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AI and Improving the Blue Economy
The ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth. It regulates the climate, absorbs greenhouse gas emissions, and generates oxygen on which all life depends. The ocean economy has always …
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, …
Philadelphia Eagles Go Green For the Ocean
In 2021, the Philadelphia Eagles, through their Go Green initiative, chose to enter a landmark partnership with The Ocean Foundation, becoming the first U.S. pro sports organization to offset 100 percent …
2024 Teach For the Ocean Educators Summit
Teach For The Ocean’s inaugural Educators Summit was held June 4, 2024 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. In total, over 80 educators from all backgrounds in Washington, …
Local2030: Community of Practice Gathering 2024
The Local2030 Islands Network convened people from around the world in Hawai’i for the 2024 Community of Practice Gathering. The Ocean Foundation (TOF) is proud to serve as the steward …
Passing the Keys: Ocean Acidification Monitoring in the Pacific Islands
Wrapping up seven years of ocean acidification monitoring and capacity building in the Pacific Islands. A community’s ability to monitor and understand the ocean is directly tied to that community’s …
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.
Bridging Past and Present: Underwater Cultural Heritage at the 2024 UN Ocean Decade Conference
The Ocean Foundation was thrilled to participate in the 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade conference in Barcelona, Spain. The conference brought together scientists, policymakers, youth, Indigenous people, and local communities …
Is it loud enough yet? Protests, Indigenous Voices, and the Business Case for DSM at the March 2024 ISA Meetings
The Ocean Foundation’s Deep Seabed Mining (DSM) team is happy to have participated again in meetings of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) in Kingston, Jamaica. Negotiations continue, and despite ongoing cooperation, the regulations are still far from being completed, with divergent views on fundamental concepts blocking consensus on key issues.
Community-led Mangrove Restoration in Xcalak, Mexico
Our team recently traveled to Xcalak, Mexico as part of The Ocean Foundation’s Blue Resilience Initiative (BRI). Why? To get our hands and boots dirty – literally – in one …
