Azura employee Rebecca Ingram attended the Conservation Marketing Virtual Conference in October. The event offered three days of live talks, keynote speeches, and plenty of discussion centered on research that uses social marketing strategies to influence public behavior to help advance environmental conservation goals. Social marketing is defined as a process that uses traditional marketing […]
North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Rule Human Dimension Study
Azura has been subcontracted by Alaska BioMap to conduct a human dimension study for NOAA’s Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office (GARFO). The objective of this study is to (1) better understand factors that motivate compliance within specific vessel operator communities subject to North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Speed Restrictions, (2) assess the effectiveness of various […]
Just say “no” to plastics this holiday season
These Girl Scout Juniors from Dallas, Texas share some great information on how and why to avoid plastics on Thanksgiving Day and throughout the holiday season. Thanks so much for sharing this important message, girls!
Section 7 Consultations Are Underway
Under NOAA’s ProTech Fisheries IDIQ contract, Azura is providing Section 7 consultation services for the Southeast Regional Office (SERO) Protected Resources Division (PRD) in partnership with Salus Resources Inc., a service-disabled veteran owned small business. SERO is responsible for the management, conservation, and protection of living marine, estuarine, and anadromous species and their habitats found […]
The Problem with Plastics
If you haven’t been living under a rock, you’ve probably seen this video of people pulling a plastic straw out of a sea turtle’s nose. It went viral not too long ago and really helped to bring attention to the problem with plastics taking over our oceans. So what’s the problem with plastics? I recently […]
