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COINAtlantic Quarterly Newsletter - Summer 2022
Explore the entire Newsletter here. COINAtlantic Updates in the newsletter include: Updates on our work with CIOOS Atlantic CIOOS Annual...
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Sep 1, 20221 min read
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Data rescue: saving environmental data from extinction
COINAtlantic is highlighting a new open-access article, Data rescue: saving environmental data from extinction, published by the Royal...
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Aug 30, 20221 min read
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Aquaculture Regulatory Review Public Consultation
The Government of Nova Scotia is conducting a comprehensive review of existing aquaculture regulations. Following a jurisdictional review...
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Aug 26, 20221 min read
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Hydrogen Energy in Atlantic Canada
Hydrogen fuel is a type of clean energy that, when consumed with oxygen, produces water as an output. Hydrogen can be harvested from...
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Aug 24, 20221 min read
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CIOOS Annual Report 2021-2022
The second Annual Report outlines CIOOS’s growth and accomplishments of the past year, 2021-22. CIOOS has made notable progress, as...
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Aug 4, 20221 min read
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ICES and Joint Nature Conservation Committee launch the Joint Cetacean Data Programme Portal
The Joint Cetacean Data Programme (JCDP) was developed by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee to facilitate data standards, maximize...
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Jul 13, 20221 min read
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Eastern Canyons Marine Refuge
On this past World Oceans Day (June 8, 2022), the Honourable Joyce Murray, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
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8th Annual Bras d'Or Watch
Bras d’Or Watch is an initiative which introduces people to the unique Bras d’Or ecosystem, in Cape Breton. As an iNaturalist Project it...
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Jul 7, 20221 min read
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CIOOS Data Explorer
CIOOS has developed a new tool for discovering and downloading data, the Data Explorer. Data Explorer is a map-based interactive tool...
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Jul 2, 20221 min read
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Final Report: Coastal and Ocean Data Management Best Practices
For over a year, COINAtlantic has been engaged in a project aimed at empowering non-governmental organizations (e.g., community groups,...
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Jun 7, 20222 min read
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COINAtlantic Quarterly Newsletter - Spring (May) 2022
Explore the entire Newsletter here. COINAtlantic Updates in the newsletter include: Data Management Best Practices Webinar Series and...
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May 26, 20221 min read
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World Ocean Day 2022
Mark your calendars for June 8, 2022! World Ocean Day is back, uniting ocean action worldwide. On World Ocean Day, people everywhere...
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May 24, 20221 min read
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Microplastic Contamination in Coastal Regions of the Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence
COINAtlantic is excited to share the following update from Krista Beardy, a University of New Brunswick Researcher, regarding the...
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May 24, 20225 min read
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City Nature Challenge 2022 Results
The 2022 City Nature Challenge (CNC) was held 29 April to 2 May 2022 this year. The CNC is an annual international challenge to see which...
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May 24, 20221 min read
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Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy
The Government of Canada's National Adaptation Strategy’s interactive consultation website is now available at letstalkadaptation.ca and...
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May 24, 20221 min read
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Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture - Ocean Week Canada
The Elisabeth Mann Borgese Ocean Lecture Series, held annually in honour of the founder of the International Ocean Institute (IOI), aims...
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May 9, 20221 min read
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Engaging on Canada's Blue Economy Strategy: What We Heart report
In December 2019, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard was mandated to lead the development of a comprehensive...
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May 5, 20221 min read
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Coastal Protection Act: What We Heard report
In 2021, the government invited Nova Scotians to provide their input on the proposed regulations that accompany the Coastal Protection...
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May 2, 20221 min read
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An Accessible Ocean - Sixth Ocean Decade Laboratory
From 10 to 12 May, the sixth Ocean Decade Laboratory will take place on the topic of the Ocean Decade Outcome “An Accessible Ocean”. It...
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Apr 22, 20221 min read
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City Nature Challenge 2022
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an annual international challenge to see which city can record and upload the most observations of...
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Apr 20, 20221 min read
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