IMBeR has two international project offices, one in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and the other in Shanghai, China. Sadly, after four productive years in Canada, the office in Halifax will be closing today.

• Interesting read: Developing ocean literacy and biodiversity stewardship among small-scale fishers
• Writing competition: The Ocean is a Magnet. Submit by 7 April
• Interesting read: Results of Nature survey on assessing PhDs
• An early career researcher’s checklist for prioritizing projects
• Interesting read: Tips to get a job in industry post-PhD
• Films spotlighting women in STEM - for women’s history month 
• Launch of Sustainability Solutions (SustSol): New article type to address critical environmental challenges of the Anthropocene
• Awesome wildlife awards – the ball of goose barnacles is a favourite!
• Call for Papers: Understanding the Trajectory and Implication of a Changing Southern Ocean: The Need for an Integrated Observing System SOOS Special Issue. Submit before 31 August
• 5-minute survey: GEOTRACES Intermediate Data Product (IDP) 2021
• Interesting read: V2V Commons 

• Most Clicked from the last IMBeR e-news!
• Video: Concerningly, bird flu has reached mainland Antarctica for the first time
• Making it funny: Comedians translate climate science into something funny and understandable
• New South African Chondrichthyan Database (191 species of sharks, rays, and chimaeras) released

Events

• Ocean InSight Podcast about knowledge-based policy making regarding coastal and marine ecosystems
• Call for abstracts: SSF Regional Symposium for Europe, 1-3 July, Cyprus. Submit by 1 April
• Ocean Uncertainty Quantification Summer School, 15-19 July , Miami FL, USA. Apply by 1 April
• SMART Ocean – SMART Industries: Putting the Science in SMART at UN Decade Conference, 9 April, Barcelona, Spain. Register now
• Meeting on CO2, other greenhouse gases and related trace measurement techniques, 6-8 August, Sao José dos Campos, Brazil. Pre-registration and abstracts by 15 April
• 4th African Bioacoustics Community Conference, 2-6 September, Cape Town, South Africa. Submit abstracts by 30 April
• International Symposium: Communicating Discovery Science, 18-20 November, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Submit proposals by 31 May
• Marine Imaging Workshop 2024: Illuminating the ocean, Monterey, CA, USA 7-10 October, Submit abstracts by 3 June
• Chilika-V2V Field School 2024, 3-10 August, Chilika, India. Register now
• Hybrid Intro to statistical modelling and data analysis in R course, 16-18 July. Apply by 9 June 

Don't forget....

• Webinar: Bringing local communities and sustainable growth opportunities together for sea turtle conservation, 2 May. Register now
• International conference: Integrated responses to intensification of extreme climate & weather events in developing economies, 22-24 May, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Register and submit abstracts by 31 March 
• IOC Training Course: Harmful Marine Microalgae, 1 July-20 Sept 2024Copenhagen, Denmark, Registration by 31 March 
• AZTI Summer School: Bridging the gap between marine science and policy. 11-13 June, San Sebastian, Spain Apply by 20 April 
• 4th International Conference on Small Island Developing States, 27-30 May, St John’s, Antigua 
• 15th Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa Conference, 9-13 September, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Submit abstracts by 3 June
• 16th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference: Co-producing knowledge for sustainability, University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 4-6 June
• Save the date: ESSAS Annual Science Meeting, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 18-21 June