Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab

Activities

Activities going on at the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab.

At Last, a Treaty on the High Seas! Gabby Carmine’s Experience at BBNJ 

MGEL PhD candidate Gabby Carmine recently had the opportunity to attend the resumed fifth Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ). Held at the United National Headquarters from February 20th to March 3rd, 2023, this conference was convened to discuss a treaty to govern the high seas. Gabby attended BBNJ to …

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Winds of Change: Tracking the Development of US Offshore Wind Energy 

Duke University recently hosted “Winds of Change: Tracking the Development of US Offshore Wind Energy,” a one-day symposium to discuss the opportunities and challenges of the offshore wind energy sector. This event was jointly orchestrated by the Nicholas School of the Environment, the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, and the Center for Energy, …

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Supporting Women in Science: MGEL Volunteers for GEST

The Duke University Marine Lab hosted a Girls Exploring Science & Technology (GEST) event on April 13th, 2019, where over 200 middle school girls from local, neighboring, and distant counties (even as far as Virginia!) came to learn and have fun with a broad range of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities.

A New Treaty to Protect Biodiversity in the High Seas: Progress and Uncertainty

Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), established by the 1982 United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea, account for 64% of the world’s oceans and thus more than 45% of the planetary surface. While some ABNJ are found above to the continental shelf, most lie beyond the continental shelf break, making most ABNJ oceanic …

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Accounts and Passwords for MGEL Computational Resources

The lab hosts computing resources for lab partners, including computational servers, a code repository and accounts for managing submitted data. If you need to reset your password for an existing account, and you know the associated email and login, you can start the reset process here. Other questions? Contact us.