Conserving Habitats
Cleaner Air, Cleaner Ocean
The benefits to the ocean of pollution prevention are incalculable—just like our benefits from the ocean.
The Ocean Foundation and University of Havana’s Marine Research Center: 21 Years of Science, Discovery, and Friendship
This week The Ocean Foundation attended the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the University of Havana’s Centro de Investigaciones Marinas where TOF was recognized for its 21 years of collaboration with CIM on marine science in Cuba.
The Climate Strong Islands Declaration
Today, The Ocean Foundation is proud to stand with island communities on their path for self-determination, climate resilience and local solutions.
Winter Surf
I wriggle quickly into my wetsuit, cold air saps the warmth from my body. I pull on booties, lower the wetsuit bottoms over my now neoprene covered feet, add wax to my longboard, and sit to analyze the swell.
Measuring Ocean Acidification in Panama
In a world destined for climate change, if you aren’t monitoring it, you won’t know the train is coming until it hits you…
The Disruption of the Ocean by Climate Change
The ocean hums with life in an interconnected web, from the tiniest sea butterflies to the great blue whales. Each whale plays a role in the delicate ecological balance of …
Keynote at the Forum on Ocean, Seas, and Opportunities for Sustainable Development
KeynoteWednesday, 9 October 2019 Honorable Senators and distinguished guests.My name is Mark Spalding, and I am the President of The Ocean Foundation, and of the A.C. Fundación Mexicana para el Océano This is my 30th year of …
TOF calls for National Academies to Explore Redesigning Plastics
As part of The Ocean Foundation’s Redesigning Plastics Initiative, on 15 July 2019, we requested a scoping meeting from the key boards of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and …
Africa Blue Economy Forum
Every time I am invited to speak, I have the opportunity to revisit my thinking about an aspect of improving the human relationship with the ocean. Likewise, as I confer …
Conference of Parties will meet to Address Marine Environmental Issues
Conference of Parties for the Cartagena Convention will meet in Roatan, Honduras to address marine environmental issues Regional Experts look forward to finding solutions for common challenges in the Wider Caribbean …
Summary from the roundtable discussion on Blue Growth
Authors: The Ocean FoundationPublication Name: House of SwedenPublication Date: Thursday, April 10, 2014 Hosted by the Government of Sweden in cooperation with the Ocean Foundation. Moderated by Swedish Ambassador for Ocean, Dr. Lisa …
Lagoon Time: Our Life and Times Among the Gray Whales of Laguna San Ignacio
Authors: Steven L. SwartzPublication Date: Sunday, January 5, 2014 Lagoon Time is an extraordinary first-hand account of the experiences and discoveries made by Dr. Steven Swartz and his colleagues in San Ignacio …
