Blue Convergence Fund is a grant-making organization that supports research partnerships and strategic outreach - bringing together interdisciplinary experts, managers, policymakers, and communities around issues in ocean and coastal sustainability.https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mk6ppu7lwk2c🦑 Thanks to all who applied to our Ocean Biodiversity Engagement Grants. We got a wonderful turnout of proposals from Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and Puget Sound. The best to keep up with our funding opportunities is to sign up for the BCF newsletter. Sign up: https://blueconvergence.org/newsletter-sign-up/23 Apr 2026 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6ppu7lwk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mk66m52hgk2p🦑 We have 11 new projects in our Climate Resilient Fisheries program - you can learn about them in a new Cross Currents blog by Dominique Kone - and explore their project pages on our website. #EarthDay Learn more: https://blueconvergence.org/awarded-projects-from-the-2025-climate-resilient-fisheries-engagement-grants-request-for-proposals/23 Apr 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk66m52hgk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mk3o64io2s2sJoin us in two hours - the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification to host lively panel on Communicating Ocean Acidification in a Changing World, featuring a great group of experts in storytelling, science communication, and poetry. Register here: https://www.oaalliance.org/events/webinar-communicating-oa-in-a-changing-world22 Apr 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3o64io2s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjz4peqau22k🦑 Join the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification for a vibrant panel discussion about Communicating OA in a Changing World. Our own @emilyknight.bsky.social will join other experts. Register: https://www.oaalliance.org/events/webinar-communicating-oa-in-a-changing-world21 Apr 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz4peqau22khttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjx7vah2v22z🦑 Join @emilyknight.bsky.social for a virtual panel on communicating ocean acidification in a changing world. OA is an issue that can feel overwhelming - but in telling our stories of action and agency - we learn there's much we can do. Wed, Apr 22, noon ET: https://www.oaalliance.org/events/webinar-communicating-oa-in-a-changing-world20 Apr 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7vah2v22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjmq3h6oks2q🦑 Thank you to all that applied to our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals focused on Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and Puget Sound! Check out this blog to understand why we believe ocean biodiversity matters - for people and nature: https://blueconvergence.org/launching-our-ocean-biodiversity-program/16 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmq3h6oks2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjmn2vf6g225🦑 Check out our new Cross Currents blog posts: ✍ Awarded Projects from the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants Request for Proposals ✍ Ocean Biodiversity – For People and Nature ✍ One Ocean, One Future: Insights from WIOMSA on Co-Management https://blueconvergence.org/cross-currents-blog/16 Apr 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmn2vf6g225https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjmmxzqfrs2h🦑 Check out our new Cross Currents blog posts: ✍ Awarded Projects from the 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement Grants Request for Proposals ✍ Ocean Biodiversity – For People and Nature ✍ One Ocean, One Future: Insights from WIOMSA on Co-Management https://blueconvergence.org/cross-currents-blog/16 Apr 2026 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmmxzqfrs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjkp4fvt3227If you’re curious about how people in different geographies are tackling climate resilient fisheries, read our Cross Currents Blog by Dominique Kone about our newly funded engagement projects: x.gd/oyz9L15 Apr 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkp4fvt3227https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjjzmruhgc2i🦑 Closing in a little over 2 hours (noon ET) - our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Engagement Proposals. We've already received a number of great ideas - get yours in if you work in Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay, or Puget Sound: https://blueconvergence.org/2026-ocean-biodiversity-engagement-rfp/15 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjzmruhgc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mji4iyq5os22🦑 Our Apr newsletter is out, including the first 11 projects in our Climate Resilient Fisheries program, a reminder about the deadline for our Ocean Biodiversity RFP (Apr 15 at noon ET), and a link to the recording for the Nature of Our Times virtual poetry reading. https://mailchi.mp/blueconvergence/bcf-feb-news-dive-into-our-ocean-biodiversity-program-852436?e=8ab99fa42314 Apr 2026 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mji4iyq5os22https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjhrjlbnws2k🦑 At noon ET tomorrow (Wed), our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals closes. If you work at the interface of research, policy, and management to better steward ocean and coastal resources in Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and Puget Sound - consider applying: https://blueconvergence.org/2026-ocean-biodiversity-engagement-rfp/14 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrjlbnws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjfi7l7i3k2eOur Climate Resilient Fisheries Program funds projects and supports engagement efforts that advance the science and practice of climate resilient fisheries around the world. Click here to learn about our first cohort of funded projects: x.gd/fMTV313 Apr 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfi7l7i3k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mjfdqykhwk2k🦑 Just two days left - our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals closes noon (ET) on Wed, April 15. Our focus is on three regions of the US: Mobile Bay, Chesapeake Bay, and Puget Sound. To learn more: blueconvergence.org/funding/13 Apr 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfdqykhwk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mj5mbzeprs2hBCF is funding 11 expert teams around the world to bolster the resilience of fisheries and fishing communities. These projects will bring diverse groups, knowledge, and perspectives together to tackle this challenging issue. 💻 Blog: x.gd/Zl2of 🌊 Program Page: https://bit.ly/climate-fisheries10 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5mbzeprs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mj2yc54vp22u🦑 Our April newsletter is out - in it we announce 11 new projects in our Climate Resilient Fisheries program (the outcome of our 2025 Request for Proposals), and a reminder that our Request for Engagement Grants for Ocean Biodiversity closes next Wed (Apr 15) at noon ET. https://mailchi.mp/blueconvergence/bcf-feb-news-dive-into-our-ocean-biodiversity-program-852436?e=8ab99fa42309 Apr 2026 14:09 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2yc54vp22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3miyjbz4zyk23We’re thrilled to announce 11 new projects advancing climate resilient fisheries funded from our 2025 Climate Resilient Fisheries Engagement RFP: ✍ Blog: x.gd/Zl2of 🐟 Program Page: https://bit.ly/climate-fisheries Be on the lookout to join a webinar series to learn more about these projects.08 Apr 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyjbz4zyk23https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3miweefv5kk2z🦑 On Wed, Apr 15 - our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Engagement Projects will close. This opportunity is focused on bringing together knowledge holders and decision-makers to make biodiversity information more useable in management. Learn more: blueconvergence.org/funding/07 Apr 2026 18:02 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3miweefv5kk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mitszs74ic2j🦑 REMINDER: Our 2026 Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals is still open. Deadline for proposals is Wednesday, April 15, by noon ET/11am CT/9am PT. 📣 All info here: https://blueconvergence.org/2026-ocean-biodiversity-engagement-rfp/06 Apr 2026 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitszs74ic2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mhqucdu27s2j🦑 Ocean biodiversity not only feeds us, but it also inspires us. @emilyknight.bsky.social shares a bit of her poetry and her experiences working across communities to illuminate how ocean biodiversity is actually at the center of our lives. https://blueconvergence.org/launching-our-ocean-biodiversity-program/23 Mar 2026 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqucdu27s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mhg7rbvsjk26🦑 Our own Dominique Kone discusses the ways in which we can bring scientific research and local knowledge together to not only paint a richer picture of our coasts but enhance climate resilient fisheries. https://blueconvergence.org/one-ocean-one-future-insights-from-wiomsa-on-co-management/19 Mar 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhg7rbvsjk26https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mhbcv477fk2r🦑 What creates the enabling conditions for ocean and coastal sustainability? What are approaches that bring diverse minds together to accelerate action? These are the kinds of questions the BCF team and our grantees will explore in the new Cross Currents blog. https://mailchi.mp/blueconvergence/bcf-feb-news-dive-into-our-ocean-biodiversity-program-852395?e=8ab99fa42317 Mar 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbcv477fk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mh6ncc4yv22f🦑 We are putting out a special edition newsletter – our new Cross Currents blog is now live. This will be a space for us to explore the belief that drive BCF’s mission: That ideas and solutions for our oceans and coasts are stronger when diverse minds come together. https://mailchi.mp/blueconvergence/bcf-feb-news-dive-into-our-ocean-biodiversity-program-852395?e=8ab99fa42316 Mar 2026 14:12 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6ncc4yv22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mgxld2epek2u🦑 Jaleel Shujath is a poet and Ph.D. candidate in Urban Sustainability and Water Resources... he is also a featured reader at our virtual poetry reading on Mon (Mar 16) evening at 8pm ET. Jaleel Shujath: https://natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/what-the-gannets-know/ Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cUXXPLZXShyy4RCpO15ArA13 Mar 2026 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxld2epek2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mguuabllzk2p🦑 Our special edition newsletter came out today announcing the new Cross Currents blog, sharing the recording from the 2026 Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals Informational Webinar, and reminding you to join us Monday evening (8pm ET) for a virtual poetry reading. https://mailchi.mp/blueconvergence/bcf-feb-news-dive-into-our-ocean-biodiversity-program-852395?e=8ab99fa42312 Mar 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mguuabllzk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mgses2c4ic2t🦑 Lucille Lang Day is the author of 7 poetry collections and 4 chapbooks... she is also one of our featured poets at the The Nature of Our Times virtual poetry reading (Mon, Mar 16, 8pm ET). ✍ At Lake Tahoe: natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/at-lake-tahoe/ 📅 Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cUXXPLZXShyy4RCpO15ArA11 Mar 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgses2c4ic2thttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mgppjgls322p🦑 One of our featured poets next week (Mon, Mar 16, 8pm ET), William Allen. Read his poems, Soundscape Pando and At Tivoli Bays, in The Nature of Our Times online gallery. ✍ William Allen: https://natureofourtimes.poetsforscience.org/tag/william-allen/ 📅 Register for the reading: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cUXXPLZXShyy4RCpO15ArA10 Mar 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgppjgls322phttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mgniiekj5c2x🦑 IN ONE WEEK (Mar 16, 8pm ET), our own @emilyknight.bsky.social will host a virtual poetry reading featuring contributors to The Nature of Our Times: Poems on America's Lands, Waters, Wildlife, and Other Natural Wonders. Register: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/cUXXPLZXShyy4RCpO15ArA09 Mar 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgniiekj5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mgari6mjgc23🦑 Reminder that later today we will hold an Informational Webinar about our Ocean Biodiversity Request for Proposals for Chesapeake Bay, Mobile Bay, and Puget Sound. Request for Proposals details: https://blueconvergence.org/2026-ocean-biodiversity-engagement-RFP/ Informational Webinar registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b_FeL7siSsaZtRwaWWSBTQ#/registration04 Mar 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgari6mjgc23https://bsky.app/profile/blue-convergence.bsky.social/post/3mg6cy7v6f22m🦑 If you have questions about the RFP – joins for an Informational Webinar on Wednesday, March 4 at 2pm ET/1pm CT/11am PT. Do register even if you can’t attend to ensure you receive the recording: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b_FeL7siSsaZtRwaWWSBTQ#/registration [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:xuhgxybgh4ess2ini75fre7k/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6cy7v6f22m