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Underwater Cultural Heritage
We are all connected by the ocean. We depend on it for food, recreation and many livelihoods.
TOF Raises Awareness among Government Leaders on the Global Threats Posed by Ocean Acidification
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 8, 2020 – To mark the second annual International Ocean Acidification Day of Action, The Ocean Foundation (TOF), in partnership with the Embassy of New Zealand, hosted …
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 …
The New Blue Economy: Taking care of the ocean to sustain us
[Adapted from a keynote given for “Oceans of Knowledge” at the Royal Institution hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science & Technology on November 20, 2019] Investment in and …
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…
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, …
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 …
Key Takeaways of the Latest IPCC Report
On September 25, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its “Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate” (the Ocean and Ice Report) to report on …
Press Release on the IPCC Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate
September 25, 2019 – This morning in the Principality of Monaco, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate …
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Partners with Ocean Connectors on a Unique Urban Youth Conservation Program
San Diego, CA, July 30, 2019 – Ocean Connectors, a fiscally-sponsored project of The Ocean Foundation, has been working since 2007 to engage thousands of children in communities of San Diego …
