Conservation Science, Policy & Engagement-The Parsons Lab

New article out now: Getting More Businesslike with Whale Watching: Lessons Learned from Business Organizational Culture to Support Effective Cetacean Tourism Management

with Carol Scarpaci

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Dugongs and Rum Flagon’s Season 2 Episode 16 – 300th Episode!!!

Back from our shenanigans at Rose City Comic Con, we have a special episode of Dugongs and Rum Flagons where we talk about science, the Con, and the fact that we have recently hit 300 episodes!!!

Look for the RCCC Live Plays to come out sometime in the next couple weeks!

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Dugongs and Rum Flagon’s Season 2 Episode 16 – 300th Episode!!! Back from our shenanigans at Rose City Comic Con, we have a special episode of Dugongs and Rum Flagons where we talk about science, the Con, and the fact that w

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Season 2 Special! Rose City Comic Con Deep Station 9 Character Prep

In Preparation for our sessions at Rose City Comic Con we have a session zero Character creation Special for you all. We are doing a special game that will take place on the Moon of Europa Using the Sci-Fi 5e Dr. Who based system – Doctors and Daleks!

Look for the Live Play to come out sometime in the next couple weeks!

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S2E91 – Season 2 Special! Rose City Comic Con Deep Station 9 Character Prep In Preparation for our sessions at Rose City Comic Con we have a session zero Character creation Special for you all. We are doing a special game that will take

The latest Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast: The Secret World of Sound (with Dugald Maudsley)

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dugald Maudsley about his documentary The Secret World of Sound (https://www.infieldflyproductions.com/secret-world-of-sound) - now available on Netflix, Sky TV and CBC. They chat about the weird and wonderful ways animals use sound in nature.

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The Secret World of Sound (with Dugald Maudsley) Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dugald Maudsley about his documentary The Secret World of Sound (https://www.infieldflyproductions.com/secret-wor

The Marine Conservation Happy Hour: Microplastics in your clothes (with Alex Lauer)

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to journalist Alex lauer about his investigation into the huge amount of microplastics that are produced by the clothing industry. What can you do to reduce the amount of microplastics your clothes shed into the environment?

Microplastics in your clothes (with Alex Lauer) Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to journalist Alex lauer about his investigation into the huge amount of microplastics that are produced by the clot

I've been collaborating with a game maker to produce this: a combination drinking game viking chess board.

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Tablero & Brandubh Duel Game Mat - Etsy This Board Games item by KleverNKrafty has 4 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Voorhees, NJ. Listed on Sep 9, 2024

The Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast: Rum saving the environment?

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Andrew Thaler about how rum is helping to save the environment. Tune in to find out about the world's first distillery for conservation on the island of Dominica.

Rum saving the environment? Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Andrew Thaler about how rum is helping to save the environment. Tune in to find out about the world's first di

The Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast: Deep Sea mining (with Andrew Thaler)

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Andrew Thaler about deep sea mining. What does this type of mining involve? Is it a threat to the oceans? Should be be worried? Find out on the episode...

Deep Sea Mining (with Dr Andrew Thaler) Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat to Dr Andrew Thaler about deep sea mining. What does this type of mining involve? Is it a threat to the oceans? Shou

The Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast: Latest orca news (with Joe Olsen)

Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Joe Olsen about the Southern Resident orcas - what is the latest news?

Latest Orca news (with Joe Olsen) Dr Scarlett Smash & Dr Craken MacCraic chat with Joe Olsen about the Southern Resident orcas - what is the latest news? Contact [email protected]

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No, Offshore Wind Isn’t What’s Killing Whales Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn’t support those claims—at all

The Dugongs & Seadragons podcast: It Seems Like Preparing For A Lecture Takes Forever…

The crew of the cephalosquad get caught up on what has happened at the calypso while they were away, and argue about whether or not clams should be in cocktails.

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Dugongs & Seadragons podcast: Season 2 Special! Live at AwesomeCon 2024 Part II!

Welcome Dear Listeners to the live at AwesomeCon 2024 Dugongs and Sea Dragons special 2 part episode!

In the thrilling conclusion to part one of our special, the crew discovers the circus is not what it appears to be, and hatches a plan to help.

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Season 2 Special! Live at AwesomeCon 2024 Part I!

Welcome Dear Listeners to the live at AwesomeCon 2024 Dugongs and Sea Dragons special 2 part episode!

In this part, part of the crew decides to go on a relaxing break to the circus while preparing for Herr Findlass’ lecture.
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Deep-Sea Mining: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) John Oliver discusses deep-sea mining, whether or not it’s worth doing, and which undersea creature he most wants to eat.

Peak bloom day for the Cherry Blossom festival was yesterday, 17th March (2020: March 20; 2021: March 28; 2022: March 21; 2023: March 23).

If you look at the data, average peak bloom date is 4th April. Since 1921, peak bloom dates have shifted earlier by approximately seven days and organizers have had to shift the start of the festival from the first week of April in the 1920s-30s to ~20th March.

The peak bloom date has occurred before April 4 in 16 of the past 20 years.

At current rates of warming we're looking at the festival starting around about March 15th by 2030...

Just how bad is the science in Meg 2: The Trench? Can aquaman really swim that fast? Why is Bill Murray's The Life Aquatic actually one of the most accurate ocean movies?

On Saturday 9th March I'll be giving a talk at Awesome Con on ocean science in the movies - the good, the bad and the downright ugly.

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Current Conservation is currently accepting submissions for our upcoming print issue, 18.2, centred on Marine and Freshwater Conservation. Please consider submitting articles or sharing this opportunity within your network. The deadline for submissions is March 25, 2024. Send your articles to [email protected] with '18.2 submission' in the subject line.

A new study used Twitter to track US climate denial. Authors identified a "coordinated social media network uses periodic events, like cold weather or climate conferences, to sow disbelief and Trump was the strongest influencer in this network."

The social anatomy of climate change denial in the United States - Scientific Reports Using data from Twitter (now X), this study deploys artificial intelligence (AI) and network analysis to map and profile climate change denialism across the United States. We estimate that 14.8% of Americans do not believe in climate change. This denialism is highest in the central and southern...