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Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finalized the first part of the Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021:...
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Sep 21, 20211 min read


Sustainable Ocean Conference 2021
The Sustainable Ocean Conference will be occurring online 23-25 September, 2021. The Sustainable Ocean Conference is a free public event...
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Sep 20, 20211 min read


Call for Submissions: Nova Scotia's Coastal Protection Act
Nova Scotia’s government is seeking feedback from citizens about the Coastal Protection Act’s regulations. This Act is intended to...
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Sep 14, 20211 min read


Upcoming Virtual Coastal and Ocean Events
Ocean Decade Laboratories 'A Predicted Ocean' Ocean Decades Laboratory will be occurring online from 15-17 September, 2021. The Ocean...
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Sep 14, 20212 min read


New COINAtlantic Executive Director
Announcement “I am very pleased to announce that Alexi Baccardax Westcott is taking over the position of Executive Director of...
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Jun 10, 20211 min read


Job Posting: Project Officer, COINAtlantic
The Coastal & Ocean Information Network Atlantic (COINAtlantic) is a non-governmental organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We are...
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Jun 10, 20212 min read


VITALITY Needs Assessment Surveys
VITALITY is a collaboration to develop new, applicable data streams for private sector companies, indigenous organizations, and anyone...
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May 12, 20211 min read


Job Posting: Executive Director, COINAtlantic
The Coastal & Ocean Information Network Atlantic is dedicated to supporting the integrated management of coastal and ocean resources in...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read


COINAtlantic Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2021
Explore the entire Spring Newsletter here. Subscribe to the newsletter by email on our website homepage. COINAtlantic Updates in the...
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Mar 25, 20211 min read


Coastal and Ocean Data Management: Best Practices and Training for Non-Governmental Organizations
COINAtlantic has seen that there is a range in capacity for and knowledge of data management practices within non-governmental...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read


Exploring Ways to Bring Together Indigenous & Western Knowledge Systems for Coastal &Ocean Observing
In early 2021, The Atlantic Regional Association of the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System, or CIOOS Atlantic, hosted a...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read


COINAtlantic Call for Board Members and Collaborations
The writing is on the wall/ motherboard: data, and their management and application, are critical to effective marine spatial planning...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


Upcoming Coastal and Ocean Events
Atlantic Canada Coastal and Estuarine Science Society (ACCESS) 2021 Conference ACCESS’s first digital conference is scheduled for 13-14...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read


Land, Water, Ocean, Us: A Canadian Ocean Literacy Strategy
The Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition has launched: Land, Water, Ocean, Us: A Canadian Ocean Literacy Strategy, a collaborative framework...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


Perceptions of Barachois Ponds in Nova Scotia
“Mobilizing values: using perceptions of barachois ponds in Nova Scotia to advance informed management” has been published as an...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


Launch of the Ocean Decade in Canada
The United Nations has declared a Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (Ocean Decade) from 2021‑2030. On March 3rd 2021...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods
Communities, Conservation and Livelihoods is a new freely-available book from the Community Conservation Research Network (CCRN). The...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


2021 City Nature Challenge - The Maritimes
The City Nature Challenge (CNC) is an international competition with more than 250 cities, towns, and villages from around the world...
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Mar 23, 20212 min read


Living Data Project - Data Rescue Internships
The Canadian Institute of Ecology and Evolution (CIEE) is Canada’s national synthesis center for ecology and evolution. They support...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read


Multiannual Study of Nova Scotia Coastline Describes Thermal Conditions of Intertidal Environments
The Marine Ecology Lab at St. Francis Xavier University, Department of Biology recently published the study in an open access Earth...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
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