Entretien avec Elian Bangtor, professionnelle de l'océan en début de carrière
Photo Credit: Matt Curnock / Ocean Image Bank
Vaka Moana - A healthy and resilient Pacific Ocean
The objective of this event is to showcase the variety of activities that the Pacific (SPC, partners and members) carries out in support of increasing the understanding, protection, and marine ecosystems, such as:
Présenter la science du Pacifique sur la scène mondiale
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This week the representatives from the Pacific Community (SPC) will join over 5000 ocean specialists from across the globe for the 2022 Ocean Sciences Meeting. Held every 2 years, the gathering is one of the largest and most significant events…
Open Data for Good Governance
Registrations are open for our 3-part Open Data for Good Governance data analysis and dissemination webinars.
March 3, 10 & 17 (9-12 New Caledonia time) Learn more about the benefits and importance of Open Data, data analysis and dissemination…
Ocean Science Fact: La plus grande baleine bleue enregistrée mesure 33 mètres de long
Photo Credit: Jeff Hester / Ocean Image Bank
Our ocean teems with life ranging from the blue whale — the biggest animal on Earth — to tiny microbes. The largest recorded blue whale is 33.58 meters length, the height of an 11-story…
Ocean Science Fact: Saviez-vous qu'un tsunami peut se déplacer à la vitesse d'un avion de ligne ?
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Because of the physics that governs the propagation of water waves, the speed of a tsunami depends only on the water depth. In the Pacific Ocean where the average depth is 4500 m, the speed of a tsunami is 750…
Ocean Science Fact: L'Océan Pacifique est 5,5 fois plus large que la lune !
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The Pacific Ocean is more than 19,000 km wide while our beloved natural satellite is ‘just’ about 3,400 km wide. This is how huge and inspiring our ocean is!
One Ocean Summit 2022
Photo Credit: Jordan Robins / Ocean Image Bank
The ocean covers more than 70% of the surface of our planet, yet it too often remains on the sidelines of major international and European agendas.
Ocean Science Fact: changement climatique = changement océanique
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The dark blue ocean absorbs up to 93% of the excess heat caused by climate change, protecting us from the worst impacts. The ocean regulates the climate and weather, and the Pacific, as the biggest…
Ocean Science Fact: Les mangroves et autres écosystèmes de carbone bleu peuvent capturer dix fois plus de carbone que les forêts boréales, tempérées ou tropicales
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Although mangroves account for less than 2% of marine environments, they carry out 10 to 15% of global carbon burial. Mangroves are carbon-absorbing machines that absorb carbon dioxide when growing…