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Celebrating Juneteenth!!!

HAW-SLB 2024 Summer Workshop!

As we wrap up , 3 NOAA employees reflect on the richness & diversity of indigenous cultures & peoples.

WATCH: noaa.gov/stories/what-native-american-heritage-month-means-to-me

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Pictured: Gallup, New Mexico: Artist Richard K. Yazzie shows the history of his Navajo people after they were released from Fort Sumner in the 1860s. The mural is painted in the four sacred colors of black, blue, yellow, and white, according to GallupMainStreet.org. (Image credit: Mural by Richard K. Yazzir, photo by Jay Galvin).

As we celebrate Black in Marine Science (BIMS) Week 2023, take a look back on last year’s BIMS Immersion Program supported by NOAA Ocean Exploration and NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries!

Undergraduate students from across the country traveled to south Florida, where they trained in SCUBA diving 🤿, outplanted coral nursery fragments 🪸, tagged and released sharks 🦈, and more.

🔗https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/oer-updates/2022/bim-hosts-undergrad.html

📸: Rose Santana / NOAA Ocean Exploration

Apply Now to Serve as Sea Grant’s New Community Internship Coordinator North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting applications for a new position to coordinate the national Community Engaged Internship Program.

Save the date!

The 2023 Diversity In Aquatics HBCU Celebration is set for December 15 - 16 at Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA.

Last year was a truly amazing experience, and this year’s event promises to be even better!

Stay tuned for more information on our Water Safety Festival, Swim Meet, hotel and accommodations, and more.

Want to be the first to find out? Sign up at the link below!

https://bit.ly/3Y7TxoS

Virtual Assistant Role for Girls That Scuba

🔔GIRLS THAT SCUBA IS HIRING!! 🔔

✅ Job Description:
We are looking for a remote Virtual Assistant who can assist with various daily tasks that require customer support for trip bookings and handling the Instagram account. The VA will work together with the founder and other team members in order to provide the best customer service to GTS's travelers and customers. Ideally, we are looking to hire out for 5-8 hours/week with the potential to grow with the team.

✅ Duties:
Daily check-in of customer support trips inbox
Respond to comments/DM's for the Instagram account
Uploading and creating pre-made content to the Girls That Scuba Instagram account (ie: Instagram Reels)

✅ Requirements & Skills:
Scuba dive certified at least Open Water or above
Good at customer service and communication
Experience with uploading and creating content for Instagram
Be available online to respond to emails to DM's within 24 hours

✅ Must be comfortable or willing to learn the following software/platforms:
We Travel (Travel Booking Platform)
ClickUp (our project management software)
Outlook Email
Slack (our communication platform)
Instagram

APPLY HERE https://doc.clickup.com/9005146741/d/h/8cbz8kn-2152/2cf9abc28ddbfd2

Great opportunity

Black in Marine Science (BIMS), a 501c3 nonprofit organization. Is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to offer a paid diving experience in St. Croix USVI from May 21-27th. This opportunity is open to students 18 and up and is an all-expenses paid opportunity for aspiring marine scientists. A second opportunity will be made available in the Bahamas in the coming months as well. This immersion experience will show what it is like to be a part of coral restoration. Applications for this program are due February 15th. Please see the Link to the application here.
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"Finally accomplished my dream of becoming scuba certified.

I love seeing all of the post in this group; it has truly inspired me.

This is just the start of many more adventures 🌎💙"

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲?

📷 Alexis Day

Scuba Diving Scholarships & Grants - Opportunity Board Are you looking for a scuba diving grant or a diving scholarship to advance your scuba skills? We keep all the latest opportunities up to date here!

Coastweeks continues with another cleanup scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at the Fort Frederick Beach. This cleanup is being coordinated by the St. Croix Sea Turtle Project and there will be prizes for volunteers. As with all Coastweeks cleanups, interested volunteers are encouraged to sign up prior to; registration is simple and can be done at https://forms.gle/ChHiMTmgod7P4h3t9. Students that volunteer will receive community service hours.

APNEP-Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship in Estuarine Research | APNEP Since 2015, APNEP and the North Carolina Sea Grant have jointly funded a graduate student fellowship to conduct applied research within the North Carolina

VI EPSCoR VI-EPSCoR promotes the development of the U.S. Virgin Islands' science and technology resources to help grow an educated workforce. We are hosted by the University of the Virgin Islands and foster marine research and STEM education. Other areas of research include marine debris, watersheds, mangrove

Sustainability!!! 😊

The ultimate sustainable packaging! We need more of this!

Vendors in Asia have come up with alternative packaging to eliminate the use of plastics by using baskets made from coconut fronds & banana leaf packaging.

The baskets (made entirely out of coconut fronds) are locally called ‘Sulingkat’. The fruit & veg wrapped in banana leaves also make the agricultural produce last longer since they keep the moisture in while blocking the heat.

In Southeast Asia, more than 75% of the material value of recyclable plastic is lost.
With only 18 to 28% of recyclable plastic recovered & recycled, most plastic packaging waste pollutes the environment, according to studies by the World Bank Group.

Using coconut & banana leaves are a great alternative to plastic as the leaves are large, thick & supple enough to be folded. This method significantly reduces the amount of plastic required.

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Photo sources/ Perfect Homes Chiangmai, Jan Darren Guiwan, Sunny Bee

Awesome opportunity!

Registration begins July 6th and runs to July 17th. We have 30 open slots this year and slots will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Camp dates are Saturday and Sunday, August 13-14th.

THE DETAILS:
This two-day camp is open to FIRST-TIME campers ages 8-12 who have never participated before. Fishing and boating lessons, equipment and lunch will be provided!

OUR MISSION:
Our mission for this camp is to introduce fishing and boating to as many new campers as we can.

THE DATES:
Registration begins July 6th and runs to July 17th. We have 30 open slots this year and slots will be filled on a first come first-served basis. Camp dates are Saturday and Sunday August 13-14th.

LEGACY CAMPERS:
We are working to establish future programing for our campers that have participated before so keep a look out for future mailings! If we do not fill our available slots, returning campers will be invited to apply on a first-come, first-served basis.

SPONSORS + VOLUNTEERS:
All sponsors and volunteers are invited to contact us now to participate this year. Please email Erica Quillet at [email protected]

Subscribe to receive updates! Apply on our website (link in bio)! The application period closes Sunday, July 17 at 11:59pm.

We can't wait to meet you!! ⚓️

Special Thanks to our AMAZING Sponsors from last year 💜:
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• Osborne Chiropractic of Rolesville
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Happy Ocean Month Hunnuh Chillun!

Memba sustainability begins wit we!

Peace,
Queen Quet
Chieftess of the Nation

Super proud for Diving With A Purpose board member and lead instructor Jay Haigler to grace the cover this academic journal, highlighting underwater archaeology! For Jay Haigler, "co-authoring the journal article with Dr. Ashley Lemke (University of Texas at Arlington) and Nicole Rae Bucchino Grinnan (Florida Public Archaeology Network) was such a joy!

You can read our paper for free here: https://www.doi.org/10.1017/aap.2021.34.

Congratulations Howard and thank you for the great work you do with the youth!!

We have to take a minute to congratulate our partner and friend Howard Forbes, Jr. for his writeup in Integrative and Comparative Biology called "Imagine a World Where Science Education is FUN". The coordinator for VIMAS, Howard knows first hand how to make science learning exciting and accessible to youth in the territory through programs like Youth Ocean Explorers. Congrats Howard!

https://integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2022/05/24/imagine-a-world-where-science-education-is-fun-bims-spotlight-on-howard-forbes-jr-%ef%bf%bc/

FINAL CONVERSATION THIS WEDNESDAY AT 8PM EST! Join Diving With A Purpose + Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology for a conversation with National Geographic Explorer and Poet, Alyea Pierce, Ed.M!

As you listened to the podcast over the past month, you've heard Pierce's words permeate through the larger story being told by Tara Roberts. An award-winning poet, digital storyteller and folklorist, Pierce uses words to connect themes of memory, migration, hope, strength and family throughout the podcast, adding a deeply personal element to Into the Depths.

We cannot wait for this conversation, and hope you'll join us on Wednesday at 8pm EST!

REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT HERE:
https://forms.gle/j2wF57k45WAqxTZ16

The ocean may conjure images of beautiful waves, shipwrecks, and marine life. But strange things happen in the ocean as a result of weather and currents. Find out more: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/ocean/weird-ocean-weather.html

Photo Credit: Buddy Denham

https://vipca.org/youth-training/ - Registration Now Open!
FREE training for want-to-be-boat captains who are residents of the Virgin Islands age 18-29 years May 27 - June 24th 2022 plus the first week in August. This intensive 5-weeks of powerboating and sailing on multiple vessels includes swimming, diving, navigation, marinas, mechanics, first aid, sea survival, fire fighting, STCW qualification...

Now additionally offering an option to extend into a 12-month program with on the job training with 360 days sea-time and sponsorship of OUPV Captains License! Rolling start date!