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Switzer Network News: Coastal & Marine Issues Posts

Plug-in Cargo Ships on West Coast of California
Wednesday, February 6 2013

It is estimated that shipping produces 4 to 5% of global carbon dioxide emissions. In most cases, these ships are powered by diesel fuel. On today's report we learn about an innovative California technology aimed at reducing this pollution.  2007 Switzer Fellow Francisco Donez is an environmental engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9.

When Whales and Ships Collide
Tuesday, January 1 2013

Ships travel around the world using shipping lanes.  Whales can be in the same areas, raising the potential for collisions between the two, or shipstrikes.  2008 Fellow Leslie Abramson works with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in San Francisco to coordinate a stakeholder process focused on reducing the risk of shipstrike on endangered whales off the coast of California.

Chile's Salmon Aquaculture Industry
Tuesday, July 3 2012

2011 Switzer Fellow Kelsey Jacobsen's research focuses on Chile's Salmon Aquaculture Industry. Hear how she is working with local governments to ensure safe aquaculture practices for years to come.

Managing Water Runoff for the Greater Good
Thursday, March 1 2012

How can we ensure the water that runs off our driveways and parking lots is safe for the environment?  2009 Switzer Fellow Brenda Zollitsch works with municipalities to address pollution that impacts waterways.

Whale Trust
Friday, March 11 2011

Whale Trust, co-founded by Switzer Fellow Meagan Jones, supports research on whales and their marine environment.  The organization is committed to bridging that research with public outreach, education and conservation.

Setting an Ocean Agenda in the Halls of Power
Wednesday, December 1 2010

Switzer Fellow Denny Takahashi-Kelso, Executive Vice President of Ocean Conservancy, the oldest U.S. based ocean conservation organization focusing on the long-range sustainability, productivity and biodiversity of the ocean, explains why this is a pivotal moment for the ocean and the human communities that depend on the ocean.