Conserving Habitats
The Ocean Foundation’s Strategic Value to U.S. National Interests
Introduction On January 22, 2025, Secretary of State Rubio issued a press statement on the “priorities and mission of the Second Trump Administration’s Department of State.” In it, he said, …
Nature’s Shield: Lessons from the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami
Reflecting on the importance of restoring coastal ecosystems on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Boxing Day Tsunami.
Three Threats, Three Books
The Ocean Foundation has a new project that aims to bring awareness about the threats of bottom trawling, potentially polluting wrecks (PPWs) and deep seabed mining (DSM) to Underwater Cultural …
A Turning Tide in the July 2024 International Seabed Authority Negotiations
The 29th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) continued this month in Kingston, Jamaica, with Council and Assembly meetings. The Ocean Foundation’s Deep Sea Mining lead, Bobbi-Jo Dobush, and …
Underwater Cultural Heritage at the International Seabed Authority (ISA)
The Ocean Foundation (TOF) has been involved with the conversation on Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) at the International Seabed Authority (ISA) since the beginning — TOF’s expertise on physical UCH …
Please Don’t Let Them Go
It seems at once hopeful and dramatic: Dozens, even hundreds of brightly colored balloons released by the celebrants and their guests, drifting off into the sky. But it is not …
Dive into Underwater Cultural Heritage
What is Underwater Cultural Heritage? UNESCO defines underwater cultural heritage (UCH) as all traces of human existence of a cultural, historical or archaeological nature which, for at least 100 years, …
Potentially Polluting Wrecks: First Steps Towards Remediation
Our Ocean Heritage is expansive. It includes physical objects on the seafloor like shipwrecks and submerged coastal settlements, and also non-physical connections to the sea, including Indigenous and local customs …
Invest in Ocean Health, Not Deep Seabed Mining
Advocates for deep seabed mining (DSM) claim it promises a gilded, sustainable future chock full of electric vehicles, but at what cost? Between breakthroughs in new battery technology, technical risks, …
CLOSED: Request for Proposal: Project Manager to Lead Work on Potentially Polluting Wrecks
The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is seeking a Project Manager to lead work on Potentially Polluting Wrecks (PPW).
Earth Is the Blue Planet
Celebrate Earth Day with us by honoring the reason why Earth is called the blue planet — the ocean! Covering 71 percent of our planet, the ocean feeds millions of …
Announcing the 2024 Boyd Lyon Scholar
The 2024 Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund’s winner was Jaime Restrepo.
