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It’s year two of the UN Ocean Decade. The next nine years will provide lasting changes and effects beyond 2030 in the way we interact with the ocean. That’s why ECOP Canada needs a few minutes of your time. Early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) and the next generation are the ones who will see the Ocean Decade through … Continued
Meet Ogaga Johnson, PMP, A project leader and educator who designed and delivered the Project Management training for the Blue Futures Pathways internship program and the internship program at the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE). She’s been in the project management field since 2015, but became involved in the ocean sector more recently. … Continued
COVE (the Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship) in Dartmouth, N.S., is inviting students from across Canada to apply for its Ocean Technology Internship Program, a partnership with Blue Futures Pathways. The internships are facilitated by COVE with students placed at host companies in Nova Scotia or Newfoundland from May-August 2022. Students will gain experience … Continued
Isabel Fleisher is the Great Lakes Community Monitoring Program Coordinator in Toronto at Swim Drink Fish. Being in, on or around water always makes Isabel feel incredibly happy. So when she started learning about overfishing, pollution and the effects of climate change on the world’s waters, she wanted to help. “I had to be involved in … Continued
Imogene Broberg-Hull‘s love of water and science led to her current job as water monitoring coordinator with the Fraser Riverkeeper. The Vancouver-based non-profit is dedicated to protecting and restoring water bodies connected to the Fraser River and beyond. “I was led to this job through magnetic force more than anything,” she said. “I studied Community Planning … Continued
Shawna Dicker recently completed her Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Memorial University of Newfoundland. She’s currently working with the social enterprise SmartICE in St. John’s as Project Support Lead. Through engagement and collaboration with communities, SmartICE incorporates and augments local Indigenous knowledge of sea-ice with their remote sensing data. This can contribute to more informed … Continued
By: Geoff Green, Founder, SOI Foundation Two breaths. One from the ocean. That’s the message conveyed by 130 youth from around the world who took part in our SOI Arctic expedition in 2019. It’s a strong message that reminds us of the power of the ocean to mitigate climate change and boost climate resilience. It’s … Continued
Spencer Chaisson was 20 years old when he first saw the ocean, thanks to a co-op job in his third year of university. “My family didn’t go on vacations to the coast or abroad while I was growing up, and ocean literacy wasn’t taught in my school,” he said. In fact, he had planned out a … Continued
Maya Nowlan is a third-year Public Relations student at Mount St. Vincent University. She recently completed an internship at The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship (COVE) in Dartmouth, NS. Maya is working with other interns for DeepSense, a program that connects ocean-related companies with data and ocean scientists for AI and machine learning applications … Continued
