauly and Others Embark on Mission Blue
This week The Sea Around Us Project’s Daniel Pauly is in the Galapagos Island along with many other notable guests of Mission Blue to fulfill Sylvia Earle’s 2009 TEDPrize wish. TED talks, which is normally hosted in Monterey, California, gathers together remarkable speakers and then makes their talks available online. This time the meeting is taking place in the Galapagos on the National Geographic boat The Endeavor and over the four days, attendees of Mission Blue will experience seven fully programmed TED sessions, which include fellow marine scientists Jeremy Jackson, Callum Roberts, Enric Sala, as well as the host Sylvia Earle. Read about the full line-up and follow the Mission Blue blog.
November/December 2009 Newsletter
Read about IUU fishing in the Baltic Sea, get a glimpse at the last 10 years of the Project, and see a summary of the 2009 publications from the Sea Around Us in the November/December newsletter.
Pauly Receives Honorary Doctorate in Portugal
In late January, Dr. Daniel Pauly traveled to Portugal to accept an honorary doctorate from the University of the Algarve. He was honored alongside Dr. Emygdio Landerset Cadima and gave a lecture following Dr. Sidney Holt. Listen to Dr. Pauly’s lecture here.