{"606909":{"#nid":"606909","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OceanVisions: Healthy Oceans for the Next Generations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EResearchers at Georgia Tech, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Smithsonian Institution, and Stanford University are leading an initiative to ensure the health of oceans for generations to come. Called OceanVisions, the initiative envisions healthy oceans for all inhabitants of Earth and for all users and uses of the open seas enabled by advances in science and engineering.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEarth\u0026rsquo;s oceans have been under intense pressure \u0026ndash; from the harvesting and exploitation of the waters\u0026rsquo; natural riches and from the impacts of pollution and climate change. The news is rife with the doom and gloom of dying coral reefs and toxic dead zones.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOceanVisions organizers believe positive trends are in sight. They see the dawning of a new phase of optimism for the health of our oceans (#oceanoptimism). They know that solutions are available to help oceans adapt to or mitigate human and environmental assaults.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe organizers of OceanVisions seek to develop robust pathways toward solutions to a diverse array of ocean problems. They are aware of what science and technology can accomplish. They are convinced that current efforts \u0026ndash; if coordinated and integrated \u0026ndash; could yield a knowledge base for solutions to many of the oceans\u0026rsquo; problems (#oceansolutions).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026ldquo;OceanVisions will create a concrete pathway for scientists and engineers to design and execute research that enables ocean solutions.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp; Emanuele Di Lorenzo, Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EObjectives\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EToward its vision, OceanVisions has four objectives:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEstablish a forum for ocean scientists and engineers to discuss research in the context of ocean solutions \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EIntegrate the peer-reviewed science and engineering literature that informs and enables ocean solutions\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERaise public awareness of ocean solutions to inspire the next generation of experts and leaders\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EEnable sustained dialogue about ocean solutions among users, stakeholders, scientists, and engineers\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2019 Activities\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKickstarting OceanVisions are several activities in 2019.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oceanvisions.org\/oceanvisions19\u0022\u003EOceanVisions2019\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; CLIMATE: Successes in Resilience, Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainability. This inaugural OceanVisions meeting will take place on April 1-4, 2019, at Georgia Institute of Technology. Speakers will share success stories in protecting the health of oceans while maximizing their benefits to human well-being.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOcean Tethys Award. OceanVisions established this award to honor and celebrate individuals who epitomize the promise and fulfillment of translating research to ocean solutions. The first recipient is Jane Lubchenco, former director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She will receive the award on April 1, 2019, during OceanVisions2019.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUncommon Dialogue. This event will take place in Stanford University in September 2019. Scientists, engineers, and stakeholders will gather to discuss scalable ocean solutions.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrontiers in Marine Science\u003C\/em\u003E \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oceanvisions.org\/knowledge-base\u0022\u003Especial issue\u003C\/a\u003E. The issue\u0026rsquo;s theme is \u0026ldquo;Successes at the Interface of Ocean, Climate, and Humans.\u0026rdquo; Contributions will be solicited from presenters at OceanVisions2019.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrganizers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;OceanVisions will create a concrete pathway for scientists and engineers to design and execute research that enables ocean solutions,\u0026rdquo; says \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.eas.gatech.edu\/people\/dr-emanuele-di-lorenzo\u0022\u003EEmanuele Di Lorenzo\u003C\/a\u003E. He is a professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and the director of Georgia Tech\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ocean.gatech.edu\/home\u0022\u003EOcean Science and Engineering Ph.D. program\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJoining Di Lorenzo as OceanVisions\u0026#39; lead organizers are\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/scripps.ucsd.edu\/profiles\/mamerrifield\u0022\u003EMark Merrifield\u003C\/a\u003E, Scripps Institution of Oceanography\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/invertebrates.si.edu\/knowlton.htm\u0022\u003ENancy Knowlton\u003C\/a\u003E, Smithsonian Institution\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/chris-field\u0022\u003EChris Field\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/profiles.stanford.edu\/fiorenza-micheli\u0022\u003EFiorenza Micheli\u003C\/a\u003E, Stanford University\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information, visit the OceanVisions \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/oceanvisions.org\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Optimism for our oceans from researchers at major institutions"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOceanVisions organizers see the dawning of a new phase of optimism for the health of our oceans. 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