Census of Marine Life Participates in Panel on Next Steps in Ocean Policy & Research
Staff from the Census of Marine Life International Secretariat presented during the panel New Ventures and Next Steps in Ocean Policy and Research. The panel was organized by the D.C. Marine Community, a program of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and held at the Consortium for Ocean Leadership offices on June 16. Census of Marine Life Program Specialist, Heather Mannix, presented an overview of the Census of Marine Life program and Kristen Yarincik, Senior Program Manager, presented the potential next steps for the Census of Marine Life community, the Life in a Changing Ocean program. They were joined by Michael Conathan, Director of Ocean Policy at the Center for American Progress, who discussed the Center’s new focus on ocean issues. There was lively discussion after the panel, with suggestions coming from the audience on possible directions for the new programs.
Presentations:
Census of Marine Life Overview
Heather Mannix, Census of Marine Life Program Specialist
Life in a Changing Ocean: Building on the Success of the Census of Marine Life
Kristen Yarincik, Senior Program Manager
Other Links:
Center for American Progress, Michael Conathan
