Greetings CINC,
Great opportunity to participate in Capitol Hill Ocean Week virtually!
See below.
Shauna
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See what's on the agenda for this year's CHOW!
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Check out what's on the agenda for CHOW 2022!
Only two months left until the start of Capitol Hill Ocean Week! CHOW 2022
will be an Ocean Week like never before, with both in-person and virtual
opportunities to connect.
Register today to be a part of the conversation, as we look back at the
beginning and forward to the future of how we Save Spectacular places in
our ocean and Great Lakes.
Register Now
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We are excited to share the Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2022 program with you!
Here are some of the panel sessions participants can look forward to during
CHOW 2022:
*Fishing, Swimming, and Drinking: Why Clean Water Matters*
Water quality is essential to healthy marine and freshwater ecosystems.
Pollution-related stressors have a significant cumulative impact on the
health of marine ecosystems. The plenary will highlight the importance of
water quality and watershed management to sustaining our ocean, coasts and
Great Lakes and protecting human health.
*Wind, Water, and Waves: Marine and Great Lakes Renewable Energy*
The U.S. set an ambitious goal of a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. To
achieve this goal, the U.S. will need to substantially grow renewable
energy. How do we grow blue energy to power communities, protect our ocean
and Great Lakes, and manage multiple uses?
*Expanding Ocean Understanding*
Roughly 80 percent of the ocean is unmapped, unobserved, and unexplored.
Only an estimated 10–25 percent of marine species have been described
globally. Baseline data and long-term monitoring are necessary to track the
status of both species and habitats. This plenary will focus on how
Indigenous knowledge and wisdom, citizen science and technology can expand
our understanding of the ocean in the face of climate change.
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In 1972, the United States enacted a wave of legislation to protect and
sustain our ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. These landmark bills included
the amendments to the Clean Water Act, the Marine Mammal Act Protection
Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act and the Marine Protection, Research
and Sanctuaries Act. These Acts fundamentally changed how the United States
managed marine, Great Lakes, and coastal environments.
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Lakes. *Sponsorships
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