Conserving Habitats
PERVERSE SEA CHANGE: Underwater Cultural Heritage in the Ocean is Facing Chemical and Physical Changes
Authors: Mark J. SpaldingPublication Name: American Society of International Law. Cultural Heritage & Arts Review. Volume 2, Issue 1.Publication Date: Friday, June 1, 2012 The term “underwater cultural heritage”1 (UCH) refers to all …
Sea Science: Marine Spatial Planning is Changing the Way We Deal With Oceans and Coastlines
Authors: Mark J. Spalding and Hooper BrooksPublication Name: Planning PracticePublication Date: Thursday, December 1, 2011 Every planner knows this: The coastal waters of the U.S. are surprisingly busy places, with lots of overlapping uses …
Before the Sun Sets: Changing Ocean Chemistry, Global Marine Resources, and the Limits of Our Legal Tools to Address Harm
Authors: Mark J. SpaldingPublication Name: International Environmental Law Committee Newsletter. May 2011: Vol. 13, No. 2, Page 8.Publication Date: Sunday, May 1, 2011 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRS Robin Craig Florida State University College …
A New Approach to Oceans
Authors: Mark J. SpaldingPublication Name: The Environmental Magazine. March/April 2011 Issue.Publication Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 On July 19, 2010, President Obama issued an Executive Order that spoke to the need for integrated …
Sustainable Infrastructure: The Guide to Green Engineering and Design
Authors: S. Bry SartePublication Name: WileyPublication Date: Monday, September 27, 2010 As more factors, perspectives, and metrics are incorporated into the planning and building process, the roles of engineers and designers are increasingly …
The Economic And Market Value Of America’s Coasts And Estuaries: What’s At Stake?
Authors: Linwood H. PendletonPublication Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 The Economic And Market Value Of America’s Coasts And Estuaries: What’s At Stake examines the current state of what we know about the …
50 Ways to Save the Ocean (Inner Ocean Action Guide)
Authors: David HelvargPublication Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 The oceans, and the challenges they face, are so vast that it’s easy to feel powerless to protect them. 50 Ways to Save the …
Climate Change And Oceans
Authors: Mark J. Spalding Publication Name: Consultative Group on Biological Diversity Publication Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004
Plastic in the Ocean
Plastic, the most common form of persistent marine debris, is one of the most pressing issues in marine ecosystems.
Loreto
We at The Ocean Foundation have a long-standing relationship with the municipality of Loreto in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Seagrass
Seagrasses are flowering plants that grow in shallow waters along the coasts of every continent except Antarctica. Seagrasses provide critical ecosystem services and are a reliable source for carbon sequestration.
Blue Carbon
Blue carbon is the carbon dioxide captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems, stored in the form of biomass and sediments from mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows.