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From Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge: “The Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge is an international business plan pitching competition showcasing new business concepts and business models with a measurable positive environmental impact on the ocean. Key dates: Jan 16 – March 24: Registrations and business concept submissions April 4 – May 2: Business Plan submissions May 11 … Continued
BFP partner and friend Bobbi Rose Koe discusses her tourism company Dinjii Zhuh Adventures with Xina Cowan, hosted of the Venture Out podcast. Listen here
From Marine Technology Society: “Each year MTS awards significant scholarship funding to senior high school, undergraduate, and graduate students who are accepted into or enrolled in full-time marine-related programs (with a focus on marine technology, marine engineering, or marine science). Eligibility for Scholarships Applicant must be an MTS member (student memberships cost $25 per year). … Continued
The Centre for Ocean Ventures and Entrepreneurship has begun its 2023 internship programming for young professionals in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland! Gain valuable hands-on work experience in the Sustainable Blue Economy and in marine technology. The internships are all full-time paid positions for 16 week terms. Eligible applicants include actively enrolled post-secondary students from all … Continued
BFP Regional Coordinator Loïc Jacquemot was invited to discuss the Ocean Conservation Expedition and the BFP program on David McGuffin’s podcast ‘The Bay of Fundy: Sea and skies’! Check out his segment starting at 21 minutes! The Bay of Fundy: Sea and skies
Meet Alissa Sallans. The Inuvik, NT-based student is in Ottawa for a few months, pursuing a master’s degree in environmental sustainability focusing on food systems in the North. This past summer, Alissa completed an internship through Ocean Wise’s Direct Action Program, which connects youth with internships to learn about aquatic conservation work across Canada. Her … Continued
Halifax, NS From Inspiring Communities: “Inspiring Communities is pleased to announce our call for applications for a Climate Fellow for 2023 is open. We encourage expressions of interest from a passionate individual with a background in similar studies and/or a history of working in climate justice, to deepen their understanding of and research into an … Continued
Meet Kumau Qavvik, Carter Lear, and Michael Aqilriaq. These youth from Kugaaruk, Cambridge Bay and Gjoa Haven, respectively, are among six young Nunavummiut who spent the summer working as field technicians for the Arctic BIOSCAN (ARCBIO) project in the Kitikmeot region. The ARCBIO project seeks to bridge biodiversity science, DNA technology and Inuit knowledge in … Continued
It was early September and I was on board the Polar Prince, an Indigenous-owned ship and my home for the next eight days as a participant in SOI Foundation’s first-ever Ocean Conservation Expedition. I sat on a chair under the shade of the steel hangar that protected me from the warmth of the bright sun … Continued
