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WATCH OCEAN FRONTIERS III
Have you watched Ocean Frontiers III yet? If not, you are in luck! We are pleased to share the film with you online at no cost. Take time this holiday season to get some ocean optimism from these inspiring ocean stories! Explore the challenges at the heart of ocean conservation and development and learn about the solutions from a range of people who are leading the way to a healthy and sustainable ocean future.
Since the premiere film screening at the Virginia Aquarium’s six-story high 3D theater in February this year, we’ve worked with hundreds of partners to screen the film in 275 events across the country. From Belfast, Maine to Key West, Florida, from Yachats, Oregon to New York City and many points in between, we’ve loved meeting you! Thank you for your interest in the nation’s first regional ocean plans and your commitment to our oceans and coastal communities.
“For the first time in our country’s history, we have come together as a team to tackle a really big issue,
the really big problem of the health of the ocean.”
Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Zone Management Program
REGIONAL OCEAN PLANS – ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY & SUCCESS STORIES
Earlier this month marked the one year anniversary of the nation’s first regional ocean plans for the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions! It’s an important milestone to celebrate and an opportunity to look at some of the successful outcomes of the regional ocean plans. You can learn more about Gotham Whale’s citizen science that is providing brand new data on the upsurge of whales off New York’s harbor, and how ocean planning helped site a critical wave-monitoring buoy in heavily trafficked waters off Cape Cod.
Go to the Northeast Ocean Data Portal to learn about siting shellfish aquaculture to avoid fishermen, whales and ships, and to the the Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal to find out how the Coast Guard’s data is helping solve conflicts between vessels and other maritime activities.
Want to dive deeper? More ocean planning success stories can be found on the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic data portals, and on Ocean Conservancy’s blog.
UPCOMING FILM SCREENINGS
Special Boston Screening at the New England Aquarium
Boston Harbor Now and the New England Aquarium are partnering with us for an Ocean Frontiers III screening and panel discussion at the Aquarium on January 23rd. We are excited to be back in Boston to share our latest film in this historic port city! The event is part of Boston Harbor Now’s ‘Working Port: A 21st-Century Harbor’ celebration, as well as being a special installment of the Aquarium’s Lecture Series.
On the panel we have Mark Cutter, U.S. Coast Guard; Bruce Carlisle, Massachusetts Coastal Zone Management; Emily Shumchenia, Northeast Ocean Data Portal Working Group; and Randall Lyons, Massachusetts Marine Trades Association, with Bud Ris of the Green Ribbon Commission moderating. This event has sold out, but you can join the waitlist in case we have cancellations.
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Calendar of Events
Check out our calendar of upcoming film screenings for more information on these dates.
- January 23, 2018 – Boston, MA – Ocean Frontiers III with panel discussion. Join the waitlist!
- January 24, 2018 – Strafford, NH – Ocean Frontiers III
- February 22, 2018 – Ludlow, MA – Ocean Frontiers II
Host Your Own Screening
Don’t see a screening near you? It’s easy to plan one! Just sign up to receive free downloads or DVDs and our screening toolkit. Need some help planning your screening? We can help you shape your event, suggest speakers, answer questions about the toolkit, and more. Many individuals, groups, agencies, libraries and schools have hosted their own screening – so can you! For more information, please contact Eva Barnett.
OCEAN PLANNING NEWS
Northeast
Keep up with the Northeast Regional Planning Body (RPB) at neoceanplanning.org.
- The Northeast Regional Planning Body had a public workshop and meeting in New Hampshire last month. You can view the briefing packets for both days, along with additional materials, on the RPB’s events page.
Mid-Atlantic
The Mid-Atlantic RPB events and updates can be found at www.boem.gov/MidA-New.
- January 24, 2018 – Mid-Atlantic Regional Planning Body meeting at the Environmental Protection Agency in Philadelphia, PA. Open to the public, though advance registration is required due to federal security requirements. Register
West Coast
Keep up with the West Coast RPB’s news and events at www.westcoastmarineplanning.org.
- The West Coast Regional Planning Body had their Annual Meeting earlier this month in Long Beach, CA. You can find documents and recordings of the meeting here.
Pacific Islands
Learn about the Pacific Islands RPB by visiting pacificislandsrpb.org.
Thanks for all you do!
Karen Anspacher-Meyer
Green Fire Productions
