Protecting Species
PADI Travel to Mitigate Dive Travel’s Carbon Footprint with Seagrass
Travelers increasingly connect climate change with the very methods they use to explore the world. Soon a new, $20 add-on during PADI Travel’s checkout process will let divers support the Ocean Foundation’s SeaGrass …
Announcing the 2020 Boyd Lyon Scholar
Every year the Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund hosts a scholarship for a marine biology student whose research is focused on sea turtles. This year’s winner is Alexandra Fireman!
Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship
The Ocean Foundation and The Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund seek applicants for the Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship, for the year 2020. This Scholarship was created in honor of the …
International Shark Debates put U.S. Positions in Spotlight
Continued leadership at Atlantic fisheries meeting could save Endangered makos and combat finning Washington, DC. November 12, 2019. Conservationists are looking to the U.S. for leadership ahead of an international …
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 …
Advancing Recreational Fisheries Policy and Management in Cuba
The Ocean Foundation, Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, and the Caribbean Marine Research and Conservation Program Partner to Advance Recreational Fisheries Policy and Management in Cuba Washington, …
Caribbean Countries Agree to Protect Endangered Largetooth Sawfish
ROATÁN, Honduras – On World Environment Day, June 5, the critically endangered largetooth sawfish gained a lifeline as Caribbean countries unanimously agreed to add the species to Annex II of the Specially Protected …
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 …
Sex, Drugs, and Sea Slime: The Ocean’s Oddest Creatures
Authors: Ellen PragerPublication Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011 When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the …
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 …
Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
Authors: Wendy WilliamsPublication Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 Kraken is the traditional name for gigantic sea monsters, and this book introduces one of the most charismatic, enigmatic, and curious inhabitants of the …
Whales and Dolphins: Behavior, Biology and Distribution (Animal Science, Issues and Professions)
Authors: Craig A. MurrayPublication Date: Thursday, September 30, 2010 The biology of cetaceans is one of the most compelling areas of research because of the extreme adaptations whales and dolphins have had …
