This paper aims to explore childcare social workers' attitudes towards female victims of domestic violence in England. The study discusses the concept of “mothering” and the processes through which mothers are potentially denigrated rather than empowered. Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with social workers in a single child protection agency to investigate their perceptions of domestic violence, its gendered nature, and the implications for their practice. Participants' responses were coded using thematic analysis. The results demonstrated social workers' cognisance of the challenges domestic violence poses for abused mothers in terms of the ability to safely parent their children. Although the study is not without its limitations, it nevertheless indicates the need for a more holistic approach to safeguarding children within domestic violence settings. Moreover, it underscores the necessity for improving awareness about the prevalence and importance of domestic violence as a child safeguarding concern within social work training. Indeed, improved training would help to develop social workers' knowledge and understanding of service provisions and partner agencies, thus potentially improving practice in this critically important area.

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The OceanWatch North Pacific Demonstration project was initiated to develop the tools needed to effectively deliver a variety of environmental products for projects linked to the stewardship of living marine resources. The OceanWatch Live Access Server (LAS) provides each of these projects with access to a full suite of satellite-derived data products, including sea surface temperature, sea surface height, surface chlorophyll concentration and surface wind vectors, and a number of products derived from one or more of the basic parameters. Basic tools to allow for integration of in situ and remotely sensed data are built in to the LAS. All data are made accessible in accordance with recommendations of the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Data Management and Communication plan. Additionally, historical data sets for each parameter are made available at the same location to allow the users to validate the data and to place the near real time measurements in the appropriate regional context. Several examples of successful applications are presented.

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