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Accelerating leadership in exceptional ocean professionals to find positive solutions for the ocean. Hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2018
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What a privilege to be hosting the #EdinburghOceanLeaders in Madeira this week! RTP Madeira interviewed our director, João Canning-Clode, who is hosting this year’s field trip for the @EdOceanLeaders in Madeira. Check the entire interview: youtube.com/watch?v=Q5dXKv1a…
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Day 3 of the EOL #FieldMission in Madeira and we explored the marine area Ponta de São Lourenço 🌊   In this special cetacean protection zone we were lucky enough to spot a pod of slowly swimming pilot whales 🤩   #EdinburghOceanLeaders
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Congratulations to #OceanLeader Fellow @Imogennapper on receiving the Churchill Fellowship !
I’m over the moon and honoured to be awarded a Churchill Fellowship, which will allow me to explore how we can strengthen our connection to the ocean (🧵)
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Kicked off the Edinburgh Ocean Leaders #FieldMission with TV interviews and learning about the fascinating work of the @MARE_Madeira lab 🌊 Amazing to see how creativity and perseverance can fuel impactful science on a budget #EdinburghOceanLeaders
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It's that time of year again! 🌊 Next week we kick off the #EdinburghOceanLeaders Field Mission with the 2024 Ocean Leaders in Madeira🌎 Excited for a week packed with adventure, team building and ocean learning.
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In drafting a proposed management plan for the protection of mangroves and wetlands in some selected cluster communities in the western and central regions. Hen Mpoano ignited the hearts of these community members through a Participatory Rural Assessment(PRA)
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The Maldivian Government has announced it will not resume longline fishing. A decision that supports local fishers and threatened species of sharks, rays and turtles 🦈 Congratulations to our Maldivian colleagues for working tirelessly to make this happen 👏
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Great to see @HugoSAS chatting all things environment and big wave surfing @boardmasters festival in Cornwall 🌊 #OceanLeader
Packed at @OceanaUK x @boardmasters tonight with @HugoSAS Lorna Crane, Greg Long and Andrew Topham
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Huge congratulations to EOL Advisor Kristina Gjerde for being awarded the 2024 Elisabeth Haub Award for Environmental Law and Diplomacy for remarkable contributions to ocean conservation, including her incredible work on the #BBNJ agreement 👏 pace.edu/news/2024-elisabeth… @4kgjerde
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🌊📢Ocean Event Tonight! Head to @finisterre stores 7PM tonight to watch BLUE CARBON, an environmental documentary bringing together music and science told through the eyes of music producer Jayda G 👀 On in Edinburgh, London & Bristol! Get tickets ➡️ finisterre.com/pages/finiste…
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Dive into the world of shark bites and why they happen with 2021 Ocean Leader Dr. Diva Amon 🦈 Hear Diva's interview about hunting for clues, using evidence and personal accounts to unravel the mysteries behind shark behaviour for @TheNRW ⬇️ youtu.be/dtcjFb6wA7w?si=3RfC…
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🇬🇧🇮🇪 Our ship home for the next two weeks around the UK and Ireland Excited to be visiting scientists onboard National Geographic Explorer with @LindbladExp / @InsideNatGeo We are testing drone technology to understand how we can monitor and track plastic pollution
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Happy #WorldOceanDay 🌊 from the ‘Immersed in change’ conference in Costa Rica. Launching the @DecadeHeritage CHFP magazine @seavoiceonline funded by @LR_Foundation telling the stories of people who live, work and survive by the ocean. @UNOceanDecade @EdOceanLeaders
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🌊 Happy #WorldOceanDay 🌊 Today we celebrate all the Ocean Leaders working to make positive change for the ocean today and every day!
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Happy World Ocean Day. A day to celebrate our seas 🐋🌊🌱🏊🏻🌍 Shockingly, destructive fishing is still allowed in UK marine sanctuaries.   Outraged? Yep, us too. 🚨  
Join us in fighting for our seas and help us #BanBottomTrawling from UK MPAs. @OceanaUK @oceana
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Powerful interventions from #EdinburghOceanLeaders on for the first morning of #ImmersedinChange in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 @DivaAmon discusses the #DeepSea and Alexis Grosskopf focuses on the #BlueEconomy 🌊 #LetsBeNicetotheOcean
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🌊This #WorldOceanDay we are joining the call to #BringItAllTogether for the ocean. As June marks one year until #UNOC3, it is time to highlight synergies and collaboration to accelerate #OceanAction to achieve #SDG14 Together, we can! bit.ly/4e7vVst.
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In Costa Rica this week to launch the print-copy of SeaVoice at the high-level ‘Immersed in Change' event. Thanks to Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy and @DecadeHeritage @EdinArch CHFP for making this happen! @pewenvironment @seavoiceonline @UNOceanDecade @EdOceanLeaders
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