Mr Smith took a degree in Ocean Science and Marine Navigation at the University of Plymouth.
For more than 50 years we have been promoting international co-operation in ocean science.
The filmmaker said more money should be put into ocean science - and that it was essential to explore the biology and the chemistry of the deepsea.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (UNESCO-IOC) is the UN body for ocean science, observations, data and information exchange, and ocean services such as tsunami warning systems.
The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is the UN organisation dedicated to ocean science and services and is responsible for fostering cooperation between governments on global issues about oceans.
The book contains information on the development of IOC during the first 50 years as well as forward looking visions of leading scientists on the future of ocean science and the IOC.
Organise, plan and secure resources to implement the programmes of IOC in ocean science, observations and services in the member states in Africa, ensuring that capacity is developed strategically and within the IOC Capacity-development guidelines.
UNESCO: Vacancy : IOC COORDINATOR IN AFRICA ( 8/4/2011) (AF/RP/KEN/SC/0012 - (P4))
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO is the sole UN organization specializing in ocean related science and services since last 50 years.
"The Maule earthquake will arguably become one of the, if not the most important, great earthquakes yet studied, " said Ben Brooks of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology at the University of Hawaii.
Know our ocean: How can science and technology serve coastal nations for the sustainable management of ocean and coastal resources, the protection of their coastal populations, and to maintain ecosystem services?
Regulations that help replenish and protect fish stocks, restoration and conservation projects to protect and nurture natural barriers like reefs and wetlands, and reforestation efforts are all things that can have a huge impact on ocean health with no rocket science necessary.
The state of the ocean today should be the tipping point that wakes us up from the trance of consumption that we haven lulled into complacency with, and which sends us into a new era of material science, bio and ocean degradability, and new re-use technologies.
With a focus on key topical issues such as marine pollution, exploitation and hazards, chapters range from the history of ocean management to current advances in marine science, observation and management applications, and the international agencies active in co-ordinating this work.
Through its unique programmes and networks, UNESCO provides platforms to bridge the gap between policy-makers, managers and other stakeholders, along with policy-relevant, timely and reliable scientific information, data and statistics in such fields as the ocean, freshwater, biodiversity and ecosystems, science and technology.
Until very recently the deep ocean remained invisible to scientists, but now the science of our seas is undergoing a revolution, thanks to a vast array of floating oceanic robots known as Argo.
Only by pushing mankind to its limits, to the bottoms of the ocean and into space, will we make discoveries in science and technology that can be adapted to improve life on Earth.
After taking samples from 21 spots along the coast, researchers expected to find the most caffeine pollution in areas near wastewater treatment plants, large population centers or rivers and streams emptying into the ocean, said Elise Granek, assistant professor of Environmental Science and Management at Portland State.
Some of the key areas highlighted included marine biodiversity conservation, ocean acidification, marine pollution, and the required investment in science and capacity development for transitioning to a blue-green economy.
The Tyler Award recognizes the contribution of Dr Wall's work to the climate change debate and how it has raised awareness of an area of science that has often lacked the popular appeal of ocean conservation and space exploration.
Science knows very little about sea turtles in the open ocean.
The very first entry point to discuss ocean governance at Rio was a side event of the Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development on 12 June, focusing on Science and Governance for Global Sustainability.
Several presentations outlined the importance of science, monitoring and assessment for the sustainable management of the ocean (Ronan Uhel and Rudy Herman).
Today, hundreds of floats deployed under the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), coordinated by UNESCO and largely supported by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) and Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), are used to measure ocean temperature, salinity and tsunami risk.
In most of Asia and the world today, food problems are narrow or temporary ones. (Ocean fish are an exception.) If we listen to history, to science and to markets, we will solve them.
"If you extrapolate these results, Greenland is going to be a serious contributor to global sea-level rise" in coming years, said Peter Wadhams, a professor of ocean physics at the University of Cambridge, England, who wasn't involved in the Science study.
Published on the 50th anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO, the volume examines how science informs the understanding of the oceans and how this information has influenced decision-makers and ocean policy.
This film, based on a BBC episode of Earth Reporters, follows Dr Susan Wijffels, one of the world's foremost oceanographers, and chair of IOC science advisory groups, as she and her colleagues work with the IOC to maintain this essential ocean observing system.
It is time to support science, observation and monitoring to better understand the consequences of our behaviour and transform our relationship with the ocean.
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