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December 6, 2023 in News

MEOPAR receives major award to support a coordinated Canadian approach to ocean research and science

From left to right: Dr. Brent Else (University of Calgary), Dr. Douglas Wallace (Dalhousie University) and Dr. Fanny Noisette (Institut des Sciences de la mer, Université du Québec à Rimouski).(la…
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August 21, 2023 in News

Unlock Limitless Learning: Dive into MEOPAR’s 20+ Free Webinars on YouTube for Skill Development and Research Mastery

Did you know MEOPAR has over 20 free training and knowledge mobilization webinars on YouTube?  Whether you are in training, at the start of your career, or at a more…
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July 27, 2023 in News

Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI) Units to Enhance Sea Faring Expeditions on Multiple Vessels

Photo by MEOPAR Canadian ocean science continues to benefit from having shared access to modular ocean research infrastructure (MORI) to support sea-going ocean research with three MORI units (containerized laboratories…
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July 18, 2023 in News

Dr. Heather Reader Joins National Research Vessel Task Team as Co-Chair, Enhancing Marine Research Access and Collaboration

Welcome, Dr. Heather Reader, to the National Research Vessel Task Team! We are thrilled to have you as our newly appointed co-chair. Dr. Reader is an Assistant Professor and Canada…
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July 11, 2023 in News

Promoting Sustainable Maritime Development in Québec: MEOPAR’s Engagement at RQM conference Avenir Maritime, fostering Communities of Practice

Photo by Viridiana Jimenez-Moratalla On June 20-22 2023, MEOPAR was represented at the second edition of Avenir Maritime, the joined conference from the Réseau Québec Maritime (RQM) and the Institut France-Québec…
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June 21, 2023 in News

Charting the Course for Ocean Science Advancement: MEOPAR’s Reflections on the Successful CMOS Congress and ORCA National Meeting

Photo of the St. John's Harbour in Newfoundland by Alexa Goodman MEOPAR was busy at ORCA's National Meeting advancing action on the UN Decade of Ocean Science hosted in St.…
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June 8, 2023 in News

Celebrating World Ocean Day and Addressing Canada’s Marine Challenges

MEOPAR is proud to launch the final video of our partnership with Ocean School on World Ocean Day (June 8). The video highlights MEOPAR's coordinated Canadian approach to addressing marine…
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May 29, 2023 in News

Advancing Ocean Decade efforts at CMOS Congress and ORCA National Meeting

Photo by Jia Yi Fan ℅ ECOP Canada MEOPAR will have a strong presence at the ORCA National Meeting focused on advancing action on the UN Decade of Ocean Science…
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May 4, 2023 in News

MEOPAR continues to advance EDIA in the ocean and atmospheric sciences through sectorial partnerships

This winter, MEOPAR teamed up with the Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS), the Black Environmental Initiative (BEI), and the Canadian Water Resource Association (CWRA) to work together on their…
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March 23, 2023 in News

MEOPAR Receives Rainbow Registered Accreditation

MEOPAR is pleased to become Rainbow Registered!  Accredited by Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), Rainbow Registered is a national accreditation for 2SLGBTQI+ friendly businesses and organizations, with over 200…
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February 21, 2023 in News

Empowering Coastal Community Resiliency: Highlights from MEOPAR’s 2022 National Forum Report on Coastal Community Resilience

As coastal communities around Canada face issues of coastal flooding, erosion, and sea-level rise, they need access to information for a coordinated approach across Canada.   Addressing this challenge, in…
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February 14, 2023 in News

The Ocean Decade Community of Practice contacts inventory is now available online

The Ocean Decade Community of Practice compiled information on Canadian expertise and work under the Ocean Decade. The accessible inventory will help connect individuals and organizations working in similar fields,…
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February 13, 2023 in News

L’inventaire des contacts de la communauté de pratique de la Décennie des océans est désormais disponible en ligne

La communauté de pratique de la Décennie des océans a compilé des informations sur l'expertise et le travail canadiens dans le cadre de la Décennie des océans dans un inventaire…
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January 20, 2023 in News

Navigating Careers Made Easier, One Coaching Session at a Time

Why early career ocean professionals can’t get enough of MEOPAR’s Career Coaching Program   Whether taking that next step in their career, exploring and cultivating strengths, or fine-tuning leadership and…
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January 18, 2023 in News

SMRTS Partnership Launches Professional Development Recognition Program

The SMRTS (Sharing Multi-network Resources for Trainee Success) has launched a new micro credential certificate program to recognize the learning participants do through their many free webinars. The SMRTS Professional…
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January 13, 2023 in News

MEOPAR joined ArcticNet at their Annual Scientific Meeting 2022

In early December, MEOPAR joined the ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting 2022 in Toronto, ON. MEOPAR's Co-Scientific Director Dr. Brent Else and Research Assistant Jia Yi Fan attended conference events, along…
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December 15, 2022 in News

2022: Celebrating 10 Years of MEOPAR

In 2022, MEOPAR celebrated 10 years of our ocean network, connecting and coordinating Canadian ocean researchers and partners from coast to coast to coast. We never would have made it…
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December 14, 2022 in News

ArcticNet-MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellows Announced​

ArcticNet and MEOPAR are pleased to announce the recipients of the second round of the ArcticNet-MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellowship. Fellows under this program demonstrate excellence in Arctic coastal and marine research…
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November 16, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Featured on Hey Cis! Podcast

MEOPAR Training Program Manager Alexa Goodman and MEOPAR Network member Aaron Judah were on the Hey Cis! podcast to talk about the importance of inclusion and representation in the ocean research community.…
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November 14, 2022 in News

MEOPAR sets course for the future, adding new leadership

MEOPAR is excited to be welcoming two new associate scientific directors: Dr. Brent Else (University of Calgary) and Dr. Fanny Noisette (Université du Québec à Rimouski). Both have been members…
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November 14, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Associate Scientific Director Ron Pelot Departs, Made Major Contributions to Network Development

After over a decade of leadership, MEOPAR’s Associate Scientific Director Ron Pelot has moved on. He helped build, support, and guide the Network through two funding cycles, contributing his professional…
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November 3, 2022 in News

Discovery Centre and MEOPAR Team Up for Climate Education

HALIFAX, NS: The Marine Environmental Observation Prediction & Response Network (MEOPAR) and Discovery Centre have partnered on an innovative new program, Discover Our Climate, to make a tangible impact on…
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October 21, 2022 in News

Waterlution launches ‘World Water Journey’ Interactive Platform

Photo from World Water Journey site. This week, Waterlution has launched World Water Journey (WWJ), a knowledge-sharing platform with an interactive map sharing the water story of different communities. The…
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September 7, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Launches Four-Fold Action Plan on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA)

MEOPAR is excited to officially announce a partnership with Simply Good Form INC. (SGF) for our four-fold Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility (EDIA) Action Plan. We’re using a blended approach,…
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August 30, 2022 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Financial Controller

MEOPAR is seeking a Financial Controller (Part Time) to join its Administrative Centre team. The position is available to be filled immediately, and employment can currently be offered until June 30,…
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August 29, 2022 in News

Blue Planning in Practice: Debriefing MEOPAR’s Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Workshop

This post is written by Norma Serra Inspired by the Blue Solutions training course “Blue Planning in Practice”, MEOPAR supported an in-person Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) training workshop from June…
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August 24, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Supports the Year of Polar Prediction Final Summit

MEOPAR is pleased to be part of the Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP) Final Summit as an event sponsor. Taking place in Montreal, Quebec, on August 29-September 1, 2022, the…
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August 15, 2022 in News

MEOPAR invited to submit a full proposal for Strategic Science Fund

MEOPAR is pleased to be advancing to the next stage of the application process for the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund. MEOPAR was successful in the Letter of Intent…
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August 8, 2022 in News

Revitalized and Empowered: Early career scientists reflect on their ECSC4 experiences and the value of networking.

Caption: View of the St. John’s Harbour from Signal Hill. Photo courtesy of Dr. Khushboo Jhugroo MEOPAR was a proud sponsor of the 4th ICES-PICES Early Career Scientists Conference (ECSC4),…
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August 3, 2022 in News

Powered by Innovation: new made-in-Canada equipment for next generation ocean research with MORI

Jeshua Becker, Project Intern, MORI-IDD, and Dan Gibson, Project Manager, MORI-IDD, in front of the CTD Marine Mission Module. The Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI) cruise set sail for the…
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July 27, 2022 in News

MEOPAR and ArcticNet open second round of joint postdoctoral fellow program

ArcticNet and MEOPAR have launched the second round of their joint funding opportunity for postdocs—the ArcticNet-MEOPAR Joint Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  Aimed at training the next generation of Arctic researchers and…
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July 26, 2022 in News

Remembering Dr. Keith Thompson, one of MEOPAR’s founders

We were sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Keith Thompson, Professor Emeritus in Dalhousie University’s Departments of Oceanography and Mathematics & Statistics. He held a Tier I Canada…
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July 15, 2022 in News

Stories for Stream2Sea is collecting stories about our ocean connections

Ulukhaktok, Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Photo by Carie Hoover A MEOPAR Fathom Fund project wants to ask you: how are you connected with the ocean? Do you live near the seashore,…
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June 23, 2022 in News

MORI’s Second Season Launches with International Research Cruise

This week, MEOPAR is launching the second cruise season of the Modular Ocean Research Infrastructure (MORI) initial development and demonstration project, transforming non-specialized vessels into complex ocean research vessels. Thanks…
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June 20, 2022 in News

Bringing the Ocean Research Community Together to Address Deoxygenation

Dr. Gwenäelle Chaillou is waving a red flag about deoxygenation in Canadian waters. She’s been studying the oxygen levels in the deep waters of the St. Lawrence Estuary for over…
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June 7, 2022 in News

The Ocean Decade Community of Practice is Building a Contacts Inventory

The Ocean Decade Community of Practice is building a contacts inventory  The Ocean Decade Community of Practice is compiling Canadian expertise and work under the Ocean Decade into an accessible…
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June 7, 2022 in News

La communauté de pratique sur la Décennie de l’océan est en train de bâtir un inventaire de contacts

La communauté de pratique sur la Décennie de l'océan est en train de compiler l’expertise et le travail des Canadien.ne.s dans un inventaire accessible. Ceci est une étape fondamentale vers…
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June 6, 2022 in News

Meet the Scientists We’re Sending to the 4th ICES-PICES Early Career Scientists Conference (ECSC4)

MEOPAR is pleased to announce we'll be supporting 20 Early Career Canadian Scientists in heading to the 4th ICES-PICES Early Career Scientists Conference (ECSC4), taking place in St. John’s, Newfoundland…
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June 4, 2022 in News

Join the Coastal Connection Challenge this summer

Canada has over 243,000 km of coastline along the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific ocean, and another 9500 km along the Great Lakes. No matter where you live across this vast…
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June 4, 2022 in News

A Year of Equitable Ecology with MEOPAR’s Training Fund

This post is written by the Diversity of Nature team. This past year, we at Diversity of Nature (DoN) were honoured to be supported by the Marine Environmental Observation Prediction…
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May 20, 2022 in News

MEOPAR’s National Forum on Coastal Community Resilience will connect coastal communities across Canada to explore coastal adaptation

Representatives from industry, government, academia, non-governmental organizations, and the public will join this unique virtual event. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25 AND THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2022  On May 25 and 26, MEOPAR’s…
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May 12, 2022 in News

Jia Yi Fan Joins MEOPAR as Research Assistant, Communities of Practice

Join us in welcoming Jia Yi Fan to the MEOPAR team in the role of Research Assistant, Communities of Practice! In this role, Jia Yi will directly respond to the…
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April 26, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Joins Sponsors of New Arctic and Northern Research Report

MEOPAR has joined a group sponsoring a new report on the future of Arctic and northern research in Canada. This assessment is needed to identify the foundational elements of a…
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April 22, 2022 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Financial Controller

MEOPAR is seeking a Financial Controller to join its Administrative Centre team. The position is available to be filled in late June 2022, and employment can currently be offered until…
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February 25, 2022 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Research Assistant, Communities of Practice

Location: Remote or hybrid if based in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia Timeframe: April 4, 2022 to October 31, 2022, with the possibility of renewal Status: Full time (35hrs/week) Compensation:…
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February 25, 2022 in News

MEOPAR cherche un Assistant de recherche, Communautés de pratique

Lieu: À distance ou hybride si basé à Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nouvelle-Écosse Durée du contrat: Le 4 avril au 31 octobre 2022, avec possibilité de renouvellement. Statut: temps plein (~35…
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February 17, 2022 in News

MEOPAR Celebrates a Decade of our Ocean Network

Marking our 10th Birthday Back on February 17, 2012, when the network was officially incorporated, our small team could only dream of the vast network that MEOPAR would become. MEOPAR’s…
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January 21, 2022 in News

Statement from National Research Vessel Task Team’s co-chairs on the CCGS Hudson’s retirement and the state of research vessel access for Canadian ocean researchers

The retirement of the CCGS Hudson, Canada’s main offshore research vessel on the Atlantic coast, is an exceptional opportunity to both commemorate the illustrious vessel’s work for Canada and ocean…
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January 17, 2022 in News

Promouvoir la participation des chercheurs canadiens au sein de la Décennie des océans : Résultats de la séance de discussion ouverte

par Alexa Goodman, MEOPAR Training Project Manager Vendredi, le  3 décembre 2021 , un groupe interdisciplinaire et intergénérationnel de 40 chercheurs canadiens en sciences de la mer s’est réuni à l’occasion d’une séance de…
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January 17, 2022 in News

Town Hall Outcomes: Advancing Canadian Researcher Involvement in the UN Decade

by Alexa Goodman, MEOPAR Training Project Manager On Friday, December 3, 2021, an interdisciplinary and intergenerational group of 40 Canadian marine researchers came together for a town hall to sketch an…
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December 20, 2021 in News

MEOPAR had some big wins in 2021

As the year draws to a close, we’re happy to look back at a successful year across the MEOPAR network. Here are a few reasons to celebrate! TReX dives into…
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November 26, 2021 in News

Congratulations to Mitacs Award winner Dr. Liz Glithero

Congratulations to Dr. Lisa Glithero, winner of a Mitacs Canada Award for her work on developing the world's first national ocean literacy strategy with Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC). The…
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November 22, 2021 in News

New opportunity: MEOPAR is recruiting for the Research Management Committee

MEOPAR is recruiting one Highly Qualified Personnel (HQP) to serve as a non-voting member of the Research Management Committee (RMC). In this position, the HQP will be involved with discussions…
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November 12, 2021 in News

A Town Hall to Advance Canadian Participation in the UN Decade

Are there Canadian marine researchers who want to work together on proposing research related decade activities and actions? If so, MEOPAR, CNC-SCOR, CMOS, and UQAR are hosting a Town Hall…
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October 29, 2021 in News

Upcoming webinar: Public Trust in Changed Forecasts — Evidence from Atlantic Canada and Hurricane Dorian

Join the Coast and Ocean Risk Communication Community of Practice for their webinar, Public Trust in Changed Forecasts: Evidence from Atlantic Canada and Hurricane Dorian, presented by Amber Silver on Tuesday,…
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October 19, 2021 in News

ArcticNet-MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellows Announced​

Today, ArcticNet and MEOPAR are pleased to announce the recipients of the new ArcticNet-MEOPAR Postdoctoral Fellowship. Fellows under this program demonstrate excellence in Arctic coastal and marine research and a…
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September 23, 2021 in News

MORI: New partnership mobilizes marine scientists for research at sea

Photo by Dariia Atamanchuk HALIFAX, NS: Canadian scientists have a vast amount of ocean real estate to explore and limited access to the vessels that can get them there. MEOPAR’s possible…
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September 13, 2021 in News

Royal Society of Canada honours MEOPAR researchers

Last week, the Royal Society of Canada ushered in a new cohort of fellows as well as its class of 2021—and among them, were four members of the MEOPAR network,…
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September 3, 2021 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Communications Manager

French to follow - le français suit   MEOPAR is looking for a highly creative and talented Communications Manager to join its dedicated team of Administrative Centre staff who work…
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September 3, 2021 in News

MEOPAR welcomes Kate Chipman to the team

Join us in welcoming our new Financial Controller, Kate Chipman to the MEOPAR team!  Kate joins us as our longtime Director, Finance Darlene Auld makes the well-deserved transition to retirement.…
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September 2, 2021 in News

Upcoming webinar: Rational & Irrational Choice in Flood Risk Management

Join the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum for their next webinar, Rational & Irrational Choice in Flood Risk Management, presented by Dr. Craig Landry on Wednesday, September 29 at 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern/2pm…
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September 2, 2021 in News

Help us run this year’s Annual Training Meeting!

Are you looking to get involved with the MEOPeer community and advance your professional experience? If this excites you, then read on! We're looking for seven highly qualified personnel from…
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August 10, 2021 in News

Save the date for MEOPAR’s 2021 Annual Training Meeting

MEOPAR is pleased to announce the dates for this year’s Annual Training Meeting (ATM). Driven by the theme Building Future Skills to Address Canada’s Marine Challenges, our second virtual event will be held from October 25 through November 5.…
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July 27, 2021 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Business Development Strategist

MEOPAR is now looking for a highly motivated, talented and experienced Business Development Strategist (part-time) to join its small team of Administrative Centre staff who work closely with the Network’s Scientific…
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June 17, 2021 in News

Webinar: Managing Shipping Risk in Marine Protected Areas

This next event in the Canadian Marine Shipping Risk Forum (CMSRF) webinar series on shipping risk will explore topics related to the management and regulation of marine shipping activities in…
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June 16, 2021 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Financial Controller

MEOPAR is seeking a Financial Controller to join its Administrative Centre team. The position is available to be filled immediately, and employment can currently be offered until March 31, 2023.…
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June 9, 2021 in News

The Fathom Fund’s Stories for Stream2Sea project reaches its crowdfunding goal

Just in time for #WorldOceanDay, our latest Fathom Fund project celebrated major crowdfunding success, surpassing its goal and, therefore, unlocking access to MEOPAR funding. For those just catching up, Stories for…
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June 8, 2021 in News

MEOPAR and ArcticNet launch joint postdoctoral fellow program

Together with our partners at ArcticNet, MEOPAR is excited to announce the launch of a new joint funding opportunity for postdocs—the ArcticNet-MEOPAR Arctic-Marine and Coastal Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.  Aimed at training…
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June 2, 2021 in News

MEOPAR welcomes new staff
Alexa Goodman and Dan Gibson

We're pleased to introduce two new staff members joining the MEOPAR team. Alexa Goodman has taken over the Training Program Manager position, while Dan Gibson joins MEOPAR in a new…
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May 5, 2021 in News

Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices receives Governor General’s Innovation Award

MEOPAR is extremely proud to share that this week, Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices —led by Dr. Jackie Dawson, Dr. Natalie Carter, Natasha Simonee and Shirley Tagalik—was one of just…
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April 21, 2021 in News

Webinar: Lessons Learned from Community-Engaged Research and Capacity Enhancement: North-South Collaborations to Support Low-Impact Arctic Shipping Corridors Decision-Making

Join the Canadian Marine Shipping Risk Forum (CMSRF) and the Coast and Ocean Risk Communication Community of Practice (CORC CoP) on Friday, May 7 at 9:30 am Pacific /12:30pm Eastern for…
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April 19, 2021 in News

Fathom Fund’s new project aims to map Canadians’ changing relationships with the ocean

Ulukhaktok, Inuvialuit Settlement Region. Photo credit: Carie Hoover MEOPAR's Fathom Fund is excited to launch the crowdfunding campaign for its latest project—Stories for Stream2Sea: Mapping changing ocean relationships and ACTION…
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April 16, 2021 in News

MEOPAR dives deeper into ocean plastics with Ocean School partnership

MEOPAR is excited to announce it has partnered with Ocean School to support the development of its next online education module. Ocean School is a ground-breaking collaboration between Dalhousie University…
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April 8, 2021 in News

New opportunity: Tracer Release Experiment (TReX) Postdoc Awards

After launching our third call for applications for the TReX Graduate Student Awards this week, MEOPAR is excited to announce an additional funding opportunity with the Tracer Release Experiment (TReX).…
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April 7, 2021 in News

Meet the recipients of MEOPAR and RQM’s TReX Graduate Student Awards!

Back in October, MEOPAR and Réseau Québec Maritime teamed up to launch the first call for the TReX Graduate Student Awards—an exciting opportunity for grad students to contribute to the…
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April 5, 2021 in News

Webinar: Source or Sink? A Numerical Modelling Study of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes on the Scotian Shelf

The Ocean Acidification Community of Practice is back with another webinar: Source or Sink? A Numerical Modelling Study of Inorganic Carbon Fluxes on the Scotian Shelf  with presenter Krysten Rutherford, a…
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March 16, 2021 in News

The Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition’s National Strategy is live!

Today, the Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition (COLC) celebrated the launch of its National Ocean Literacy Strategy—a culmination of an evidence-based and community-driven engagement process that saw participation from 400 organizations…
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March 15, 2021 in News

Fathom Fund researchers publish new paper on elevating BIPOC scholars

It’s been nearly a year since Catalina Albury, Suchinta Arif and Melanie Duc Bo Massey first envisioned Diversity of Nature, a BIPOC-focused, BIPOC-led educational experience aimed at engaging and encouraging…
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March 4, 2021 in News

Webinar: Fathom—Industry insights into flood hazard modelling methods

Join the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum on Monday, March 22 at 9am PST/12pm EST/ 1pm AST for its webinar Fathom—Industry insights into flood hazard modelling methods. Fathom was formed out…
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March 3, 2021 in News

Film launch! Lab Life Episode 1: Equity in Author Order

MEOPAR is thrilled to announce the launch of the first episode in the  Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research AKA CLEAR's three-part film series Lab Life. Supported by MEOPAR's Knowledge…
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February 22, 2021 in News

Upcoming webinar: Canada’s Ocean Acidification Community of Practice

Join us for the second CoP webinar of the year, and get to know Canada's Ocean Acidification Community of Practice—Wednesday, March 10 at 1pm AST/12pm EST / 9am PST. The…
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February 22, 2021 in News

New opportunity: Response Core Training funding

MEOPAR students, researchers and highly qualified personnel (HQP) are invited to apply for funding to organize and host training workshops related to the Response Core mandate. In the context of…
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February 19, 2021 in News

Panel discussion—Climate adaptation in Nova Scotia: Overblown or under water?

Together with the MacEachen Institute of Public Policy, MEOPAR is excited to present the upcoming panel Climate adaptation in Nova Scotia: Overblown or underwater? as part of the Policy Matters: Nova…
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February 9, 2021 in News

Register now for the first ever Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast Trivia Challenge!

The Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum (CCRF) and the Coast and Ocean Risk Communication (CORC) are pleased to present their inaugural virtual Coast 2 Coast 2 Coast Trivia Challenge. Join in for a fun-filled hour…
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February 2, 2021 in News

MEOPAR is hiring a Training Program Manager

Interested in joining the MEOPAR team? We're looking for a highly motivated and talented Training Program Manager to join our small and dedicated team of six Administrative Centre staff who…
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February 1, 2021 in News

Upcoming webinar: Building a shared perspective on Arctic waters through community-engaged research

Our first Community of Practice webinar of 2021 is an exciting one! Join the Coast and Ocean Risk Communication CoP, The Canadian Marine Shipping Risk Forum and Clear Seas Centre…
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February 1, 2021 in News

Register now for NetCOLOR’s annual meeting

March is the month of NetCOLOR! The MEOPAR community of practice, NetCOLOR (Network on Coastal Oceans and Lake Optics Remote Sensing) will hold its third annual meeting virtually every Wednesday…
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January 27, 2021 in News

HQP opportunity: MEOPAR’s Research Management Committee is recruiting its next member

MEOPAR is recruiting one Highly Qualified Personel (HQP) to serve as a non-voting member of the Research Management Committee (RMC). In this position, the HQP will be involved with discussions…
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January 27, 2021 in News

Navigating the Career Search: a MEOPAR webinar series

The MEOPAR Training Program is excited to announce its winter lineup of professional development webinars, lead by Dr. Catherine Maybrey. A champion for innovative and effective career education that reflects…
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January 21, 2021 in News

Congratulations to the first recipients of the TREX Graduate Student Awards

MEOPAR and Reseau Quebec Maritime are excited to announce the first round of recipients for our joint call for the Tracer Release Experiment (TReX) Graduate Student Awards. Starting this semester,…
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December 20, 2020 in News

Blog post: How the MEOPAR Training Awards gave me options during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions threatened to stall my postdoctoral research project Building Capacity for Difficult Conversations on Flood Risk Management in Canadian Coastal Communities. I build this…
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November 10, 2020 in News

MEOPAR bids farewell to Training Program Manager, Laura Avery

After nearly four years with MEOPAR, our Training Program Manager, Laura Avery, is moving on to a new position in December, leaving behind a suite of successful training activities in…
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October 28, 2020 in News

Announcing the winners of MEOPAR’s inaugural Science Video Competition

Faced with hosting an all-virtual Annual Training Meeting and Annual Scientific Meeting, MEOPAR staff started looking for ways to engage, interact and share the great work happening in our network…
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October 9, 2020 in News

Apply now for the RQM/MEOPAR Tracer Release eXperiment Graduate Student Awards

Deadline to apply for the fall 2021 semester is May 12, 2021 at 5pm EST. The TReX Project Responding to emergencies, managing coastal environments sustainably, predicting the impacts of human…
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September 26, 2020 in News

Diversity of Nature celebrates Fathom Fund success

Early this summer, when things felt bleak, Dalhousie University graduate students Catalina Albury, Suchinta Arif and Melanie Massey had a great idea brewing. Together while apart, they founded Diversity of Nature, an educational…
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September 8, 2020 in News

MEOPAR’s Scientific Director appointed to the Royal Society of Canada

We’re incredibly proud to share the news that MEOPAR’s Scientific Director, Dr. Doug Wallace, has been elected as one of the Royal Society of Canada’s Fellows for 2020. With this prestigious recognition,…
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July 30, 2020 in News

Staff announcement: MEOPAR has a new Operations Manager

MEOPAR’s Administrative Centre is excited to share that Bridget Graham will be taking on a new role as Operations Manager. MEOPAR’s Administrator since May 2019, Bridget has been an outstanding…
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June 20, 2020 in News

MEOPAR and RQM’s first joint projects explore risk assessment and response in the St. Lawrence system

(French will follow – le français suit)  We are pleased to announce the debut of two projects as part of MEOPAR and Réseau Québec maritime’s (RQM) inaugural joint call for proposals.…
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May 1, 2020 in News

MEOPAR veteran Alexa Reedman moves on

Our Scientific Director, Doug Wallace, reflects on his hard-working, trusted advisor as her time with MEOPAR comes to an end.  It is with regret, but also a sense of pride,…
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March 5, 2020 in News

Notes from the field: FishDip’s frigid trip to Labrador

A blog post from MEOPAR HQP Jordan Sutton
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