Ocean Policy Collective
@oceanpolicycol.bsky.social
71% of the earth's surface is covered by water. Effective ocean policies help protect marine life and promote sustainable maritime transport.
Act now to save the oceans!
#MarineEnvironment #ClimateChange #MarineBiodiversity
Act now to save the oceans!
#MarineEnvironment #ClimateChange #MarineBiodiversity
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ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸
cordap.org/clip-award/
cordap.org/clip-award/
CLIP Award - CORDAP
cordap.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 AM
ALERT - Funding opportunity for coral researchers! @cordap.bsky.social just launched its Call for Proposals under the Coral Local Innovation Program. 🪸
cordap.org/clip-award/
cordap.org/clip-award/
The International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Careers (ICONEC) community is seeking nominations for new steering committee members and regional co-chairs.
You may use the form below to nominate yourself.
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You may use the form below to nominate yourself.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
ICONEC Steering Committee Interest Form
The International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Careers (ICONEC) community is seeking nominations for new steering committee members and regional co-chairs. Please consider using this form to nominat...
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January 29, 2026 at 3:53 AM
The International Carbon Ocean Network for Early Careers (ICONEC) community is seeking nominations for new steering committee members and regional co-chairs.
You may use the form below to nominate yourself.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
You may use the form below to nominate yourself.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
A historic moment for the ocean!
The #BBNJ Agreement enters into force today, 17 January 2026.
We spoke to Dr. Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Amelia Westmoreland and Tracy Kadessa and they shared with us their reflections and hopes on the future of the ocean post BBNJ 👇👇
The #BBNJ Agreement enters into force today, 17 January 2026.
We spoke to Dr. Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Amelia Westmoreland and Tracy Kadessa and they shared with us their reflections and hopes on the future of the ocean post BBNJ 👇👇
January 18, 2026 at 9:10 AM
A historic moment for the ocean!
The #BBNJ Agreement enters into force today, 17 January 2026.
We spoke to Dr. Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Amelia Westmoreland and Tracy Kadessa and they shared with us their reflections and hopes on the future of the ocean post BBNJ 👇👇
The #BBNJ Agreement enters into force today, 17 January 2026.
We spoke to Dr. Ina Tessnow-von Wysocki, Amelia Westmoreland and Tracy Kadessa and they shared with us their reflections and hopes on the future of the ocean post BBNJ 👇👇
The High Seas Alliance invites to you to a virtual celebratory reception on the 19 January, 2026 at 9:00 am EST.
Join the global community in honoring decades of collective effort as we build momentum for universal ratification of #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty
highseasalliance.org/2025/12/17/c...
Join the global community in honoring decades of collective effort as we build momentum for universal ratification of #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty
highseasalliance.org/2025/12/17/c...
CELEBRATE A HISTORIC MOMENT FOR THE OCEAN! - High Seas Alliance
The High Seas (BBNJ) Treaty will enter into force on 17 January 2026- a landmark achievement for global ocean protection and multilateral cooperation.
highseasalliance.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:22 PM
The High Seas Alliance invites to you to a virtual celebratory reception on the 19 January, 2026 at 9:00 am EST.
Join the global community in honoring decades of collective effort as we build momentum for universal ratification of #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty
highseasalliance.org/2025/12/17/c...
Join the global community in honoring decades of collective effort as we build momentum for universal ratification of #BBNJ #HighSeasTreaty
highseasalliance.org/2025/12/17/c...
2026 is here!
Happy New Year from all of us at Ocean Policy Collective.
Here’s to a year of stronger cooperation, smarter policy, and healthier oceans.
Happy New Year from all of us at Ocean Policy Collective.
Here’s to a year of stronger cooperation, smarter policy, and healthier oceans.
January 1, 2026 at 8:50 PM
2026 is here!
Happy New Year from all of us at Ocean Policy Collective.
Here’s to a year of stronger cooperation, smarter policy, and healthier oceans.
Happy New Year from all of us at Ocean Policy Collective.
Here’s to a year of stronger cooperation, smarter policy, and healthier oceans.
Kristina Gjerde was one of the first people we approached about Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) when it was still taking shape and she was really excited about it.
December 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Kristina Gjerde was one of the first people we approached about Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) when it was still taking shape and she was really excited about it.
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We’re thrilled to share that Japan🇯🇵 has ratified (acceded) the #HighSeasTreaty.
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 AM
We’re thrilled to share that Japan🇯🇵 has ratified (acceded) the #HighSeasTreaty.
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
Every new ratification brings us closer to truly universal participation in this landmark Agreement.
Let’s keep the momentum going! 🌎 #60ToGlobal
https://highseasalliance.org/treaty-ratification/
Today at #WOWVirtual Summit, we'll be convening a high-level panel bringing together leading voices in ocean law, diplomacy, and justice to examine how legal frameworks can drive real, lasting ocean sustainability.
Join us Here
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Join us Here
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December 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today at #WOWVirtual Summit, we'll be convening a high-level panel bringing together leading voices in ocean law, diplomacy, and justice to examine how legal frameworks can drive real, lasting ocean sustainability.
Join us Here
docs.google.com/forms/d/1aLV...
Join us Here
docs.google.com/forms/d/1aLV...
We conclude day 1 of #WOWVirtualSummit with an excerpt reading from "The High Seas" by Dr. @oliveheffernan.bsky.social and a discussion thereafter guided by Mariama Fofana.
December 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
We conclude day 1 of #WOWVirtualSummit with an excerpt reading from "The High Seas" by Dr. @oliveheffernan.bsky.social and a discussion thereafter guided by Mariama Fofana.
The ocean is speaking and Hannah Linder is helping us read it!
At the #WOWVirtualSummit, we're thrilled to feature Hannah Linder with her lightning talk -She Maps the Ocean: Data for Marine Biodiversity Sustainability.
At the #WOWVirtualSummit, we're thrilled to feature Hannah Linder with her lightning talk -She Maps the Ocean: Data for Marine Biodiversity Sustainability.
December 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The ocean is speaking and Hannah Linder is helping us read it!
At the #WOWVirtualSummit, we're thrilled to feature Hannah Linder with her lightning talk -She Maps the Ocean: Data for Marine Biodiversity Sustainability.
At the #WOWVirtualSummit, we're thrilled to feature Hannah Linder with her lightning talk -She Maps the Ocean: Data for Marine Biodiversity Sustainability.
Collectively, we can defend our ocean ecosystems, elevate coastal communities, and build resilience.
Join us for this fireside chat as we explore how collective action can safeguard our blue planet.
Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for this fireside chat as we explore how collective action can safeguard our blue planet.
Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Collectively, we can defend our ocean ecosystems, elevate coastal communities, and build resilience.
Join us for this fireside chat as we explore how collective action can safeguard our blue planet.
Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join us for this fireside chat as we explore how collective action can safeguard our blue planet.
Register Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Summit is excited to have Prof. Kura Paul-Burke as a Keynote speaker, sharing her powerful vision for weaving Indigenous knowledge and science to protect our ocean for future generations!
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Summit is excited to have Prof. Kura Paul-Burke as a Keynote speaker, sharing her powerful vision for weaving Indigenous knowledge and science to protect our ocean for future generations!
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Summit is excited to have Prof. Kura Paul-Burke, PhD as a Keynote speaker, sharing her powerful vision for weaving Indigenous knowledge and science to protect our ocean for future generations!
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Summit is excited to have Prof. Kura Paul-Burke, PhD as a Keynote speaker, sharing her powerful vision for weaving Indigenous knowledge and science to protect our ocean for future generations!
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register Here 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Are you joining us for #WOWVirtualSummit?
On Panel 1, we'll have the privilege of engaging with Rebecca Hubbard, Executive Director of @highseasalliance.bsky.social and Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy at Executive Office of the President of Kenya.
On Panel 1, we'll have the privilege of engaging with Rebecca Hubbard, Executive Director of @highseasalliance.bsky.social and Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy at Executive Office of the President of Kenya.
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Are you joining us for #WOWVirtualSummit?
On Panel 1, we'll have the privilege of engaging with Rebecca Hubbard, Executive Director of @highseasalliance.bsky.social and Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy at Executive Office of the President of Kenya.
On Panel 1, we'll have the privilege of engaging with Rebecca Hubbard, Executive Director of @highseasalliance.bsky.social and Amb. Nancy Karigithu, Special Envoy & Advisor for Maritime and Blue Economy at Executive Office of the President of Kenya.
Counting down to WOW virtual summit!
We are delighted to invite ocean-champions, environmental advocates, scientists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, & passionate community members from across the globe to join our first Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit
We are delighted to invite ocean-champions, environmental advocates, scientists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, & passionate community members from across the globe to join our first Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Counting down to WOW virtual summit!
We are delighted to invite ocean-champions, environmental advocates, scientists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, & passionate community members from across the globe to join our first Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit
We are delighted to invite ocean-champions, environmental advocates, scientists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, & passionate community members from across the globe to join our first Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit
Today we join the Children and Youth Major Group to the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi to explore youth's involvement in ocean governance at #YEA2025
Happening now 👉 "Ocean Action Dialogue: Protecting the Common Heritage of Human Kind and Biodiversity"
Happening now 👉 "Ocean Action Dialogue: Protecting the Common Heritage of Human Kind and Biodiversity"
November 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Today we join the Children and Youth Major Group to the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi to explore youth's involvement in ocean governance at #YEA2025
Happening now 👉 "Ocean Action Dialogue: Protecting the Common Heritage of Human Kind and Biodiversity"
Happening now 👉 "Ocean Action Dialogue: Protecting the Common Heritage of Human Kind and Biodiversity"
Join us online on the 10th-11th of December for "Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit.
Register Here: t.co/s6Oxmu80My
Register Here: t.co/s6Oxmu80My
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Join us online on the 10th-11th of December for "Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit.
Register Here: t.co/s6Oxmu80My
Register Here: t.co/s6Oxmu80My
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Our Director Rebecca Hubbard joined Earthed’s Track Changes podcast hosts @murraygriffin.bsky.social and Franziska Curran to discuss the importance of the #HighSeasTreaty and reflect on receiving the prestigious Earthshot Prize.
🎧 Listen to the episode now. ↩️
🎧 Listen to the episode now. ↩️
The world's newest (and prize-winning) environmental treaty - protecting our high seas
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November 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Our Director Rebecca Hubbard joined Earthed’s Track Changes podcast hosts @murraygriffin.bsky.social and Franziska Curran to discuss the importance of the #HighSeasTreaty and reflect on receiving the prestigious Earthshot Prize.
🎧 Listen to the episode now. ↩️
🎧 Listen to the episode now. ↩️
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📣🌊 Media organizations in coastal countries: Don’t miss your chance to apply for our grant supporting in-depth coverage, journalism training and other activities that build journalists’ capacity to report on the 30x30 marine conservation target. Apply here: https://loom.ly/qeJVrUI
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
📣🌊 Media organizations in coastal countries: Don’t miss your chance to apply for our grant supporting in-depth coverage, journalism training and other activities that build journalists’ capacity to report on the 30x30 marine conservation target. Apply here: https://loom.ly/qeJVrUI
Coming soon👉 Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit.
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Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/organization...
November 22, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Coming soon👉 Women and the Ocean Worldwide (WOW) Virtual Summit.
Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/organization...
Register Here: www.eventbrite.com/organization...
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We join fisher communities and other stakeholders around the world in marking #WorldFisheriesDay today. Sustainable fisheries maintain healthy ecosystems, protecting our oceans.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We join fisher communities and other stakeholders around the world in marking #WorldFisheriesDay today. Sustainable fisheries maintain healthy ecosystems, protecting our oceans.
We join fisher communities and other stakeholders around the world in marking #WorldFisheriesDay today. Sustainable fisheries maintain healthy ecosystems, protecting our oceans.
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We join fisher communities and other stakeholders around the world in marking #WorldFisheriesDay today. Sustainable fisheries maintain healthy ecosystems, protecting our oceans.
Today at the #COP30 virtual #OceanPavilion:
1. Live event on “Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy hosted by BNP Paribas
Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFVGt7W3RZ-3da-3DtMIvw#/registration
1. Live event on “Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy hosted by BNP Paribas
Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFVGt7W3RZ-3da-3DtMIvw#/registration
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the w...
How can we invest in the ocean to build a true sustainable blue economy? While the ocean plays a critical role in regulating our climate and supporting biodiversity and the livelihoods of billions of ...
us02web.zoom.us
November 20, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Today at the #COP30 virtual #OceanPavilion:
1. Live event on “Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy hosted by BNP Paribas
Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFVGt7W3RZ-3da-3DtMIvw#/registration
1. Live event on “Rethinking Ocean Finance: Innovative Strategies for a Sustainable Blue Economy hosted by BNP Paribas
Register Here 👇https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YFVGt7W3RZ-3da-3DtMIvw#/registration
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Our call for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions are OPEN for the OPI XI Conference!
📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026
Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025
See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!
📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026
Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025
See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!
November 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Our call for Abstracts & ECR Funding Award submissions are OPEN for the OPI XI Conference!
📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026
Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025
See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!
📍 University of Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
📅 15-19 June, 2026
Closing date for abstracts: 19 December 2025
See our website oceanspast.org/2026-opi-xi/ to explore conference sub-themes & submit!