Dispatches

Capitol Hill Oceans Week 2008 — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:07

Day 3

The Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:07

The Coastal Zone Management Act is meant to "preserve, protect, develop, and where possible, to restore or enhance the resources of the nation's coastal zone."

Capitol Hill Oceans Week 2008 — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:06

Day 2

Coastal Bill MarkUp Halted By Last Minute Offshore Drilling Amendments — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:05

The night before markup, House republicans add over 180 pages of amendments to the Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization.

Capitol Hill Oceans Week 2008 — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:05

Day 1

Sea Grant Fellows Forum — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 17:04

The Nicholas Institute and special guests in policy, academia, and the nonprofit community spend a day with the 2008 John A. Knauss Sea Grant Fellows.

New Warming, New Cold War — by Rafe Sagarin — last modified 2008-06-24 17:01

A confluence of events seems to have focused the heat of the new cold war on the arctic. It's all hit high gear now with the recent Russian mission to put a flag on the sea floor under the North Pole...

Corals First Appearance on 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 17:00

On September 12, 2007, The World Conservation Union (IUCN) released the Red List updates for their list of endangered species world wide.

Defying Extinction: Yangtze River Dolphin Appears — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 16:59

For those scientists, policy makers, and tourists that thought the Yangtze River Dolphin was extinct- think again.

Navy, DOD and State Agree US Should Sign Onto UN Law of the Sea Treaty — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 16:58

Short synopsis of Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting regarding ascension to the Law of the Sea Treaty with testimony from US Department of State, US Navy, and US Department of Defense.

Balancing US Interests in the UN Law of the Sea Convention — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 16:58

The Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions has gathered leading experts on the UN Law of the Sea Convention to provide guidance in the ongoing debate over whether the U.S. should accede to the Convention. Rather than provide a complete summary of the Convention’s provisions, we highlight in this short paper three important considerations.

Round 2 Law of the Sea Senate Hearing Controversial — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 16:57

A short synopsis of the second Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting regarding the Law of the Sea Convention.

The Vote on Law of the Sea — by Lindsay Aylesworth — last modified 2008-06-24 16:57

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted on sending the Law of the Sea Treaty to the Senate floor.

Wayne Gilchrest Loses His Seat, Oceans Lose A Champion — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:56

Wayne Gilchrest has been a champion of oceans and leader in science policy. After nine terms in office, he lost his seat to conservative Andy P. Harris.

Oceans on Science Friday at AAAS — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:56

NPR's most recent Science Friday focused on oceans and featured Nicholas' own Larry Crowder.

Planktos Puts Iron Fertilization On Hold — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:55

Planktos has canceled field tests due to a lack of funds blaming a “highly effective disinformation campaign."

Does Losing Gilchrest Matter? — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:55

Wayne Gilchrest is a champion for oceans policy. He's lost his seat, so now what?

Right Whale, Right Rules? — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:54

S. 2657 would require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, and for other purposes. This week it's up for vote in the Senate Commerce Committee.

U.N. Fish Stocks Agreement and the Future of Fisheries — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:54

Plans have begun to review a 1995 treaty on management of migratory fish stocks because of research suggesting current yields are not sustainable.

Oceans 21 One Step Closer — by Sheril Kirshenbaum — last modified 2008-06-24 16:53

On April 23, 2008, the House Natural Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, met to markup H.R. 21 (Oceans Conservation, Education, and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act) also called Oceans 21. It passed 11-3 and the subcommittee opposed all amendments that would weaken the bill.