Read our most recent newsletter — detailing updates including our joining of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, the launch of our Community Ocean Engagement Global Initiative, and our contributions at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference.
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Read our most recent newsletter — detailing updates including our joining of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition, the launch of our Community Ocean Engagement Global Initiative, and our contributions at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference.
The recent U.S. seizure of the Venezuelan oil tanker Skipper raises uncomfortable questions about how sanctions enforcement can inadvertently undermine the very maritime safety standards that protect our ocean. While …
As the 30th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change concludes in Belém, Brazil, the ocean community has reason for both cautious optimism and …
The Ocean Foundation and The Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund seek applicants for the Boyd N. Lyon Scholarship, for the year 2026. This Scholarship was created in honor of the …
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