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Birch Aquarium "It's a Beautiful World Underwater" Around the Pier Lights Out on Climate Change Haymet, fellow panelists contend with blackout while discussing global warming Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, didn't let a power outage deter him at a star-studded climate summit. More A Prize Fit for a Prince Prince Albert II of Monaco Awarded the Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego rolled out the "green" carpet for an environmentally conscious royal visitor October 23. More Multidisciplinary Training Program Targets Global Challenges of Climate Change Program to integrate global change research focused on biological, social, economic, and political issues, as well as marine resource management and conservation More
Calendar of Events Nov 9: Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Nov 14: There's Something About Seahorses Opens Nov 15: Tidepooling Adventure Nov 29: Tidepooling Adventure Family Programs "Sea" What's Ahead at Birch Aquarium Sign Up for Aquarium E-newsletter Become an SOS Member Sign Up for explorations E-Magazine Scripps in the News Reef Conservation Strategy Backfires NPR - Nov 18, 2009 The Kiribati government was concerned about overfishing. So it came up with a plan: It would subsidize the coconut oil industry. Sheila Walsh wanted to know whether this plan was working, and the government invited her to study the issue. So, as part of her graduate work at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, she flew to Kiribati to interview fishermen. Saving the Ocean with Robots Discovery News - Nov 18, 2009 Figuring out where to designate marine protected areas so fish populations can bounce back sounds simple. But it's no easy task, which is why we're going to need water-ready robots. Now, with $913,000 from the National Science Foundation, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography plan to deploy a crew of autonomous underwater explorers (AUEs) to be their eyes and ears. Voyager for Kids In this month's Q & A: What about seahorses? How does the tail of a seahorse work and what is it for? More How did seahorses get their name? Why are they called seahorses? More For more science for kids, check out
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