MEOPAR News

The Fathom Fund’s latest project finds crowdfunding success

Jan 20, 2020

It might be the middle of winter, but Audrey Moores has Kejimkujik National Park Seaside on her mind. That’s because last week, her Fathom Fund research project—a collaboration Parks Canada—not only reached, but surpassed its $12,500 crowdfunding goal. Moores and her team have developed a biodegradable plastic made using crustacean shell waste, which will offer…

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Call for abstracts: CMOS 2020 Congress

Jan 15, 2020

The Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS) will host its 54th annual congress this spring, from May 24-28 in Ottawa, and is currently accepting abstract submissions. The 2020 Congress will feature four sessions from members of the MEOPAR network. Please consider submitting an abstract to a MEOPAR session. Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 14,…

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MEOPeer Research Stay at CERFACS
in Toulouse, France

Jan 15, 2020

Photo credit (Capitole de Toulouse): Benh LIEU SONG Did you know MEOPAR offers Research Internship and Visiting Fellowship funding to HQP? See below for Charles Brunette’s update on his internship in Toulouse, France.  After several months of preparation for my research stay, here I am! Toulouse, France, is home to the Météopole, a large campus…

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The latest Fathom Fund project
offers a “green solution”

Jan 03, 2020

The Fathom Fund’s latest campaign is seeking community contributions to support turning an invasive species into a global solution to the plastics dilemma. By using biochemical components of European green crab, not only will this research project develop a sustainable bio-plastic, but it will also enhance the recovery of deteriorated coastal ecosystems and provide a new industry…

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offers a “green solution”

CIOOS article published in the Journal of Ocean Technology

Dec 18, 2019

Kelley Santos, Alexa Reedman and Douglas Wallace have recently published an article in the Journal of Ocean Technology, entitled the Canadian Integrated Ocean Observing System; Background, Current Status and Future Scenarios. To read the article, click on the following link.

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MEOPAR HQP attends Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) Freight & Environment: Ports of Entry 2019 Conference

Dec 17, 2019

Did you know that global maritime transportation is a major contributor to air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? In fact, its CO2 emissions are equivalent to that of Germany’s. Its share of global air pollution is 13% of sulfur oxides (SOx) and 15% of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions, accounting for ~400,000 premature deaths worldwide.…

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