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Something Very Fishy: An Informal STEAM Project Making a Case for Ocean Conservation and Climate Change

This paper reports about an informal learning experience – Something Very Fishy (SVF) – which is focused on ocean conservation and climate change. Results from 49 elementary school student workbooks indicated that experiencing SVF improved their understanding of ocean conservation, increased their interest in pursuing science careers, but did not affect their actions towards conservation. Survey results from 40 undergraduate students who helped run SVF indicated that the more efficacious they felt about communicating marine science and the more identified they felt with the scientific
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TEAM MEMBERS: Meghnaa Tallapragada Kathy Prosser Kaitlyn Braffitt Kelly Bridgeford Emily Gleaton Madeline Saverance Kara Noonan Tokea Payton Randi Sims Kylie Smith Michael Childress
resource research Professional Development, Conferences, and Networks

Communicating with Coastal Decision-Makers and Environmental Educators via Sea Level Rise Decision-Support Tools

Communicating about environmental risks requires understanding and addressing stakeholder needs, perspectives, and anticipated uses for communication products and decision-support tools. This paper demonstrates how long-term dialogue between scientists and stakeholders can be facilitated by repeated stakeholder focus groups. We describe a dialogic process for developing science-based decision-support tools as part of a larger sea level rise research project in the Gulf of Mexico. We demonstrate how focus groups can be used effectively in tool development, discuss how stakeholders plan to use
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TEAM MEMBERS: Denise DeLorme Sonia Stephens Scott Hagen Matthew Bilskie
resource research Public Programs

Increasing Community Resilience to Extreme Weather-Related Events through Coastal America’s Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center Network

On March 14-15, 2013, representatives of eight members of Coastal America’s Coastal Ecosystem Learning Center (CELC) network met at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. The primary goal of the workshop was to explore ways of energizing all, or portions, of the network to engage, educate, and empower the public on major coastal, ocean and environmental issues. The particular issue that was used as the point of departure was “Increasing Community Resilience to Extreme Weather-Related Events.” Support for the workshop was provided by the NOAA Office of Education.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Jerry Schubel Jerry Enzler Allen Munroe Thomas Schmid
resource research Public Programs

America, the Ocean and Climate Change: Research Insights for Conservation, Awareness and Action

The Ocean Project is pleased to present this latest update on our market research and outreach initiative. In this issue we highlight new insights about the public's interest and understanding of ocean acidification, as well as some very promising findings on the potential for online advertising as the proverbial rising tide that could lift all boats. We also take a look at some of the ways in which our zoo, aquarium, and museum (ZAM) partners are preparing to participate in our planet's biggest celebration of the ocean, World Oceans Day on June 8! We hope you find it all useful as you develop
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TEAM MEMBERS: The Ocean Project