Decade Dialogues

Harmful Algal Blooms and Food Security across the Northeast Pacific

Join us to learn about different initiatives to monitor harmful algal blooms across the Northeast Pacific! This webinar aims to increase knowledge sharing and perspectives from different organizations across Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and California.

Saving Salmon, Watersheds, and Food Webs from 6ppd-q

6ppd-quinone is an emerging toxic of concern for salmon, watershed and ecosystem health in the NE Pacific. Join the Decade Collaborative Center and our expert speakers to learn more about 6ppd-q, its impacts on salmon, watersheds and food webs, and what action is being undertaken to prevent it from reaching critical salmon habitats and waterways.

Revitalizing Sea Gardens in the NE Pacific: Reconnecting to Cultural Traditions, Ecologies, and Foods

Join the Ocean Decade Collaborative Center for the Northeast Pacific for a Decade Dialogue about Sea Gardens, and their role in revitalizing connections for and across Indigenous communities in the NE Pacific region.

US National Marine Sanctuaries: Sentinel Sites for Social-Ecological Systems in a Changing Ocean

Join the Ocean Decade Collaborative Center for the Northeast Pacific, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and the UN Ocean Decade-Endorsed Programme MPAs as Sentinels in a Changing Ocean in a conversation about how we can best learn from and understand marine protected areas, their roles in protecting marine environment from ecological, cultural and socioeconomic perspectives and the benefits they provide to coastal communities.

El Poder de los Mapas: Uniendo Herramientas, Tecnología y Personas para Entender cómo Gestionar y Proteger los Bosques de Algas Marinas

Únase al Centro Colaborativo del Decenio Oceánico para el Pacífico Noreste para un diálogo sobre la publicación respaldada por el Decenio de las Ciencias Oceánicas de las Naciones Unidas, Mapping Canopy-Forming Kelps in the Northeast Pacific: A Guidebook for Decision-Makers and Practitioners. Esta guía recién publicada resume el conocimiento de 50 expertos en la materia en una guía fácil de usar para ayudar a lectores de todos los orígenes a aplicar técnicas de monitoreo y mapeo de algas de última generación para informar la gestión estratégica y la conservación.

The Power of Maps: Bringing Together Tools, Technology & People to Understand, Manage and Protect Kelp Forests

Join the Ocean Decade Collaborative Center for the Northeast Pacific for a dialogue about the new Ocean Decade-endorsed publication, Mapping Canopy-Forming Kelps in the Northeast Pacific: A Guidebook for Decision-Makers and Practitioners. This newly released guidebook distills knowledge from 50 topical experts into a user-friendly guidebook to help readers of all backgrounds apply state-of-the-art kelp mapping and monitoring techniques to inform strategic management and conservation.

Marine Debris: Impacts and Engagement in the Northeast Pacific

Join us as we delve into the impacts of marine debris from microplastics to monitoring in the Northeast Pacific region.

Global best practices and BC recommendations for MPA Network Monitoring

Join the Ocean Decade Collaborative Center for the Northeast Pacific and Nature United for a preview of Nature United's latest report, Best Practices and Procedures for Operationalizing Marine Protected Area Network Monitoring: Synthesis of Global Insights and Recommendations for British Columbia’s Northern Shelf Bioregion to learn from international examples and recommendations for the newly established Northern Shelf Bioregion MPA Network.

Using Environmental DNA for Monitoring and Stewardship in the NE Pacific

eDNA analyses can shed light on the diversity of marine ecosystems; can they be used to help monitor, protect and steward them, as well?