Schmidt Marine Technology Partners

Applications are open for Fall 2026 entry into the UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science & Policy Program, a Master's tailored for rising leaders seeking solutions to issues facing coastal communities and ecosystems. Funding and fellowships are available. Find details, virtual info sessions, funding opportunities, application tips, and more: https://lnkd.in/gRdUpVJE

🚨 Job seekers, this one's for you. 🚨 New featured roles are up on the Ocean Job Board. Take a look and pass it on: https://lnkd.in/dWpGE72r The Australian Marine Conservation Society is seeking a Fossil Fuels Campaign Manager The WIOMSA - Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association is looking for a Communication and Engagement Coordinator MASTS Scotland is hiring an Assistant Teaching Professor of Coastal & Marine Sciences at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science Nova Southeastern University is offering a Coral Reef Management Fellowship in the U.S. Virgin Islands Scripps Institution of Oceanography has a Postdoctoral Researcher Opportunity for Upper Ocean Physical Oceanography Azul is hiring a Deputy Directory SWEN Capital Partners has an opening for a Junior Associate/Intern for their Blue Ocean fund Reef Support needs a part-time Business Developer MASTS Scotland has many more opportunities posted right now for PhDs and Researchers at various locations around the world. Discover more and share with your network: https://lnkd.in/dWpGE72r #oceanjobs #jobboard #jobseekers

✨Funding Opportunity✨ The California Ocean Protection Council and the California Coastal Commission are offering tribal and environmental justice small grants for 2025-2026 through the WHALE TAIL Grant Program. WHALE TAIL grants fund projects that connect people to the California coast and its watersheds through education, stewardship, and outdoor experiences. 🌊 Learn more and apply by December 15, 2025: https://lnkd.in/gjguz6ZE

🗞️ 👏 Great to see Primitives and Virj Kan mentioned in The New York Times for their work restoring California's kelp forest ecosystem - by crushing up purple urchins and turning them into countertops! Read the full story for more on the collaboration between divers, scientists, designers, and community partners working to bring back the coast’s underwater forests: https://lnkd.in/g6H5ExCx Primitives is a Schmidt Marine Technology Partners grantee. 📸 Glenna Gordon ✍️ Raymond Zhong #KelpForest #50States50Fixes

🎣 New gear developed at Arizona State University in Jesse Senko's lab is helping fishers in North Carolina continue their way of life—by saving the lives of vulnerable sea turtles. 🗞️ Because sea turtles are protected under the Endangered Species Act, commercial fishers in these waters face restrictions if they can't collect their catch sustainably. 🟢 Enter Senko, an Assistant Professor in the ASU School of Ocean Futures and a Schmidt Marine Technology Partners grantee. He and his team found that attaching green LED lights to gillnets can reduce the accidental capture of sea turtles and other threatened species, as ASU News reports. Plus, the low-cost solution puts adoption of the gear within reach. 👓 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/giQh4uWa

Excited to attend the 1000 Ocean Startups Annual Gathering in Seattle next week! This year’s theme is Maintaining Momentum, and that's what Schmidt Marine Technology Partners is all about. We look forward to meaningful discussions on the role of ocean innovation in solving critical challenges. Hope to see some of you there! #1000OceanStartups #OceanInnovation #OceanImpact #ImpactInvesting #OceanStartups #SDG14

The Great Bubble Barrier® is a finalist for the Zayed Sustainability Prize. Out of 7,761 global submissions, only 33 finalists were chosen across six categories, and winners in each will receive $1 million USD to further scale their impact. Awards will be announced in a ceremony on January 13, 2026, as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Congratulations and good luck to The Great Bubble Barrier®, a Schmidt Marine Technology Partners grantee! 👏 👏 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gcqc4FJh

🆕 🎥 Watch the story of how Coral Gardeners grew from a grassroots project into a global movement! 🪸Film now on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/g_gZBsuP